"The LORD will reward each man for his justice and faithfulness." (from the 1st reading for 2/24/19)

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (2/24/19) (audio) (signed homily)

• Though last year's result of Ireland's abortion referendum vote were not altogether unexpected, the margin of victory for the pro death cause far surpassed what anyone had projected.  Irish heroine Joanna Jordan is bringing evidence of election fraud to European courts.  Assistance for her efforts can be sent to:
  

• Urge A Vote on the Infant Born Alive Protection Act! (March for Life Action, 2/12/19) 
• Give Americans Health Plans That Do Not Cover Abortion (NCHLA. 2/12/19)
• I Cherish Life: I call on Congress to ban late term abortions when babies feel pain!(Family Policy Alliance, 2/6/19)
• Tell the Senate to Reject Religion Tests for Judicial Nominees (USCCB, 2/6/19)
• USCCB Chairmen Renew Support for Inclusion Act to Protect Freedom of Faith-Based Foster Care and Adoption Providers (USCCB, 2/1/19)
• Common Ground on the INEQUALITY of the So-Called Equality Act?(cf.,Andrew Sullivan, NY Magazine, 2/1/19)
• Equality Act and Do No Harm Act with Robert Vega (USCCB, 1/26/19)
• FW: Made for Love (MUR e-news) February 2019
• Save the Hyde Amendment (March for Life Action, 1/24/19)
Sen Paul Reintroduces 'Life at Conception Act' and Bill to End Planned Parenthood Funding (CNSNews, 1/18/19) 
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion: "New threats are emerging at the state and federal levels to force us taxpayers to pay for abortion. Please sign our new petition demanding that elected officials prevent taxpayer funding of abortion. You can sign the petition by clicking here." (Pa Pro Life Federation, 1/28/19 email)

• Please urge your [Pa] Representative or Senator to support or co-sponsor Down Syndrome Protection Legislation (Pa Catholic Conference, 2/13/19)
• Please ask your State Representative to Co-Sponsor the "Heart-Beat Bill" proposed by Stephanie Borow (Pa Catholic Conference, 2/11/19)
• Urge your State Senator to co-sponsor Sen. Judy Ward's bill on Keystone Scholarship Program (Pa Catholic Conference, 2/8/19)
• Urge your lawmakers to support [Pa] House Bill 51 which helps individuals looking to receive nursing care (Pa Catholic Conference, 2/4/19)
• [Pa] Lawmakers want to take away our right to vote for judges (Pa Pro Life Federation, 1/28/19 email

• Here’s why a person with disabilities doesn’t want N.J. to have a law that allows people to kill themselves (nj.com, 2/6/18)
• Contact Your [NJ] Legislators to Oppose Assisted Suicide (NJ Catholic Conference)
• Ask Murphy to Maintain Nonpublic School Funding in Budget (NJ Catholic Conference)

On the right side of the home page, you will find links to email Church leadership about "Catholic" health care, Bucks country representation in DC, Bucks County representation in Harrisburg, Central NJ representation in DC (some updates needed) and Central NJ in Trenton (as per most recent update from NJ Catholic Conference)

• Anti-abuse group calls for five “more McCarricks” to be defrocked (Crux, 2/18/19

• Despite Grave Problems, the Lord Will Never Abandon His Church (Archbishop Carlo Viganò, 2/16/19)

• Manifesto of Faith (Cardinal Mueller, 2/8/19)

• "I wouldn’t dream of demanding that the Church throw away her hard truths just to lie to me in hopes I’ll feel better about myself....I don’t understand those Catholics — such as...Fr. Martin — who imply that if people don’t like what the Church says, maybe the Church is wrong or should apologize. The Church was founded on a rock and a cross, not on a hug....The fact that so many of us think hurting people’s feelings is the greatest evil says all you need to know about the decline of our civilization....[Masculinity] means a willingness to expose yourself to enemy fire, whether or not you wear a uniform, in order to defend the good — your family, your church, your country, your civilization" (Milo Yiannopoulis,10/11/17)