"No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God." (6/30/19)

• Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

• "Three priests have filed suits against the Diocese of Corpus Christi and its bishop, claiming that they were wrongfully included in a list of clerics credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor within the diocese....On the list were 26 clerics, 12 of whom are deceased" (CNA, 6/22/19)
• "McCarrick, who has always declared himself innocent, was deprived of any opportunity to appeal the sentence...the pope has made it impossible to conduct any further investigation, which could have revealed who in the Curia and elsewhere knew of McCarrick's abuses, when they knew it, and who helped him to be named archbishop of Washington and eventually a cardinal....The most important purpose of penalties in the canonical order is repentance and conversion....the mere 'reduction to the lay state' is completely inadequate, because it does not provide a remedy and does not express the concern for the most important purpose of punishment, namely, the salvation of McCarrick's soul. Indeed, unless it is accompanied by other measures, a simple laicization could be considered an expression of contempt for the lay state. The idea that a prelate who misbehaves is punished by being 'reduced' to the lay state smacks of clericalism. As Professor Scott Hahn argues, it undermines the meaning of the universal call to holiness" (Arcbishop Carlo Vigano, 5/2/19)
• "On March 17, 2019, the Diocese of Trenton received an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor against Rev. Msgr. Gregory D. Vaughan....The alleged abuse dates back to the late 1970s and early 1980s....This is the first and only allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Msgr. Vaughan....the Diocese has determined that the allegation is credible. Msgr. Vaughan has denied the allegation. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., removed Msgr. Vaughan from ministry, effective immediately" (Diocese of Trenton, 3/30/19)
• "The present climate of suspicion surrounding Catholic priests amid the sexual abuse crisis has created a situation where accusations are accepted and acted upon without question and deemed almost normal where clerics are concerned. In some cases, the innocent are paying for the sins of the guilty" (Jeanne Smits, 3/6/19) 
• In "announcing their compensation funds, the Pennsylvania bishops pointed to the New York compensations funds, noting that they’d paid out '$200 million in compensation to more than 1,000 survivors.' That’s an average of $200,000 per victim....The Archdiocese of Philadelphia compensation fund has announced that 'eligible claims will be paid within two weeks'" (The Daily Item, 12/6/18)
• "Destroying the reputations of all clergy who've ever been accused of any misconduct, without first determining they're truly guilty, is not the answer" (Cathy Caridi, JCL, 9/27/18).  

• Free to Serve, Vol V, No. 4 (USCCB)
• Free to Serve, Vol V, No. 5 (USCCB)
• The Bladensburg Peace Cross Will Remain, But the Supreme Court Missed an Opportunity (Pa Family Institute, 6/20/19)
• Treat the Marriage Vow with the Solemnity It Deserves (Crisis, 6/19/19) 
• Bishops, Dead Babies, and Lost Souls (Renew America, 6/18/19)
• MassResistance activists help stop bills in legislatures across the country that would ban reparative therapy for youth (6/18/19)
• Marijuana Damages Young Brains (NY Times, 6/16/19)
• Male and Female He Created Them (The Vatican, 6/10/19)
• Declaration of the Truths Relating to Some of the Most Common Errors in the Life of the Church of Our Time (6/10/19)
• re: Marriage Unique for a Reason (USCCB, June 2019)

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)  

Take Action for Pa

• Please contact your Rep, Senator, and the Governor to ask for a religious exemption for Catholic adoptions (Pa Catholic Conf)
• Please ask Governor Wolf to SIGN House Bill 800 on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference) 
• House Resolution 387 would rightly censure Rep Brian Sims for his reprehensible behavior toward peaceful pro life witnesses.
• Call your [Pa State] Senator to oppose assisted suicide (Pa Pro Life Federation) 
• [Pa] Lawmakers want to take away our right to vote for judges (Pa Pro Life Federation)
• Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review (Pa Catholic Conference)


Take Action for NJ
• Support the NJ Born Alive Survivors Protection Act A5287/S3905 (NJRTL)
• Vote No on A5508/ S3804 (NJ Catholic Conf)
• Ask Legislators to Increase Non Public School Funding (NJ Catholic Conf)
• Protect Viable [New Jersey] Babies in the Womb – Equal rights for children who can survive outside the womb (http://protectviablebabies.com/).

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