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John Stanton has been called to his heavenly reward.
This is an article from the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia about their founder and leader for over 40 years.
John Stanton will be greatly missed by all Pro-Lifers throughout all 5 counties of S.E Pa.
John Stanton - A Pro-Life Leader and an example for all Catholic men.
As this article from the Pro-Life Coalition of Philadelphia expresses, We all were honored to have worked for years with a true Catholic Saint.
God Bless John's wife Harriet and his wonderful family.
We miss you John!
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/john-patrick-stanton-father-of-philadelphias-pro-life-movement-passes-away
God Bless John's wife Harriet and his wonderful family.
We miss you John!
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/john-patrick-stanton-father-of-philadelphias-pro-life-movement-passes-away
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Culture Crisis for Catholic Faith
Following is a letter from Joe Tevington and my response to Joe.
----------Original Message----------
From: William J Miller
Date: Jul 1, 2014 12:15:33 PM
Subject: Re: re: "Why they walked away from St. Joseph the Worker"
To: atptptjt@live.com, info@quparish.com,
Cc: Thank you for this information Joe,
On
07/01/14, Joe Tevington
Wow! "The Sin of Contraception"! Not something you hear much from the pulpit, is it? By the way, One More Soul and Pharmacists for Life International have only been able to identify handfuls of pharmacies - across the country - which do NOT sell contraceptives and abortifacients (e.g., hormonal "contraceptives"). Incredibly, a few pharmacies that sell these poisons have long been advertised in some local parish bulletins - receiving a quasi "imprimataur," if you will! How could the laity not be confused by such mixed messages?
Pro-Life activist are NEVER going to give up the fight for the
unborn and the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman.
On June 19th I rode the bus from St. Andrews to the March for
marriage.
When we arrived we were on the mall in front of the Capitol
building. The crowd was composed of approximately 80 to 90 % Hispanics and
Blacks carrying signs in Spanish and English stating Marriage is one man and one
woman.
The speakers were dynamic , some spoke in Spanish and an
interrupter let us gringos know what was said in Spanish
There was an estimated 30 thousand in attendance. Many of us
felt that whites were in the minority.
Again there was very few Catholic Clergy, but many Evangelical
Hispanic Pastors and Deacons, there were Jewish Rabbi's with their signs
relating the Sanctity of Marriage in the Torah.
Next year I'm really going to promote this March...i.e. if I'm
able to walk.. I could hardly make 2/3 of the way to the Capitol, but thanks to
an old friend from the Rescue Days when we were trying to motivate fellow
Catholics and Christians, who helped me along the way and then back to the bus.
Next year I will probably rent an electric wheel chair.
Bill Miller
----------Original Message----------
From: William J Miller
Date: Jul 1, 2014 12:15:33 PM
Subject: Re: re: "Why they walked away from St. Joseph the Worker"
To: atptptjt@live.com, info@quparish.com,
Cc: Thank you for this information Joe,
I will share it with everyone on my e-mail lists. At the Bucks
County Pro-Life meeting last night many of these issues were discussed and
people left very concerned that the leaders of our Catholic faith are not
leading, not shepherding our faith, and not even mentioning these CRITICAL MORAL
issues at Mass.
I speak with Pro-Life, Pro-Family people all across the Diocese
and they feel the same. HOWEVER, they are determined that they will not back off
in this fight for the sanctity of Life and Marriage.
Our Governor, (Corbett) and our most of our Catholic Federal
and State Legislators are unwilling to fight the fight for the Unborn being
killed every day in Planned Parenthood abortion mills.
The Governor is unwilling to challenge the judicial decision on
Same sex marriage. So many Pennsylvanians are disgusted with our political
leaders who profess to be Catholics, yet continue to vote for Contraception
funding (so called Family Planning).
