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Call Your Representative: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Government prohibition on taxpayer funding for abortion was recently introduced in the House by Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL). So far over 175 Members of Congress have agreed to cosponsor the Smith/Lipinski bill titled the “ No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (HR 5939). Read the text of the bill here.
It is important for pro-lifers to urge all Members of Congress to cosponsor the legislation with the goal of demonstrating that there is enough support to pass the bill. Call your Representative today at (202) 224-3121.
Priority calls:
Republicans: Biggert, Bilbray, Bono Mack, Capito, Castle, Dent, Djou, Dreier, Flake, Frelinghuysen, Hastings, Heller, Kirk, Lance, Mack, C., Nunes, Putnam, Reichert, Rohrabacher, Rooney, Royce, Young, B., Young, D.,
Democrats: Baca, Barrow, Berry, Bishop, Boccieri, Cardoza, Chandler, Cooper, Costa, Cuellar, Davis (AL), Doyle, Etheridge, Gordon, Hill, Holden, Kaptur, Kildee, Langevin, Lynch, Matheson, Melancon, Michaud, Mollohan, Neal, Obey, Perriello, Pomeroy, Reyes, Rodriguez, Ryan (OH), Salazar, Shuler, Skelton, Snyder, Space, Spratt, Stupak, Tanner, Teague
Join 40 Days for Life
Pro Life Activists around the world are taking part in 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil to end abortion in America. “40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion in America.”
St Michael Society editors attended the Washington, DC kick off rally and spoke with Alina Arias of Silent No More. She talks about 40 Days For Life, Silent No More and gives advice to anyone thinking about abortion.
Learn more and join 40 Days for Life here: http://www.40daysforlife.com
From the Mouth of Babes
Please spend a few moments to watch this great video discussion on life.
Legislative Fight Over Human Embryo Experiments Coming
The good news continues. According to the Washington Post, the National Institutes of Health Monday ordered a immediate halt to all experiments on human embryonic stem cells. Last week the NIH shelved any requests for new funding for experiments and Monday’s announcement applied to experiments done by NIH. This was in response to the temporary injunction barring the federal government from funding experiments on human embryonic stem cells. The judge in the case upheld the law which prohibits the use of taxpayer money on human experimentation through embryonic stem cell research. The Dickey-Wicker amendment, that has been attached to annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services since 1996, prohibits the use of federal funds to support research in which embryos are destroyed or discarded.
The American people should not be forced to pay for needless experiments–prohibited by federal law–that destroy human life. Deriving stem cells results in destruction of the embryos; this cannot and should not be paid for by taxpayers. Expect the battle to move quickly from the courts to the legislature.
The polls are in our favor; a new Rasmussen Reports national survey shows 57% Oppose Taxpayer Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, but we expect the Congress to move quickly to try to repeal the Dickey-Wicker amendment.
Helping Expectant Mothers and Churning Miracles
In our ongoing battle to end abortion and help the poor, SMS has been blessed to work with Father Stefan Starzynski in his mission to care for expectant mothers through maternity homes in Virginia. Over the past three years, the Paul Stefan Foundation – www.paulstefanhome.org has cared for and nurtured over 80 expectant mothers and babies in our homes in Central and Northern, VA.
The PSF not only cares for these women and their newborns before, during and after the baby’s birth, we also help them find jobs, and further their education to help them get back on their feet in society.
We are now raising money not only for the essential daily care of these women and their newborns, but also to open more homes in the region.
On Saturday, September 25, the Paul Stefan Foundation will have its annual Gala Dinner — Celebrating Life.
I hope you will consider either purchasing a table or making a contribution to this heartwarming charity.
Information on gala here: http://www.paulstefanhome.org/celebration-of-life-gala/
Two events happened separately and came together for the formation of The Paul Stefan Home of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The first event was a trip in October, 2005 by Father Stefan Starzynski to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. While there he prayed for Randy and Evelyn James and their unborn child. After many tests, the doctors had advised Mr. and Mrs. James that the baby had a diaphragmatic hernia and could not survive delivery. They recommended an abortion. Randy and Evelyn said the pregnancy would continue and the outcome would be in the hands of God.
Father returned home and brought with him a beautiful picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe which he blessed and gave to Sharon Fentress. She had given him money and requested that he bring her something from Guadalupe.
Sharon subsequently met Evelyn James at mass. When Sharon later found out there was a problem with Evelyn’s pregnancy, she took the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Randy and Evelyn’s home and left it with them. The picture was taken along to the hospital when Evelyn was ready for delivery.
