"the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb" (1/19/20)

• "Ireland’s state broadcaster RTÉ occupies a disproportionate role in the media landscape and is well-known for its liberal bias, particularly when it comes to how it deals with Catholicism and how it depicts the past....The Church needs to focus more on reminding ordinary Catholics of the enormously positive role it has played in the 1,600 years since the coming of St Patrick: the story of Irish scholars and martyrs, the history of our missionaries, the good work done in our schools and hospitals, and so on" (MercatorNet, 1/13/20).
• Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs (National Catholic Register, 1/11/20)
• Marriage Redefinition Marked a Cultural Turning Point: Decade in Review (National Catholic Register, 1/11/20)
• When my husband filed for divorce, I was shamed for staying faithful to our vows (Beverly Willett, 10/28/19
• NJ Governor Murphy’s $9.5 Blood Money Bailout to Planned Parenthood Calls for Catholic Response (American Life League, 1/3/20) 
• American Life League Pleads with New Jersey’s Catholic Bishops (1/7/20)

National Concerns

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

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

• Support the Life at Conception Act

• Support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

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

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

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

• Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)

• Opppose the Misnamed International Violence Against Women Act (cf, C-Fam)

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

• Oppose the Misleadingly Named Medicare for All Act (cf., Politico)

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  While the American Life League believes that the statement is not sufficiently strong, I am unable to find the signatures of at least two Pa "pro lifers" (i.e., Casey, Fitzpatrick) on this pro life Amicus Brief.

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

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

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

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

The 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) 

• Oppose SB 614 and HB 1404 (Pa Family Institute).

The Garden State

• Urge Gov Murphy to Veto NJ S3804/A5508 (NJ Catholic Conf; NJRTL)

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

• Oppose S2173/A3818 (cf, NJRTL)
• Stop Aborted Fetal Cell Lines in Medical Products (Children of God for Life petition)