There are many Republican Pro-Life and Pro-Family politicians
who think that because ALL the Democrat candidates are Pro-Abortion and Pro-Same
Sex marriage they will get their vote, but now these Pro-Life? Pro-Family are
either not going to vote, or vote for a third party candidate. I personally
don't agree with that approach. In the past, when 3rd party candidates ran they
lost, and caused the Pro-Life candidate to also lose
We have a lot of problems, but the greatest problem is lack of
leadership from our priests and Bishops. It really hurts me to criticize them.
but hopefully they will be true Shepherds and lead the flock through these
trying times.
I attend daily mass and each day my prayer after communion is
that the Lord will send us strong Catholic clergy and politicians leaders.
Joe, keep up the good fight. My now deceased pastor, Fr. William
F. Tallon was a holy priest and always encouraged me to keep up the work of
GOD.
When he would speak out on these issues he would be reprimanded
by parishioners who were using contraception, or considering abortion. He was
being obedient to God and they were being disobedient, and making their own
rules.
When we look back on these days we will recall this all started
with disobedience to Pope Paul VI encyclical Humane Vitae. In those days, many
priests rejected the encyclical and refused to defend it.
So here we are now watching our church disintegrate.
One parishioner commenting on the reason his parish had to be
merged was because 70% of the parishioners never attended Mass or financially
supported the parish. How true.
The same applies for the pro-Life movement, because there is no
teaching on the Sanctity of Life and Marriage, the parishioner do not
participate.
It could make Christ weep!.
Bill
If you have not yet seen
it, there is an incredible reflection in today's Courier Times on the
absorptions of St. Joseph the Worker, St. Ann St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Our Lady
of Fatima, and Immaculate Conception:
"Three reasons for Catholic decline predate the scandal: the sin of contraception, the assimilation of Catholics into American culture and the secularization or 'paganization' of baptized Catholics.....
[With regard to contraception;] "no kids means no Catholics and no need for Catholic parishes....
"Catholics were accepted into the mainstream because so many lived openly double lives: attending Mass while rejecting church moral teachings....
[Pre-Christian Rome] "was characterized by promiscuity, birth control, abortion, recreational drugs, and the normalization of infanticide, polygamy and slavery. Christians were martyred for calling out pagan cruelties and inhumanity.
"What is the future for loyal Catholics whose faith commands calling out cultural atavism? It ain’t pretty....
"St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us" (Why they walked away from St. Joseph the Worker, Courier Times, 7/1/14).
"Three reasons for Catholic decline predate the scandal: the sin of contraception, the assimilation of Catholics into American culture and the secularization or 'paganization' of baptized Catholics.....
[With regard to contraception;] "no kids means no Catholics and no need for Catholic parishes....
"Catholics were accepted into the mainstream because so many lived openly double lives: attending Mass while rejecting church moral teachings....
[Pre-Christian Rome] "was characterized by promiscuity, birth control, abortion, recreational drugs, and the normalization of infanticide, polygamy and slavery. Christians were martyred for calling out pagan cruelties and inhumanity.
"What is the future for loyal Catholics whose faith commands calling out cultural atavism? It ain’t pretty....
"St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us" (Why they walked away from St. Joseph the Worker, Courier Times, 7/1/14).
Wow! "The Sin of Contraception"! Not something you hear much from the pulpit, is it? By the way, One More Soul and Pharmacists for Life International have only been able to identify handfuls of pharmacies - across the country - which do NOT sell contraceptives and abortifacients (e.g., hormonal "contraceptives"). Incredibly, a few pharmacies that sell these poisons have long been advertised in some local parish bulletins - receiving a quasi "imprimataur," if you will! How could the laity not be confused by such mixed messages?
- Immaculate Conception will be absorbed by Queen of the Universe.
Queen of the Universe, by the way, has long been
advertising the Oxford Valley Pharmacy (When I last inquired, Oxford Valley even
acknowledged that they carry the notorious Plan B for $39.99.).