The James baby was born on December 13, 2005. He was given the Name Paul Stefan James. He died about an hour after be was born. To read more about the miracle of Paul Stefan, go to the area on this web site dedicated to Paul Stefan James.
The second event began on November 30, 2005. Father Stefan started a novena to Saint Andrew that was to end on Christmas day. On December 4th, which was Confirmation day at St Patrick church, Father prayed for the Holy Spirit to come down. On that day two parishioners, Kathleen Wilson and Theresa Rousseau, decided to join Father in making that novena. It was decided they would pray for a home for unwed mothers.
Father began to talk to other parishioners and also spoke from the pulpit about prayers being said for a home for unwed mothers. A parishioner told Father Stefan that her husband would arrange to lease fifty acres of land for a dollar a year and the donation of two houses on that land so a home for unwed mothers could be established.
A Board of Directors was formed and what to name the home was discussed. Everyone agreed it should be named in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Paul Stefan James. Thus the home was christened the Paul Stefan Home of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Please pray for the PSF Mission, the women and their babies.
Thank you and God Bless you.
Nancy Pelosi Pretends She’s a Catholic Theologian (Again)
Because we haven’t written on Nancy Pelosi in awhile and because the things the supposedly Catholic Speaker of the House says are too ridiculous not to bring to your attention, here we go.
Nancy Pelosi said earlier this year, when talking about the massive healthcare bill, that she wanted to pursue policies “in keeping with the values” of Jesus Christ, the “Word made Flesh.” Which is why she passed a bill that allowed for government funding of abortion of course.
At a press briefing last week, a CNSNews.com reporter reminded Pelosi of her previous statement and of the very fact that the bill takes life rather than saves it.
Pelosi, the quick Catholic thinker that she is, declined to say when Jesus obtained the right to life.
“Whenever it was,” said Pelosi, “we bow our heads when we talk about it in church, and that’s where I’d like to talk about that.”
That part where we “bow our heads” is during the Nicene Creed when we profess how Jesus came into this world:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
In other words, we bow because we acknowledge that extraordinary miracle of the Incarnation, the moment of Christ’s conception when God became man, yet still retained his divine nature.
The reporter followed up with a question about Christ’s conception and if that was when Jesus got the right to life. Through her press secretary, the answer was: “The speaker answered the question. Thanks.”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, along with science, also makes it very clear when life begins: “From its conception, the child has the right to life.” (2322)
CNS News has the full story here with the audio clips and the line of questioning – http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70445.
From the Lips of Walter Dellinger to the Ears of God
What was probably a publicity stunt to energize pro-abortion activists on the eve of the nomination hearings of Obama’s latest Supreme Court pick Elena Kagan, former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger predicted Tuesday night that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision that brought about the murder of millions of children. The POLITICO today reports:
The noted liberal scholar said the 1973 decision has become a “trophy” that the court’s conservative bloc could overturn if a Republican president chooses a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
“I absolutely believe it,” Dellinger said during a forum cosponsored by POLITICO.
“For a while I thought that one could simply chip away at a lot more and more regulations that sort of protected access (to abortions) for the most affluent women but really made it impossible for women who were vulnerable to geography, poverty (and) youth,” he added. “But now I think that, actually, it is such a symbol of a kind of jurisprudence that conservatives have set themselves in opposition to.”
Catholics need to be engaged. Information on Elena Kagan found here and Students for Life has organized a petition. Sign it here.
Fatherless
Have you read Fatherless” yet? You should. It’s a Catholic novel that is selling fast.
The book is a real page-turner and follows the lives of a parish priest and families that have entrusted themselves to his care. It tackles a lot of hot button issues like contraception, adultery and morality in the workplace. It’s one of those books where the reader is taken into the minds of characters and feels their emotions. You won’t be able to put the book down.
Now we have some good news about the book and need your help. Fatherless, written Brian J. Gail, has been selected as one of 12 featured titles in the 2010 Catholic Summer Reading program. Voting for the top 3 adult titles is currently underway on the Catholic Summer Reading website.
If you have a minute please vote this week to help keep Fatherless on the top 3 list – http://www.catholicsummerreading.com/.
In the meantime, if you haven’t picked up a copy (or need a gift for Father’s Day), you can get it at Human Life International here.
For more info on the book, go to www.fatherlessbook.com. Brian Gail’s next book, Motherless, is expected to come out this Fall so we’ll keep you posted.
