in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_1st_congressional_district http://archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/Arch.pdf
and the Central Garden State

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Infanticide, Father Fidelis Moscinski, NHL players, Mark Houck, Marriage,


Pro-Life Priest Who Padlocked Abortion Clinic Gate to Appeal Conviction (DailySignal, 7/30/23)

NY Rangers’ Decision to Yank Pride Jerseys Could Upend Sports’ Status Quo (Washington Stand, 7/30/22)

2/5/23: "your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."

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Sunday, January 29, 2023

2/5/23: "your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."

2/21, St  Peter Damien

2/5, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (sign/voice)

    • World Watch List 2023  · Serving Persecuted Christian's Worldwide (Open Doors)
      • US watchdog urges special attention to anti-Christian carnage in Nigeria (Crux, 1/25/23)

    • Georgia Police Officer Resigns After Being Put on Leave for Facebook Post on Traditional Marriage (DailySignal, 1/25/23)
    • The Devilishly Heretical Fr. James Martin (Crisis Magazine, 1/23/23)
      • "It started when the Catholic League tweeted, 'It’s true that Pete Buttigieg is legally married, but that is a legal fiction'.... Fr. Martin.... responded simply, 'Pete Buttigieg is married'.... He makes a statement that he clearly wants to be interpreted in a heretical way but is written so that he has plausible deniability if by some miracle a Church hierarch should challenge it.... Martin’s playbook is as old as mankind itself, tracing all the way back to our first parents’ Fall. His ambiguous, partially-true statement is far more effective than an outright lie....we need to state directly that Fr. James Martin is a heretic who should not be allowed to continue his public ministry as a priest."
        • “In Church institutions — hospitals, schools, Caritas — many people participate in decisive positions who do not share the inner mission of the Church and thus in many cases obscure the witness of this institution....That’s why it seemed important to me then, as it does now, to take the person out of the cover of office and expect a real personal testimony of faith from the spokesmen of the Church” (Benedict XVI, August 2021).
    • Is the Body of Christ Male or Female? (Catholic Stand, 1/24/23) 
        "One remedy for our spiritual sickness and the prerequisite for any renewal is for men to act manfully, and to step up to our God-given roles as the leaders and defenders of the Church....Let us pray for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, St. Michael the Archangel, and St. Joseph, the terror of demons, and act, and encourage men to act manfully, while holding those who fail to account."


    Some devices promoted as "contraceptives" can actually work as "abortifacients"!They can cause early abortions, interfering with the implantation of a fertilized egg (or later)!


      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)
    Scientific documentation abortion [including so called "contraceptives" that are abortifacient] kills living human beings/persons  (Diane Irving, PhD, 6/26/22)

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    Sunday, January 22, 2023

    1/29/23: "perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger"


    1/29, 4th Sunday
    in Ordinary Time
    (sign/voice)
    2/22, Ash Wednesday






          • A Hill On Which To Die (Regis Martin, 1/18/23)
            • "Defending [authentic] marriage these days would seem to be a hill on which not so many are prepared to die. But why should that be the case? After all, there really isn’t anything more deserving of defense than the oldest institution in the world."

        • Priest describes ‘horrifying’ new attack on Catholics in Nigeria that leaves at least 11 dead (Catholic News Agency, 1/20/23)
          • The Seven Communist and 36 Islamic Regimes That Most Persecute Christians in 2023 (ZENIT, 1/19/23)
            • Stand up for Nigeria's Catholics & other suffering people; SUPPORT pharmacists who refuse involvement with contraceptives/abortifacients (1/17/23)
          • Dare We Fear That Most Men Be Damned? (E7ric Sammons, 1/19/23)
              "Modern Catholics live under the assumption that Hell is mostly empty. But doing so radically impacts our ability to fulfill the Great Commission." 
          • "In case you didn’t know it, the Catechism was strongly resisted when it was first promulgated in 1992.... It was one more element in the anti-JPII/Ratzinger gestalt among church professionals at the time, which was widespread and assumed to be normal. It was difficult to publicly articulate hostility to JPII because he was so popular....But Ratzinger, of course, was easy and practically required for them to hate ....It’s from the same family of ideas as: We’re a listening Church….oh, but not to you. Also: Sensus Fidelium for everyone! Hmmm, that thing over there is getting kind of popular. We should probably shut it down." (Amy Wellborn, 1/19/23)
          • "First proposal: Tabernacles returned to the center of every church....
            Second proposal: Abolish communion in the hand            ....
            Third proposal: Eliminate Extraordinary Ministers....
            Fourth proposal: Reception of Holy Communion should always be kneeling" (A Radical Proposal for the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival, Crisis Magazine, 1/9/23) 
            • "In my Catholic grade school, certain lines were clearly drawn.  On a daily basis, little boys would argue about who was better – the Yankees or the Mets....Looking back, the most interesting argument was among those who were also altar boys – as I was, starting in 1969.  We argued over who would hold the paten as the priest distributed the Holy Eucharist.  Each of us instinctively wanted that honor of protecting Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The fact that even touching the Eucharist was reserved to clerics, and that all were kneeling to receive the Eucharist, also conveyed the extraordinary specialness of the Eucharist.  I believe that the simple resumption of the use of the altar boys’ paten, reserving Eucharistic distribution to clerics and kneeling communicants – as well as adherence to then-Cardinal Ratzinger’s 2004 Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion – would more profoundly impact people,,, than additional documents on Eucharistic coherence." (Catholic Stand, 8/4/2022)
          • "Dr. William Coulson was a disciple of the influential American psychologist Carl Rogers, and for many years a co-practitioner of the latter's 'nondirective' therapy.... In the following interview with Dr. William Marra, Dr. Coulson discusses his role in the destruction of Catholic religious orders, and his subsequent change of mind....
              ....'I don't know whether you remember, but in '67 the Jesuits had a big conference at Santa Clara, and there was a lot of talk about the 'Third Way' among the Jesuits....The first two ways are faithful marriage and faithful celibacy. But now there was this more humane way, a more human way-all too human as I see it today. The idea was that priests could date....I think the Jesuits are capable of bouncing back because they had such strong traditions of their own, and God willing they will....'



