Faithful Citizenship in Pa's 1st Congressional District and the Central Garden State: Saint Bonavemture and the16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Saint Bonavemture and the16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

NFP Awareness Week (7/19 - 7/25)

Week of Prayer for Parents and Grandparents,

Marriage/Family/Sexuality and God's beautiful plan for human happiness

40 Days to Freedom from the devil

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (7/19/2020)
(signed homily)

As per 7/15/2020 updates from the CDC,

For the week ending 7/11/2020 and with 30% of anticipated deaths counted, the CDC had tallied 272 COVID-19-involved deaths across the nation. When 100% are tallied, it seems reasonable to anticipate about 907 COVID 19 involved deaths.
For the week ending 7/4/2020 and with 60% of anticipated deaths counted, the CDC had tallied 643 COVID-19-involved deaths across the nation. When 100% are tallied, it seems reasonable to anticipate 1072 COVID 19 involved deaths.

Either projected weekly number, 1072 or 907, would mark a dramatic drop from the 3702 COVID-19 involved deaths tallied for the week ending 6/13/2020 (cf, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm)

On a weekly basis in the USA, there are 126,023 deaths from abortion (Based on Pharmacists for Life International's estimate of 308,000,000 deaths from abortions since 1973, when you factor in chemical, mechanical and surgical abortion)

The ‘respectable’ sponsors of anti-Catholic violence (Catholic Culture, 7/14/2020)

Statues of Mary vandalized in weekend of church attacks and fires (CNA, 7/12/2020)
What is happening to church structures? (7/12/2020)

A Priest Stands for the Truth (Catholic Answers, 7/13/2020)

Is there an effort to suggest that opposition to abortion and support for marriage/ family are indicators of probable racial bigotry?

"While the Little Sisters of the Poor celebrated yet another Supreme Court victory on Wednesday in their seven-year legal battle to receive a religious exemption from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate....Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who sued the Trump administration over the rule granting the exemption, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, a Catholic, signaled that they would continue to fight the decision" (National Catholic Register, 7/9/2020)

Two Lower Bucks Catholic h.s. alumni vie for the same seat in Congress.... (7/7/2020)

Demand a COVID-19 Vaccine Free from Abortion (USCCB; Human Life Action;

HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II can be reached at Secretary@HHS.gov or

202-690-7000.)

Abortion is not essential.Planned Parenthood Must Comply with Public Health Directives

Pa ProLife Federation petition
Pennsylvania Family Institute

Sign the open letter to Governor Wolf:
Stop elective abortions during COVID-19 pandemic

Petition on Hormonal Contraceptives: Effects of Hormonal Birth Control (Human Life International, 4/21/20)

Urge U.S. Attorney: END Child Pornography!
It's High Time to Prosecute Obscene [There's no other kind!] Pornography...

URGE Pres. Trump and AG Barr: Enforce EXISTING Obscenity Laws

Protest Planned Parenthood's duplicitous receipt of coronavirus monies.

"Send your email thanking President Donald Trump for restoring the due process of law for all students, specifically those who are falsely accused" (AFA).

Right now, urge your governor to honor the First Amendment and defend your God-given right to worship by keeping churches essential in your state.

Protect Nigeria's Christians from Persecution.
Save Christian Teen Leah Sharibu.

Free Christian Pastor Cao.

Thank President Trump for visiting church, JPII center

Protect the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (USCCB)
Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (USCCB)
Support the Born Alive Survivors' Protection Act (Human Life Action)
Support S. 2590/HR 4934 The Dignity for Aborted Children Act (Human Life Action)
Support S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019 (USCCB Justice for Immigrants)
Protect DACA recipients (USCCB Justice for Immigrants)
Concern for vulnerable people in COVID-19 Relief (USCCB; USCCB Justice for Immigrants)
Support "equitable access to K12 federal funds for Catholic schools, direct funding to families for tuition aid and tax breaks for K12 tuition payments" (USCCB)
Support the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (USCCB)
NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).
Oppose HJ Res 79 (USCCB)
Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Senate Conservatives)

(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)

Reject Wolf's budget item to increase funding to Planned Parenthood (Pa Family Council)
Support a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Family Council).
Oppose SB 614, SB 224, and HB 1404 (Pa Family Institute).
Please Urge Governor Wolf to Not Divert Federal CARES Act Money From Catholic and Nonpublic Schools (Pa Catholic Conference)
Pennsylvania Cannot Afford New Gambling Expansion (Pa Family Council)