-
Our
Lady of Fatima will be absorbed by St. Charles Borromeo in Bensalem, which has long been advertising
the Riccio Family Pharmacy.
St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton will be absorbed by St. Thomas Aquinas in Croydon. While
St. Elizabeth long advertised the Riccio Family
Pharmacy,
St. Thomas has long "preferred" Mat's Pharmacy and Medical
Supply.
On the web page of Bucks County's Catholic hospital (http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/physicians), we are told that
"....St Mary Medical Center is a Catholic healthcare facility that strives for the highest ideals of quality care and institutional integrity. St. Mary Medical Center is firmly committed to maintaining fidelity to its Catholic identity by closely conforming to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
On the web page of Bucks County's Catholic hospital (http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/physicians), we are told that
"....St Mary Medical Center is a Catholic healthcare facility that strives for the highest ideals of quality care and institutional integrity. St. Mary Medical Center is firmly committed to maintaining fidelity to its Catholic identity by closely conforming to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
"Health Care practitioners at St. Mary
Medical Center abide by the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic
Health
Care Services while providing care at any of the St. Mary Medical Center
campuses. Many of these practitioners also provide services outside of St. Mary
Medical Center where there is no institutional obligation to practice under the
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care
Services...."
That reasoning helps to explain why only one OBGYN can be found on a directory of NFP only physicians!
If you follow St. Mary's web page to "Find a Perinatology Specialist", you will be led to Doctors Stephen Smith, Richard Latta, and Marc Rosenn - all of Abington Perinatal Associates. At Abington, their associate, Dr. Frank Craparo has been reported to be involved with fetal "reduction" – a euphemism for abortion (See http://www.fertilethoughts.com/forums/selective-reduction-termination-due-health-issues/692269-fyi-something-my-dr-said-others-might-find-interesting.html).
That reasoning helps to explain why only one OBGYN can be found on a directory of NFP only physicians!
If you follow St. Mary's web page to "Find a Perinatology Specialist", you will be led to Doctors Stephen Smith, Richard Latta, and Marc Rosenn - all of Abington Perinatal Associates. At Abington, their associate, Dr. Frank Craparo has been reported to be involved with fetal "reduction" – a euphemism for abortion (See http://www.fertilethoughts.com/forums/selective-reduction-termination-due-health-issues/692269-fyi-something-my-dr-said-others-might-find-interesting.html).
Monday, May 26, 2014
Marriage March to Washington. I urge all Knights of Columbes and their spouses to make the trip.Try to make this trip.
Please check list of parishes in your area for bus information.
Ask your pastor to promote having your own bus or combining with another parish.
People in Bucks County can e-mail Peggy at St. Andrews Parish to reserve a seat on their bus.
Her e -mail address is, yardleymom@gmail.com
Her e -mail address is, yardleymom@gmail.com
Faithful in the 8th.
"The Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage"
Last week's court decision did not happen in a vacuum. The comparatively meek and timid reaction - thus far - from our church leaders is also not happening in a vacuum. For varied reasons, there has been a reluctance to boldly proclaim what the Church truly proclaims about "The Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage"....
