in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_1st_congressional_district http://archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/Arch.pdf
and the Central Garden State

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Ecumenical and Interreligious Newsletter (USCCB. 6/30/19)


Volume III | June 30 2019
Ecumenical and Interreligious Newsletter
In today's world, we are constantly confronted with news and information. We are here to see that ecumenical and interreligious initiatives at the US Conference of Bishops and the broader Catholic world are brought to you. Today, we bring you the most recent updates from the previous month, including USCCB dialogues, Vatican news, and a spotlight on local initiatives through our partners at CADEIO (Catholic Associations of Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers). We welcome you to explore the following items of interest related to the Catholic bishops' mission to pursue Christian unity and mutual understanding with members of all faiths and please, invite your friends and colleagues to join our mailing list. 
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Some quotes from "The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along" (Jennifer Roback Morse PhD, 2018)

Part One: The Sexual State 

1The Misery of Modern Life 

Dr Morse opens with an intensely powerful quote: The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty—it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God. —Saint Teresa of Calcutta, A Simple Path"

"We have more sex with more people than any society in the history of the world. But we long for intimacy and true friendship. Most of us know there is something deeply wrong with our culture, but we can't quite put our finger on what it is or what to do about it."


2Conflict and Confusion: What Is the Sexual Revolution and How Are People Trying to Deal With It? 

"The Sexual Revolution consists of ideas as well as the policies that put those ideas into practice. The three main ideas of the Sexual Revolution are that a good and decent society should: 
1.separate sex from childbearing: the Contraceptive Ideology; 
2.separate both sex and childbearing from marriage: the Divorce Ideology;
3.eliminate all distinctions between men and women except those that individuals explicitly embrace: the Gender Ideology."

"The Feminist Narrative also approves of many of the changes that result in relationship instability such as the idea that one can leave a relationship at any time for any reason. Their narrative usually includes an allusion to domestic violence. Women are better off being able to leave an abusive marriage without having to give any reasons or evidence. Whether most divorcing couples are abusive, how divorce law actually functioned prior to no-fault divorce, and what secondary problems the no-fault policy might cause are all questions the Feminist Narrative doesn't address."

"The view of sex behind the Liberationist Narrative can be traced back to a German psychiatrist named Wilhelm Reich."

"We're seeing the introduction of...what is called 'intergenerational sex.' What was once called 'pedophilia' and treated as pathological, some people would like to redefine as an orientation all its own, an inborn desire for sex with a younger person. This line of thought minimizes any possible harm to the younger person. It also minimizes the possible harm inherent in relationships with large age differences: power imbalances between the younger and the older, or a tendency toward immaturity on the part of the older person seeking a relationship with a younger person."  ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS!

3The Sexual State: Why the Sexual Revolution Needs the State 

Interlude 1: On Class Warfare 


Part Two: The Contraceptive Ideology

4Creating the Contraceptive Ideology: Griswold v. Connecticut and Beyond

5The Elites Create the Contraceptive Ideology: Alfred Kinsey, the Rockefellers, and Yale 

6Propaganda for the Contraceptive Ideology 

7What the Catholic Church Says About Contraception 


Part Three: The Divorce Ideology

Interlude 2: On the Essential Public Purpose of Marriage 

8How the Divorce Ideology Harms Children (and Sometimes Adults) 

9Elite Origins of the Divorce Ideology

10Propaganda Defending the Divorce Ideology 

11What the Catholic Church Says About Divorce 


Part Four: The Gender Ideology 

12The Gender Ideology and the Managerial Class 

13Are Men and Women Different After All? 

14On the Controversy Over the Definition of Marriage 

15What the Catholic Church Says About Male and Female 

Part Five: Conclusion 

16From the Ruling Class to the Leadership Class 

17From the Sexual State to a Civilization of Love: A Manifesto for the Family


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7/7/19: "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the Master of the Harvest to send out laborers for His harvest."


