Where do we get the notion that God overlooks cooperation with sin?

3rd Sunday of Lent (3/24/19) (audio) (signed homily)
March 25, The Annunication

Gospe l (Luke 13: 1-9) 

Some people told Jesus about the Galileans

whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.

Jesus said to them in reply,

"Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way

they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?

By no means!

But I tell you, if you do not repent,

you will all perish as they did!

Or those eighteen people who were killed

when the tower at Siloam fell on them—

do you think they were more guilty

than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?

By no means!

But I tell you, if you do not repent,

you will all perish as they did!"

And he told them this parable:

"There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard,

and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,

he said to the gardener,

'For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree

but have found none.

So cut it down.

Why should it exhaust the soil?'

He said to him in reply,

'Sir, leave it for this year also,

and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;

it may bear fruit in the future.

If not you can cut it down.'"

• ProLifers' Court Date for Trenton PP Rescue is March 26 (Pro Life Educators, 3/13/19)

• Tell Amazon's GoodReads to remove a blasphemous book review (America Needs Fatima)

• Trump administration OKs contract renewal for ‘humanized mice’ from baby body parts (LifeSite, 3/5/19)

• Stop the Nonsense!  PROCLAIM in Word and Action the Truth about the Sanctity of Human Life and the Sanctity of Marriage/ Family/ Sexuality!  Don't Accept the Old Business-As-Usual Homilies from Your Pastor!  Catholics Have the Right to Receive the Truth! 
• Faithful Catholic physicians have told us that so-called emergency "contraception" can NEVER be used without the danger of abortion.  Yet, the USCCB seems to instead follow the lead of the physician-less National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), allowing the use of so-called emergency "contraception" in Catholic hospitals!  
• The very real potential for abortion is explained in an accessible video by Dr. Chris Kahlenborn.  Dr. Kahlenborn is not alone in announcing the horrific danger (e.g.,
• Rebecca Peck, MD, Walter Rella, MD, Julio Tudelo, PharmD, PhD, Justo Aznar, PhD, and Bruno Moznegga, MD, Does levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive have a post-fertilization effect? A review of its mechanism of action, Linacre Quarterly, April 2016;
• Rebecca Peck, MD, Chris Kahlenborn, MD and Walter B Severs, PhD, FCP, Mechanism of action of levonorgestrel emergency contraception, , Linacre Quarterly, February 2015;
• Father Juan Velez, MD and Rebecca Peck, MD, The Postovulatory Mechanism of Action of Plan B, NCBC Quarterly, Winter 2013
• Bruno Mozzanega and Giovan Battista Nardelli, UPA and LNG in emergency contraception: the information by EMA and the scientific evidences indicate a prevalent anti-inplantation effect, The European Journal of contraception and reproductive health care, January 2019)
And how can any Catholic parish publish ads for pharmacies which carry the so-called emergency "contraception" and other abortifacients?  This is cooperating with murder.  On the right side of the home page is a link to contact the apostolic nuncio, the USCCB, Archbishop Chaput, and the NCBC.


• "Do we really believe God’s plan for marriage and sexuality is good news for the world?" (Hilary Towers and Leila Miller, 6/27/18).
• How to Fix the “Annulment Mentality” (Crisis Magazine, 7/4/17) 

• Sign the Petition to Repeal the Abortion Law (NYS Catholic Conf, 2/20/19)

In DC, these senators identify as Catholic but voted AGAINST the Born Alive Infants Protection Act

• Ask the Department of Homeland Security to Rescind the "Remain in Mexico" Policy and Support Asylum Seekers by Following Existing Law (USCCB)  
• "In 1846, approximately 200 U.S. soldiers, most of them Irish immigrants, invaded Mexico under the command of Gen. Zachary Taylor. They wound up battling a crisis of conscience. Experiencing an affinity with the Mexican people, and troubled by the atrocities committed by other U.S. soldiers (rape, looting, murder, etc.), the last straw for the Irishmen — according to historical accounts — involved their Catholicism.  When the Irish witnessed fellow soldiers desecrating churches and abusing priests and nuns, they knew they had to act. The Irish soldiers — commanded by Capt. John Riley — deserted and fought alongside the Mexicans. And so was born the legend of El Battalion de San Patricio, or the St. Patrick's Battalion.... After Mexico lost the war, almost a hundred San Patricios were court-martialed as traitors. Many were whipped, hanged, or branded. In Mexico, it's a different story. Honored with a monument in Mexico City, the San Patricios are still revered as heroes." (Mexican St. Patrick’s Day tribute, Angelus News, 3/16/19)


• Medicare for All Act Would Fund Abortion (CNA, 3/1/19)


• Support the Born Alive Survivors Protection Act (HR 962) (NCHLA) 


• While Pa's Casey and Toomey both voted pro life on S311 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act), NJ's Booker and Menendez voted in a pro death manner (2/25/19)


• Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (USCCB)
  

• Urge your Representative and Senators to repeal the "Parking Lot Tax!" (USCCB)

• I Cherish Life: I call on Congress to ban late term abortions when babies feel pain!(Family Policy Alliance,)

• Tell the Senate to Reject Religion Tests for Judicial Nominees (USCCB)

• The Equality Act: "Federal legislation purporting to guarantee equality explicitly rejects religious freedom protections and would open the gates to anti-discrimination lawsuits against religious believers and institutions who disagree with the bill’s broad view of LGBT discrimination, critics said....Leaders with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have not yet commented on the Equality Act. However, in the past they have criticized the proposed federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would bar actions deemed to be employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity" (CNA, 3/15/19).
• "Rep Brian Fitzpatrick is 1 of 2 Republicans nationwide (239 in total) leading an latest assault on religious freedom.  TEN REPs from PA and ELEVEN REPs from NJ are ACTUALLY CO-SPONSORS!  From Pa, Rep Fitzpatrick (R), is joined by Rep's Boyle (D), Cartwright (D), Dean (D), Doyle (D), Evans (D), Houlihan (D), Lamb (D), Scanlon (D), and Wild (D) in leading this assault on religious freedom. From NJ, Rep's Gottheimer (D), Kim (D), Malinowski (D), Norcross (D), Pallone (D), Pascrell (D), Payne (D), Sherill (D), Sires (D), Van Drew (D), and Watson Coleman (D) are leading the attack.  The Family Policy Alliance has set up a link to facilitate contacts to your own representative.


• Save the Hyde Amendment (March for Life Action)

• Sen Paul Reintroduces 'Life at Conception Act' and Bill to End Planned Parenthood Funding (CNSNews, 1/18/19) 

• Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion (Click for Pa Pro Life Federation petition)

• Please Urge Lawmakers to support an increase in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference, 2/26/19)

• Please urge your [Pa] Representative or Senator to suppot 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

• 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)