"You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, to give His people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins."

The 4th Sunday of Advent and photos from modern Bethlehem

Christmas Eve:  

"You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, 

for you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, 

to give His people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins."

Gloria in Excelsis Deo 

Christmas Week - selected highlights

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• Could this law eventually wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court and be instrumental in overturning Roe v Wade? Pennsylvanians and New Jerseyans should urge the Ohio legislature to override Gov Kasich's veto of the Heartbeat Bill (cf., Faith2Action, 12/21/18) 
•  Call the White House at 202-456-1414: 
• “I ask the president to veto any final government funding bill that does not explicitly defund Planned Parenthood before the new Congress takes over in January.” Post and tweet at President Trump with a message similar to this: “Please keep your campaign promise, @realDonaldTrump, and defund Planned Parenthood NOW.” (cf., LiveAction email, 12/4/18). 
• Urge President Trump to Veto Legislation that Weakens Pro-Life Policy (March for Life Action, 11/15/18)
• Please replace Dr. Francis Collins at the National Institutes of Health with someone truly respectful of the sanctity of all human life. As per Greg Schleppenbach of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Research using fetal tissue from aborted babies is unethical and should not continue under his leadership.”
• New Trump-Supported Law Enshrines Obama-Era Gender Language (C-Fam, 12/21/18)


• We must NOT forget the Life at Conception, Sanctity of Human Life, (federal) Heartbeat Protection, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion, First Amendment Defense, and Conscience Protection Acts! On the right side of the home page are links to email Pa's and NJ's delegations in D.C.  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell need to hear from us IMMEDIATELY! 
• Call Your Senators and Ask Them To Confirm Judges and Executive Appointees Now! (Priests for Life, 11/18/18)
• Urge your Representative and Senators to repeal the "Parking Lot Tax!"
  
• On the right side of the home page are links to email Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg on Pa state issues (See update.) and Central NJ's delegation in Trenton on NJ state issues (See update.).