14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (7/7/19)

  • Natural Family Planning Awareness Week (USCCB, July 21-27, 2019)

    • Tragically, it is the RARE parish where you can easily find any information about Natural Family Planning. How ironic that the below ad is now being seen in the NYC subway!
    If it is NOT used in conjunction with contraceptives, it appears this fertility awareness tool (www.naturalcycles.com/different) could be used morally by husbands and wives.
  • Philippine army camp blast kills five; Islamic State claims responsibility (Reuters, 6/28/19) 
  • Americans Still Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population (Gallup, 6/27/19) 

Take Action Nationally

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The 5th, 6th, and 9th Commandments in the Compendium of the Catechism


Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbour as Yourself"
   The Fourth Commandment: Honour Your Father and Your Mother
   The Fifth Commandment: You Shall Not Kill
   The Sixth Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery
   The Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Steal
   The Eighth Commandment: You Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbour
   The Ninth Commandment: You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Wife
   The Tenth Commandment: You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Possessions
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The Sacrament of Matrimony in the Compendium of the Catechism


Chapter Three: The Sacraments at the Service of Communion and Mission
   The Sacrament of Holy Orders
   The Sacrament of Matrimony

 
 




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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Made for Love (MUR e-news) (USCCB, July 2019)


July 2019
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Continuing the U.S. Bishops' work of promoting and defending marriage.
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Male and Female He Created Them
On June 10, 2019, the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education released a reflection on human sexuality entitled: " 'Male and Female He Created Them': Towards a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in Education"

The document is the fullest exposition of the concept of gender (gender identity, gender fluidity, ‘transgenderism,’ etc.) that has been released from the Vatican to date. It is concerned with the “educational crisis… in the field of affectivity and sexuality” (no. 1) and reiterates Catholic anthropology, rooted in Sacred Scripture and Tradition. “The Christian vision of anthropology sees sexuality as a fundamental component of one’s personhood” (no. 4).

The document seeks to combat the dualism that is operative in the idea that “one’s gender ends up being viewed as more important than being of male or female sex. The effect of this move is chiefly to create a cultural and ideological revolution driven by relativism, and secondarily a juridical revolution, since such beliefs claim specific rights for the individual and across society” (no. 20). This is precisely what legislation such as the Equality Act does.
Made for Love Podcast
Last month's Made for Love explored the family and technology as well as the suffering of miscarriage.

Technology and the Family
Pope Francis has spoken on numerous occasions, such as the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in 2018, about the impact of technology on family life, and the importance of a family’s “unplugging” in order to be together. Today we’ll talk about how families balance technology, especially social media, and their time together. This episode features Bishop Konderla of the Diocese of Tulsa, Dr. Timothy O’Malley of the University of Notre Dame, Mary Warren of CUA, and Tommy Tighe.


Miscarriage
Every child is a gift, and the loss of even the smallest life is mourned by Catholic parents. Today we’re talking about one of the heaviest crosses that is borne in Catholic family life: miscarriage and infant loss. This episode includes Leah Libresco, Laura Fanucci, author, with her husband Franco, of Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey through Miscarriage, and Msgr. Donald Sakano from the Archdiocese of New York.

In July, Made for Love will look at the temperaments in marriage and family vacations!
USCCB Action Center
All the USCCB's action alerts for legislative priorities are available at one website. There you can contact your representatives and make your voice heard. Check it out!
Legal/ Policy Updates
Athletes in CT – On June 17th, three high school track athletes in Connecticut brought a Title IX complaint with the Dept. of Education against Connecticut’s policy of allowing male “transgender girls” to compete in girls’ sports. At least one had lost spot in New England Regionals to two men.

Chick-fil-A – On June 10th, Texas passed the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill prohibiting discrimination by a government on account of the religious organization to which a business owner belongs or donates, after the restaurant being banned from San Antonio’s airport.

