H. Con. Res. 79 and more....

• Only Chris Smith of NJ and Matt Cartwright of Pa are co-sponsoring H. Con. Res. 79, calling  assisted suicide a “deadly, discriminatory and non-compassionate practice.”    

• French philosopher documents deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians (Aletia, 12/19/19)

• Aleppo priest says dire Christmas awaits Christians trapped by Syria's civil war (Crux, 12/18/19) 

• Hallmark Announced They Are Reinstating Zola Ad – Sign the Boycott Hallmark Pledge! (1MM, 12/17/19)   

• "We can be very confident that the holy sites we see today, were the holy sites of old—the very places where God and the saints walked and where we can walk today" (Steve Ray, 12/18/19). 

• Shut Down the Pornography Industry (Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, 12/16/19) 

• "A war of words has broken out between the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote and the government of Zambia over that conservative country’s laws on homosexual behavior. The U.S. Ambassador has even threatened to withhold financial aid to this AIDS ravaged African country....Zambia’s foreign minister, Joseph Malanji, said he would file a formal complaint with the U.S. State Department. Malanji accused Foote of acting in his personal capacity, without direction from U.S. President Donald J. Trump" (C-Fam, 12/13/19).

• U.S. Funds Still Being Used to Promote Abortion Abroad, Despite Administration’s Pro-life Position (C-Fam, 12/11/19) 

• Burkina Faso bishop: ‘the West is ignoring the plight of Christians in West Africa’ (Vatican News, 12/5/19) 

• ACN-USA’s “Night of Witness” focused on plight of persecuted Christians in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Pakistan (Aletia, 11/29/19)

4th Sunday of Advent
(Signed Homily)

National Concerns

• NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).

• Support S. 2590/HR 4934 The Dignity for Aborted Children Act (Human Life Action)

• Senate Fails to Pass Born-Alive Legislation (Human Life Action)
• Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the House (Human Life Action; USCCB)

• Support H. Con. Res. 79, that assisted suicide is a “deadly, discriminatory and non-compassionate practice” (USCCB) 

• Support S. 2394/HR2529, the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty (USCCB) 

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

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

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

• Urge the President and Congress to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019 (USCCB Justice for Immigrants)

• Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)

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

• Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (cf., USCCB)

Commonwealth of Pa

(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)

• Support the Telemedicine Bill (SB 857) as passed by the Pa House (Pa Catholic Conf)

• Support the Perinatal Hospice Care Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the "Buyer Beware Act" (SB 60) to fight human trafficking (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the Fetal Remains Bill, HB 1890 (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the "Heartbeat" Bill (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the Down Syndrome Protection Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Please ask the governor, Pa Senate and Pa Assembly for a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Catholic Conference) (See also the Pa Family Council link.)

• Call for Funding Increase for Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)  
• Please ask Governor Wolf to SIGN House Bill 800 on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support school choice in the Harrisburg School district (Pa Catholic Conference), and ask for co-sponsorship of Speaker Turzai's bill (Pa Catholic Conference)

The Garden State

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

• Express your disapproval of the passage of  S4103/ A5802 (NJRTL)

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

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