"The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth." (11/7/21)

11/4/21, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed(All Souls), 11/2/21

Solemnity of All Saints, 11/1/21

• Preparing for the “Other” Sacrament at “The Service of Communion” (Catholic Stand, 10/31/21)
• Buyer's Remorse? Marriage, Divorce, and Declarations of Nullity (Catholic Stand, 10/7/21)
• Vatican Recalls Pope Francis’ Condemnations of Gender Ideology in Letter to Pro-Life Association (National Catholic Register, 10/28/21)
• Fwd: What is the most basic unit of civilization? [edited 10/28/21 email from Them Before Us]
• Moms and Dads, Please Read This! (Children of God for Life, 10/27/21)
• Canadian diocese requires COVID-19 vaccination to attend Mass (Catholic World Report, 10/26/21)
• Students sue St. John's University over vaccine mandate, citing "aborted fetal tissue testing" (NY Post, 10/3/21)
• NCBC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (Amended) (8/23/21)
• Joint Statement: Vaccines and Conscience Protection (American College of Pediatricians, Catholic Medical Associations, Christian Medical and Dental Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A., 3/24/21) 
• Letters to Pharmaceutical Companies ["to protest the use of abortion-derived cell lines and advocate for the development of vaccines with no connection to abortion."] (USCCB)
• The Grand DEI Inquisitor (Rod Dreher, 10/25/21) 

National and International Matters

New Jersey Matters

Pennsylvania Matters

Church leadership matters

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Fwd: What is the most basic unit of civilization? [edited 10/28/21 email from Them Before Us]

State of Pennsylvania Matters

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in PA!

Email the Bucks delegation in Harrisburg, to defend human life (e.g., HB 118, the Final Disposition of Fetal Remains Act; HB 1500, the Down Syndrome Protection Act; HB 904, the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, as well as SB 956 (HB 2252?) and to Stop Harmful Marijuana Legalization), to defend marriage/family, and to promote conscience protection/religious freedom. 

Pennsylvania – Pass the Protect Women’s Sports Act (Family Policy Alliance)

Pass the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (Pa Family, 4/7/21) "The PA Catholic Conference (PCC)... called on the University of Pittsburgh to stop all experiments with aborted babies & for Pennsylvania lawmakers to open a full investigation into the extent of this practice. 'We are horrified by reports that researchers at the school used scalps from aborted babies to create so-called ‘humanized mice’ for research,' said PCC Executive Director Eric Failing" (Pa Catholic Conference, 5/7/21)

Support the Human Cell Product Labeling Act (Crisis, 1/13/22)

New Jersey Matters (6/16/22 update)

 

Email all Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, & Ocean delegations in Trenton 

SUPPORT A3428/S2283 to REPEAL P.L. 2021, c.375 (nee A 6260 / S 49)

 Email Jersey's Catholic Bishops, reminding them that if they truly love Gov Murphy and ''Catholic'' legislators who voted for S49/A6260, they need to follow Arcbishop Cordileone's example with Nancy Pelosi

 Support the Human Cell Product Labeling Act (Crisis, 1/13/22)

National & International Matters (updated 6/23/22)

 

• Petition to Stop Government from Forcing Religious Ministries to Hire Those Who Disagree With Their Mission.
• CLICK HERE to sign the petition to urge the Pentagon not to allow abortions in the military
• "Sign the Citizen's Petition to the FDA: A Petition demanding FDA to disclose risks and side effects of Hormonal Contraceptives"

• Save Hyde Open Letter

• Check petitions from the American Center for Law and Justice

• Email NJ's congressional delegation and  Email Pa's congressional delegation to request they 

 SUPPORT

the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2022

the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,  

the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, 

the Dignity for Aborted Children Act, 

the Life at Conception Act, 

the SAVE Moms and BabiesAct. , &  

the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R.1235) 

Human Cell Product Labeling Act (Crisis, 1/13/22) 

 

Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act

 

& OPPOSE 

HR 3755/ S 1975,

HJ Res 17 / SJ Res 1,   the misnamed Equality and Do No Harm Acts,   

efforts to weaken the Hyde Amendment (2) (3) (4) 

funding for Planned Parenthood (and all involved with abortion.).   

HR 1 / S 1 (or S 2747), and any COVID relief funds for abortion!   Infrastructure & Human Infrastructure Bills, as well as HR 2119 (cf,  Family Policy Alliance, 9/30/21) 

misleadingly named Global Respect Act and America C.O.M.P.E.T.E.S. Act.

• Also Tell President Biden that you oppose the anti life HR 3755 / S 1975, the anti life HJ Res 17 & SJ Res 1, the anti life Equality Act (& so-called Do No Harm Act), any weakening of the Hyde Amendment, any funding for Planned Parenthood and others involved with abortion, the anti freedom HR 1/ S 1 (or S 2747) any COVID bills that fund abortion, the Infrastructure & Human Infrastructure bills, HR 2119, and the misleadingly named Global Respect and America C.O.M.P.E.T.E.S. Acts

 

Love our God - the ONLY God - with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength & your neighbor as yourself (10/31/21)

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed(All Souls), 11/2/21

Solemnity of All Saints, 11/1/21

 