          Some devices promoted as "contraceptives" can actually work as "abortifacients"!
          They can cause early abortions, interfering with the implantation of a fertilized egg (or later)!


            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)
          Scientific documentation abortion [including so called "contraceptives" that are abortifacient] kills living human beings/persons  (Diane Irving, PhD, 6/26/22)

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          Tuesday, January 17, 2023

          Stand up for Nigeria's Catholics & other suffering people; SUPPORT pharmacists who refuse involvement with contraceptives/abortifacients


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            Shapiro begins a likely hideous reign (from 1/17/23 email from Pa Family)

            Dear J,

            It's a gray and overcast day today in Harrisburg, with scattered chilly rain showers this afternoon. Not ideal weather for a gubernatorial inauguration, but perhaps fitting for the way many Pennsylvanians may feel about the prospects for family values in this new administration.

            Today, Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Pennsylvania's 48th governor (plus an additional seven, including Ben Franklin, who held the title of "President" of Pennsylvania before the office of governor was established). My prayer is that God will grant Gov. Shapiro wisdom and courage to do what is right.
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            In my tenure here since the founding of PA Family Institute, we've been the voice for the family under six different governors (and today makes seven), and in each case saw some victories and some disappointments. Under Gov. Robert Casey, a Democrat, we saw the enactment of the Abortion Control Act of 1989, at the time the strongest pro-life law in the nation. 

            His successors, Republican Tom Ridge and Democrat Ed Rendell, both supported abortion, and in their tenures infamously turned a blind eye to the abortion industry, leading to the unspeakable "House of Horrors" of abortionist Kermit Gosnell in West Philadelphia, and certainly other wrongdoing.

            Conversely, under GOP governor Tom Corbett, we were able to at least pass health and safety regulations on abortion centers (including unannounced inspections) that helped lead to the closure of at least eight abortion clinics across our state. 

            Today, at the outset of a Shapiro administration we don't know what tomorrow will bring. In his campaign, he sounded a positive note about parental choice in education, and we will look to expand those opportunities in every way we can. But we also know that on other key issues, like the sanctity of life and religious liberty, we have our work cut out for us. 

            I pledge that, together with your prayerful support, we will stand firm for the truth, as we advocate for a Pennsylvania where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive and life is cherished.

            Lastly, we ask on this inauguration day that you join us in prayer for Gov. Shapiro and all who serve in positions of authority, as we are instructed to do in 1 Tim 2: 1-4:

            First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

            Sincerely,
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            Michael Geer

            President

            Pennsylvania Family Institute

            P.S. I hope to see some of you Friday in Washington, DC for the national March for Life. If you'd like to attend, we have information on buses leaving from across Pennsylvania on our website at pafamily.org.

            P.P.S. Our Church Ambassador Network continues to connect pastors and churches in prayer with elected officials in Pennsylvania. For more about this effort, visit pafamily.org/church.l

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            Sunday, January 15, 2023

            1/22/23: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”



            1/22, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
            (sign/voice: 1, 2)


            January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
             (from a 1/13/22 Pa Family email)





            2/22, Ash Wednesday









            • "First proposal: Tabernacles returned to the center of every church....
              Second proposal: Abolish communion in the hand....
              Third proposal: Eliminate Extraordinary Ministers....
              Fourth proposal: Reception of Holy Communion should always be kneeling" (A Radical Proposal for the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival, Crisis Magazine, 1/9/23)
              • "In my Catholic grade school, certain lines were clearly drawn.  On a daily basis, little boys would argue about who was better – the Yankees or the Mets....Looking back, the most interesting argument was among those who were also altar boys – as I was, starting in 1969.  We argued over who would hold the paten as the priest distributed the Holy Eucharist.  Each of us instinctively wanted that honor of protecting Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The fact that even touching the Eucharist was reserved to clerics, and that all were kneeling to receive the Eucharist, also conveyed the extraordinary specialness of the Eucharist.  I believe that the simple resumption of the use of the altar boys’ paten, reserving Eucharistic distribution to clerics and kneeling communicants – as well as adherence to then-Cardinal Ratzinger’s 2004 Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion – would more profoundly impact people,,, than additional documents on Eucharistic coherence." (Catholic Stand, 8/4/2022)


            Some devices promoted as "contraceptives" can actually work as "abortifacients"!
            They can cause early abortions, interfering with the implantation of a fertilized egg (or later)!


              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)
            Scientific documentation abortion [including so called "contraceptives" that are abortifacient] kills living human beings/persons  (Diane Irving, PhD, 6/26/22)

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