"O God, be merciful to me a sinner" (from the Gospel for 10/27/19)

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(10/27/19)
(signed homily)

• The Clericalism of Father James Martin, SJ, and others (10/26/19)

• South and East Asia now the hotbed of Christian persecution, report finds (CNA, 10/25/19) 

• Appeals court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor over HHS mandate (CNS, 10/25/19)


• New film looks into St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (Crux, 10/25/19)
• re: JP II's Theology of the Body (1979-1984)

National Concerns

• Submit Your Official Comment to Say: Pro-Life Health Workers Must Not Be Forced to Assist With Abortions (Susan B Anthony List)

• Oppose the Misleadingly Named Do No Harm Act (cf, American Life League)

• Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)

• Support the Heartbeat Bill, HR 3985 (cf, LifeSite)

• Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (cf, USCCB)

• Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the People's House (USCCB) 

• Support the Equal Campus Access Act, HR3243/S1168 (USCCB)

• Please urge the President, your Senator and Congressman to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program (Pa Catholic Conference)

• "Make the Family Great Again" petition

Commonwealth of Pa

(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)

• Please Urge Your Senator and Representative to Co-Sponsor the "Heartbeat" Anti-Abortion Bill (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Please contact your Rep, Senator, and the Governor to ask for a religious exemption for Catholic adoptions (Pa Catholic Conference) (See also the Pa Family Council link.)

• Call for Funding Increase for Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Ask Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Speaker Turzai's Bill to Help Harrisburg Public School Students (Pa Catholic Conference)

• "the U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It is estimated to be a $100-billion global industry that can be found everywhere, including Pennsylvania....the vast majority of people involved in prostitution are the victims of human trafficking....Pennsylvania needs harsher punishments to discourage human traffickers and their customers. That’s why the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference supports SB 60 and HB 12" (Daily Item, 9/24/19)

The Garden State

• Support the NJ Born Alive Survivors Protection Act A5287/S3905 (NJRTL)

• Vote No on S4103/ A5802 (NJRTL)

• Oppose NJ S3804/A5508 and S3813/A5510 (NJ Catholic Conference)

• Support the NJ Pain Capable Unborn child Protection Act, A 1686/S537 (http://protectviablebabies.com/take-action/)

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.

(Click map of 12/7/19 procession in Trenton to enlarge.)