Wishing You a Very Happy New Year

Photo:  Franciscan Monastery Washington DC

CapsMass at St. Vincent de Paul on January 1st at 11:10am

The Washington Capitals will play the Chicago BlackHawks in the NHL Winter Classic on the holy day of obligation January 1st.  

Since the game will be held at Nationals Stadium, St. Vincent de Paul (the parish which is located one block away from the stadium at South Capitol and M Street) will host a special "CapsMass" at 11:30 am for people going to the game.  There will be hot cocoa sponsored by the Knights after the mass.

For more information, go here:   https://www.facebook.com/events/758003424274678/

Wishing Each of You a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas

D.C. council eliminates religious schools’ protection from gay discrimination suits

A vote December 2 by the Washington, D.C., City Council could compel private religious schools and universities in the nation’s capital to allow groups that oppose the schools’ moral values access to their campuses, programs, and funds.

The council voted to eliminate faith-based schools’ 25-year-old legal protections from discrimination lawsuits as part of a “human rights amendment.” Barring an act of Congress, D.C.’s religious schools will likely have to go against their religious values when it comes to permitting use to their campuses or programs.

The city’s rules hold that it’s “unlawful discriminatory practice” to limit any use of facilities, services, or programs based on “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.” With the religious exemption, Washington D.C. religious schools had been able to restrict finances, amenities and approval from individuals and groups “organized for, or engaged in, promoting, encouraging, or condoning any homosexual act, lifestyle, orientation, or belief.”

For the complete story, go to:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/d.c.-council-eliminates-religious-schools-protection-from-gay-discriminatio