How We Arrived at this Moment in History
"....Where distorted views of marriage somehow flourished, might the stage have been inadvertently set for distortions of authentic teaching on the grandeur of marriage, family, and human sexuality?...." (Read more)
Chapter 1: “Christ Appeals to the ‘Beginning’”
"....In the earliest of his weekly catechetical sessions, Pope John Paul II deeply explores the opening chapters of Genesis and how Christ called humanity to return to this 'beginning,' regarding marriage. In spite of all the wonders God created up to that point, the first man was 'alone' until God made the first woman – man’s 'suitable partner.' Before the Fall, before original sin, this husband and wife were completely transparent gifts to each other – 'naked, yet they felt no shame.' God Himself called them to sexual intercourse and procreation! 'Be fertile and multiply'....” (Read more)
Chapter 3: “Christ Appeals to the Resurrection”
"....Our marriages must proclaim what Christ tells us about eternal life! 'At the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven' (Matthew 22: 30). Pope John Paul II looks at what the resurrection reveals about marriage, as well as at foregoing marriage 'for the kingdom.' Marriage and procreation are incredible goods of monumental importance, intended to lead us to salvation. Though men and women will not be married and will not bear children in Heaven, we will be drawn even closer to each other, in God! With our present finite understandings, the awesomeness of this eludes our grasps....We are meant to see God face-to-face!...." (Read more)
Chapter 2: “The Dimension of Sign”
Chapter 3: “He Gave Them the Law of Life as Their Inheritance”
How We Arrived at this Moment in History
"....Where distorted views of marriage somehow flourished, might the stage have been inadvertently set for distortions of authentic teaching on the grandeur of marriage, family, and human sexuality?...." (Read more)
A False Gospel Embraced by Many: the Sexual Revolution
"To a great extent... [in the 20th century, the truly] brilliant vision of marriage went unnoticed, ignored, and contradicted. By contrast, many twentieth century Catholics did not escape the influence of the so-called Sexual Revolution, or its generals – Margaret Sanger, Margaret Mead, Wilhelm Reich, Alfred Kinsey, Hugh Heffner, and Helen Gurley Brown...." (Read more)
"To a great extent... [in the 20th century, the truly] brilliant vision of marriage went unnoticed, ignored, and contradicted. By contrast, many twentieth century Catholics did not escape the influence of the so-called Sexual Revolution, or its generals – Margaret Sanger, Margaret Mead, Wilhelm Reich, Alfred Kinsey, Hugh Heffner, and Helen Gurley Brown...." (Read more)
Collateral Damage from the Revolution
"....The Sexual Revolution has left untold victims in its path. Ready availability of contraceptives and abortifacients has ushered in an era where 56 times more Americans get an STD each year, than 1957’s total number of infected Americans. The rate of forcible rape of women has tripled. Fewer Americans marry and those who do are more likely to divorce. We are barely beginning to fully grasp the devastating impact divorce has on children. With such data, one would expect that Catholics – particularly the clergy – would proudly, joyfully and enthusiastically embrace Church teaching, in regard to marriage, family, and human sexuality...." (Read more)
"....The Sexual Revolution has left untold victims in its path. Ready availability of contraceptives and abortifacients has ushered in an era where 56 times more Americans get an STD each year, than 1957’s total number of infected Americans. The rate of forcible rape of women has tripled. Fewer Americans marry and those who do are more likely to divorce. We are barely beginning to fully grasp the devastating impact divorce has on children. With such data, one would expect that Catholics – particularly the clergy – would proudly, joyfully and enthusiastically embrace Church teaching, in regard to marriage, family, and human sexuality...." (Read more)
Manicheanism (A Heresy!!!)