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, 10/28/21

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• The Destruction of the John Paul II Institute in Rome and Why it Matters (Dr Larry Chapp, 10/21/21)
• As per the confusing words of the Holy Father (National Catholic Register, 10/21/2020): “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it....What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered....I stood up for that.” 
• As per the even more confusing "explanation" by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (10/22/2020): "the references involved civil unions. The Holy Father has consistently affirmed the sacrament of marriage as a union between one man and one woman on many occasions just as he has affirmed the need to treat all people with respect and dignity. The recent comments underscore the Holy Father’s previous calls for pastoral and cultural sensitivity to the many different journeys of those who walk through life around us." 
• With all due respect, this Holy Father and Archbishop Perez seem to be theologically illinformed.  As authored by Francis' immediate predecessor and approved by St Pope John Paul II in 2003: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself.
• As per the Catechism's proclamation of the Church's unchanging and untiring teaching:

 

Back in 1930, Pope Pius XI ( 1930) could probably not have even envisioned the assaults on marriage that were to come or the "Clericalism" that would fail to appreciate and defend marriage/family:

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• "Some anger, even anger at legitimate authority, is righteous. The virtue of Christian obedience is rooted in speaking the truth—with love, but frankly and firmly—and true religion has nothing to do with a posture of servility” (Archbishop Chaput, 10/21/21).

• FBI Joins Effort to Free Kidnapped U.S. Christian Missionaries in Haiti (Thomas Williams, PhD, 10/19/21)
• Here's where to donate to help agencies respond to the Haiti earthquake (Catholic News Service)

• U.S. Bishops to Meet in Baltimore Nov. 15-18; Will Address ActionItems; Assembly to be Live-Streamed and Live-Tweeted (USCCB, 10/15/21)

• EMAIL TO REQUEST ENFORCEMENT OF CANON 915 TO PROTECT THE EUCHARIST FROM SACRILEGE AND THE FAITHFUL FROM SCANDAL.

• Email the Apostolic Nuncio, the USCCB president, Archbishop Perez /Bishop O'Connell (& auxiliaries and staff), and the National Catholic Bioethics Center, to express disgrace about the witness of Catholic hospitals.

• Email Bishop O'Connell and Archbishop Perez to ask that James Martin, SJ, NOT be allowed to mislead & scatter their flocks. 
• Email Bishop Callahan about Fr Altman, Msgr Burrill, and the USCCB.

• PLEDGE TO MAKE REPARATION FOR LOUISIANA CHURCH SACRILEGE

• Students sue St. John's University over vaccine mandate, citing "aborted fetal tissue testing" (NY Post, 10/3/21)
• NCBC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (Amended) (8/23/21)
• Joint Statement: Vaccines and Conscience Protection (American College of Pediatricians, Catholic Medical Associations, Christian Medical and Dental Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A., 3/24/21) 
• Letters to Pharmaceutical Companies ["to protest the use of abortion-derived cell lines and advocate for the development of vaccines with no connection to abortion."] (USCCB)

• A PETITION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES (MY FAITH VOTES, 6/24/21)
• "Sign the Citizen's Petition to the FDA: A Petition demanding FDA to disclose risks and side effects of Hormonal Contraceptives"

• Save Hyde Open Letter
• Check petitions from the American Center for Law and Justice
• Email NJ's congressional delegation and  Email Pa's congressional delegation to request they 

 SUPPORT

the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,  

the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, 

the Dignity for Aborted Children Act, 

the Life at Conception Act, 

the SAVE Moms and BabiesAct. , &  

the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R.1235)

& OPPOSE 

HR 3755/ S 1975,

HJ Res 17 / SJ Res 1,   the misnamed Equality and Do No Harm Acts,   

efforts to weaken the Hyde Amendment (2) (3) (4) 

funding for Planned Parenthood (and all involved with abortion.).   

HR 1 / S 1 (or S 2747), and any COVID relief funds for abortion!   Infrastructure & Human Infrastructure Bills, as well as HR 2119 (cf,  Family Policy Alliance, 9/30/21)

• Also Tell President Biden that you oppose the anti life HR 3755 / S 1975, the anti life HJ Res 17 & SJ Res 1, the anti life Equality Act (& so-called Do No Harm Act), any weakening of the Hyde Amendment, any funding for Planned Parenthood and others involved with abortion, the anti freedom HR 1/ S 1 (or S 2747) any COVID bills that fund abortion, & the Infrastructure & Human Infrastructure bills, as well as HR 2119 

Email all Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, & Ocean delegations in Trenton 

Action Needed to Oppose the NJ Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848) (NJ Right to Life) 

Email the Bucks delegation in Harrisburg, to defend human life (e.g., promote HB 118, the Final Disposition of Fetal Remains Act;HB 1500, the Down Syndrome Protection Act; HB 904, the Fetal Heartbeat Bill) and marriage/family, as well as to promote conscience protection/religious freedom. Stop Harmful Marijuana Legalization in Pennsylvania (Pa Family Institute, 3/15/21)

Pass the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (Pa Family, 4/7/21) "The PA Catholic Conference (PCC)... called on the University of Pittsburgh to stop all experiments with aborted babies & for Pennsylvania lawmakers to open a full investigation into the extent of this practice. 'We are horrified by reports that researchers at the school used scalps from aborted babies to create so-called ‘humanized mice’ for research,' said PCC Executive Director Eric Failing" (Pa Catholic Conference, 5/7/21)

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