The Cardinal's Appeal - Filling Out a Form

This past Sunday was the Cardinal's Appeal.


Once again, we listened to the audio message from the Cardinal, with the music fade-in and fade-out.   Once again, we were asked to complete the form in the pew.


The pastor said, "Now enter your last name, please print. Blah, blah, blah..."


Tell me, is this what we should be spending time in Church on -- filing out a form?   Each year we go thru this. 


We all know why they do it?  Because having people complete it usually increases the giving rate.  However, this year, when I looked around, it did not look like many had filled one out. 


But is this really a good use of Mass time?


Did you complete the form?  Take the survey on the right.

Archdiocese Supporting Illegal Aliens - Don't Support the Cardinal's Appeal

Update:

The school is Mother Spalding in Helen, MD.

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I don't know if you or anyone else saw this, but someone brought it to my attention.

It seems that the Archdiocese and Catholic Charities, does not get enough funds from the Federal Government for protect illegal aliens.  They are now spending some of their limited resources, working with MoCo (and pro-abortion politicians) to find and train pro-bono lawyers to help illegals stay in the country. 

These were the same politicians who see abortion as a God given right and have tried to shut down pro-life organizations.  Here we have the Archdiocese of Washington in bed with them.

In the mean time, the Archdiocese has allowed another Catholic elementary school to close and yet, sees funding this illegal activity as acceptable.

DON'T FUND THE CARDINAL'S APPEAL OR CATHOLIC CHARITIES!!!


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From the Gazette:

Catholic Charities has about 13 attorneys working on cases involving unaccompanied minors, said Jacqueline Rishty, senior program manager at the organization’s Immigration Legal Services program.


The organization, however, is looking for volunteers to defend 85 cases of minors who have gone through a screening process and are awaiting an attorney.


She said the majority of unaccompanied minors are seeking Special Immigrant Juveniles Status for children who were abused, abandoned or neglected in their home country, usually by one or both parents.


On Monday, before and after the press conference, Catholic Charities trained interested lawyers about the status.


Fewer children are pursuing asylum or a visa for victims of crimes, Rishty said.


For the full story, click here:  http://www.gazette.net/article/20150126/NEWS/150129457/1124&template=gazette

St. Joseph House/Isiah's Promise Fundraiser

A few weeks ago, I attended the St. Joseph House/Issiah's Promise fundraiser.  It was nice to see some old friends and raise funds for two worthy causes.  Thought I would share some photos from my table.  

Fr. Majano has Thousands on Their Feet Applauding a True Hero

“Now I think that I can truly see that the true hero is someone who will let nothing — absolutely nothing, no matter how big, how small — get in the way of defending what they know to be true, of living with that mission of defending the smallest part of our society, of defending what they know comes directly from God.”

Fr. Majano related at the January 22 event how he happens to know just such a hero, a woman who “against all obstacles, against all trials, stood firm, and would not budge, would not move from what her beliefs were, when everything else in her life seemed to sway.”

To read the full story, from a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, go to LifeSite News:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/this-pro-life-story-made-bishops-cardinals-and-a-papal-nuncio-rise-to-their

DC’s Newly Elected Mayor Signs Anti-Catholic Bills

A while back, I wrote to you about a bill which passed the DC Council.  Now, Mayor Bowser has signed two bills:

Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act, which could coerce religious organizations to work with and hire those in favor of abortion and force employers to cover elective abortions in their health plans

Human Rights Amendment (don’t you just love how they use language to hide their motives) repeals an exemption that protected religious schools and universities from approving or funding homosexual advocacy.

For more, go to The Cardinal Newman Society:  http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/3918/Mayor-Signs-Coercive-Bills-Damaging-Religious-Freedom-of-D-C-Catholic-Schools-Colleges.aspx

PS:  I wonder if we will see anything about this in the Catholic Standard.

What is Human?