by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Scripture says, if #God is not the Architect, in vain do the builders labor.
Let’s #pray to do God’s Will.
In the upcoming #election, let’s pray to do God’s Will with how each of us casts a vote, as well as with our other democracy-related activities, such as conversations, bumper stickers, yard signs, online posts, volunteering activities and so forth. …”
“… we have grave concerns about the confirmation process which is being grossly distorted by efforts to subject judicial nominees to a litmus test of support for Roe [v. Wade], as though nominees who oppose the purposeful taking of innocent human life are somehow unfit for judicial office in the United States. By any measure, support for Roe is an impoverished standard for assessing judicial ability. For forty-five years, Roe has sparked more informed criticism and public resistance than any other court decision of the late 20th century …. * * * There is no doubt that the Catholic Church stands out for its commitment to the right to life from conception until natural death. … [with] profound consequences not only for abortion, but for many other areas of life, including the death penalty, the application of scientific research to human subjects, the right to adequate health care, and the role of the state in promoting the common good. Our civil society will be all the poorer if Senators, as a matter of practice, reject well-qualified judicial nominees whose consciences have been formed in this ethic. …”
“… ‘By any measure,’ the Cardinal says, ‘support for Roe is an impoverished standard for assessing judicial ability. …”
“Some 100,000 Irish pro-life advocates took to the streets across the country on Saturday to oppose legalizing abortion in the Republic of Ireland. …”
“Faithful Catholics are rallying to the defense of an orthodox U.S. bishop for upholding Catholic doctrine on sexuality. … LifeSiteNews introduced a petition in support of Bp. Robert Morlino of the diocese of Madison, Wisconsin. … In late October, Morlino came under attack after his vicar general issued priests of the diocese a series of guidelines, suggesting that anyone in a same-sex ‘marriage’ who dies without some clear sign of repentance should be denied funeral rites. …”
“… Archbishop Sheen identifies three characteristics of the diabolic … examining the story of the Gerasene demoniac … Love of Nudity … Violence … Division (split personalities, disjointed minds) … these three characteristics of the diabolic are alive and flourishing in the modern world …. * * * 1. Love of Nudity … Pornography … The overall sexualization of our culture … the utter confusion that celebrates homosexual activity. … as a result of this celebration of darkness and confusion, the even more deeply confused notion of ‘transgenderism’ has taken root. * * * 2. Violence … turn[ing] violence into a form of entertainment. … violent retribution into fun and death [as] a ‘solution.’ * * * … the culture of death. … Violence begins in the womb as the innocent are attacked as we defend ‘choice’ and ‘rights.’ … * * * 3. Division – Satan loves to divide. Archbishop Sheen says that the word ‘diabolic’ comes from two Greek words, dia and ballein, meaning ‘to tear apart.’ Most literally, dia means ‘through’ or ‘between’ and ballein means ‘to throw or to cast.’ * * * Our families are broken. * * * Inwardly, we struggle with many divisive drives … drawn to what is good, true, and beautiful and yet at the same time to what is base, false, and evil. …”
“… We are called to follow Christ as missionary disciples by seeking the truth, serving others, and living our faith in all that we do. …”
“… PopeFrancis will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Vatican on the morning of May 24th. The U.S. leader will also meet with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and … Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See foreign minister.”
Trump’s visit to the Vatican reportedly will be part of a trip featuring a NATO meeting in Belgium, a G7 summit in Sicily and visits to Italy, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
“Archbishop Charles Chaput and three other U.S. Catholic bishops urged support for an executive order on religious freedom from President Donald Trump in a statement they issued Feb. 16.”
“The House voted Thursday to allow states to choose not to fund #PlannedParenthood and other #abortion providers with federal dollars, repealing an #Obama administration rule from December. …”