Surrogacy – Despite passing in the state senate, a bill to allow commercial surrogacy in New York (one of only four states that disallows it) did not make it out of the state assembly after noted feminists came out against usual Democratic allies to oppose the measure.

Ecuador – Ecuador’s high court imposed same-sex marriage in the country on June 12th.

Kansas – On June 21st, Kansas agreed in a lawsuit to allow people to change the sex on their birth certificates. It had been one only three remaining states that did not do so.

California – On June 24th, the California Assembly passed a resolution to admonish pastors to affirm homosexuality and transgenderism; and the next day the legislature advanced a bill to mandate inmates be placed according to “gender identity.”

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Friday, June 28, 2019

"Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

  • Oppose the misleading named "Do No Harm Act," which seeks to impinge on religious freedom.
    • Continuing what seems to have become a family tradition of betraying Catholicism and other Catholics, Rep Joseph Kennedy III introduced the House version (HR 1450).  As of 6/26/19, his co-sponsors include Pa's Boyle, Cartwright, Lamb, Scanlon, and Wild, as well as Jersey's Pallone, Payne, and Watson Coleman.
    • Sen Kamala Harris introduced S 593.  As of 6/26/19, her 26 co-sponsors include Senators Booker and Menendez. 

  • Bishops in Niger and Burkina Faso call for prayer and charity in face of terrorism (Crux, 6/26/19)

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (6/30/19)

 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (6/29/19)

Take Action Nationally

  • "stand against legislation, like Medicare for All and the Equality Act, that force tax-payers to pay for other people’s abortions and that strong arms medical professionals to violate their consciences" (March for Life Action).
  • Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)
  • Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (USCCB)
  • Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the People's House (USCCB) 
  • Save the Hyde Amendment (March for Life Action)
  • Life at Conception Act Petition (National Pro Life Alliance)
  • 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)
  • Contact your U.S. senators and representatives today and ask them to support the LIFT for Charities Act! (USCCB)
  • Ask the Department of Homeland Security to Rescind the "Remain in Mexico" Policy and Support Asylum Seekers by Following Existing Law (USCCB)  
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

4 years after the Obergfell decision and 51 years after Humanae Vitae,

the majority of Catholics are ill-equipped to defend marriage in the public square, because the MAJORITY of Catholics do not understand the authentic meaning of marriage!  As reported by the Roper Center, about 80% of Catholics approve of cohabitation, 76% favor a change in the prohibition of contraceptive use, and only about 19% find divorce to be a moral issue.  According to the Pew Research Center, 61% of Catholics support same sex marriage.  They are failing to appreciate that it is the Church's responsibility to communicate God's loving plan for marriage....

  • Oppose the misleading named "Do No Harm Act," which seeks to impinge on religious freedom.
    • Continuing what seems to have become a family tradition of betraying Catholicism and other Catholics, Rep Joseph Kennedy III introduced the House version (HR 1450).  As of 6/26/19, his co-sponsors include Pa's Boyle, Cartwright, Lamb, Scanlon, and Wild, as well as Jersey's Pallone, Payne, and Watson Coleman.
    • Sen Kamala Harris introduced S 593.  As of 6/26/19, her 26 co-sponsors include Senators Booker and Menendez. 


13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (6/30/19)

 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (6/29/19)

Take Action Nationally

  • "stand against legislation, like Medicare for All and the Equality Act, that force tax-payers to pay for other people’s abortions and that strong arms medical professionals to violate their consciences" (March for Life Action).
  • Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)
  • Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (USCCB)
  • Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the People's House (USCCB) 
  • Save the Hyde Amendment (March for Life Action)
  • Life at Conception Act Petition (National Pro Life Alliance)
  • 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)
  • Contact your U.S. senators and representatives today and ask them to support the LIFT for Charities Act! (USCCB)
  • Ask the Department of Homeland Security to Rescind the "Remain in Mexico" Policy and Support Asylum Seekers by Following Existing Law (USCCB)  
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 and Central NJ   in Trenton.


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