“…. As Manicheanism sees God as the creator of all that is good and Satan as the creator of all that is evil, Manicheanism sees a sort of partnership where Satan has charge over the world and the body while God rules a spiritual domain. Genesis instead tells us that God looked at EVERYTHING He had made and declared that it was GOOD! Before becoming pope, John Paul II prepared a masterful book, meant to lead the Church and the world to a true appreciation of marriage, family, and human sexuality. John Paul II saw monumental resistance to Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae, as attributable to a resurgence of Manicheanistic thinking. People were simply failing to see the inseparable connection between what we do with our bodies and our spirituality. Becoming pope before his book was published, John Paul II instead used his notes to address audiences at weekly catechetical sessions, across a span of five years. In 2007, Dr. Michael Waldstein published an updated and magnificent translation of these Theology of the Body addresses, under the title: “Man and Woman He Created Them.” (Read more)
“…. As Manicheanism sees God as the creator of all that is good and Satan as the creator of all that is evil, Manicheanism sees a sort of partnership where Satan has charge over the world and the body while God rules a spiritual domain. Genesis instead tells us that God looked at EVERYTHING He had made and declared that it was GOOD! Before becoming pope, John Paul II prepared a masterful book, meant to lead the Church and the world to a true appreciation of marriage, family, and human sexuality. John Paul II saw monumental resistance to Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae, as attributable to a resurgence of Manicheanistic thinking. People were simply failing to see the inseparable connection between what we do with our bodies and our spirituality. Becoming pope before his book was published, John Paul II instead used his notes to address audiences at weekly catechetical sessions, across a span of five years. In 2007, Dr. Michael Waldstein published an updated and magnificent translation of these Theology of the Body addresses, under the title: “Man and Woman He Created Them.” (Read more)
"Man and Woman, He Created Them"
PART 1 - The Redemption of the Body (Read more)
Chapter 1: “Christ Appeals to the ‘Beginning’”
"....In the earliest of his weekly catechetical sessions, Pope John Paul II deeply explores the opening chapters of Genesis and how Christ called humanity to return to this 'beginning,' regarding marriage. In spite of all the wonders God created up to that point, the first man was 'alone' until God made the first woman – man’s 'suitable partner.' Before the Fall, before original sin, this husband and wife were completely transparent gifts to each other – 'naked, yet they felt no shame.' God Himself called them to sexual intercourse and procreation! 'Be fertile and multiply'....” (Read more)
Chapter 2: “Christ Appeals to the Human Heart”
"....The opening pages of Genesis gave us a phenomenal look at God’s original plan for monogamous, lifelong spousal relationships – between one man and one woman – which would be His platform for continuing His work of creation. While spousal relationships changed for the worse after original sin, Christ calls us back to this “beginning”...." (Read more)
Chapter 3: “Christ Appeals to the Resurrection”
"....Our marriages must proclaim what Christ tells us about eternal life! 'At the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven' (Matthew 22: 30). Pope John Paul II looks at what the resurrection reveals about marriage, as well as at foregoing marriage 'for the kingdom.' Marriage and procreation are incredible goods of monumental importance, intended to lead us to salvation. Though men and women will not be married and will not bear children in Heaven, we will be drawn even closer to each other, in God! With our present finite understandings, the awesomeness of this eludes our grasps....We are meant to see God face-to-face!...." (Read more)
PART 2 - The Sacramentality of Marriage (Read more)
Chapter 1: “The Dimension of Covenant and Grace”
"....Pope John Paul II offers a profound reflection on marriage as a sacrament. A sacrament is not a mere sign or symbol; it is an efficacious sign. It makes real what it signifies. As the ministers of the sacrament, are not husbands and wives intended to be spiritual directors – of sorts – to each other?...." (Read more)
Chapter 2: “The Dimension of Sign”
"So much has been written about notions of 'body language.' Police investigators look for signals from the body, which betray deceit on a person’s lips. Even the most sexually promiscuous person cannot escape the reality that sexual intercourse speaks a 'language of the body.' Sexual intercourse proclaims committed love and openness to new life. Hence, 'one night stands' – even for so-called 'consenting adults' – involve lying with the body. Marriage does not mean a license to use the sexual functions willy nilly. Using the sexual functions, in manners which cannot be open to life, similarly involves lying with the body. As has been said, marriage is a sacrament – a 'visible and efficacious sign.' If our behavior reflects the body’s authentic language, we are 'in the truth.' Otherwise, we lie and are false prophets. Yet, rather than primarily accused and/or condemned, we are first called. In this section, John Paul II’s reflection on the language of the body looks closely at the Song of Songs and Tobit:...." (Read more)
Chapter 3: “He Gave Them the Law of Life as Their Inheritance”
"Christ responds to our verbal professions of love: 'If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you….Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him” (John 14: 15 – 17, 21). Through His Church, Christ has been abundantly clear in what He teaches about marriage, family, and human sexuality...." (Read more)
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