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Voices in the Wilderness

October 1, 2009

The social justice ministry at St. Jerome’s parish has shared the latest edition of their newsletter, Voices in the Wilderness.  Each volume contains a range of stories and essays on the environment, fair trade, water availability and more.

Editions of Voices in the Wilderness:

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Summer with the Benedicts

May 5, 2009

Summer with the Benedicts
Join in the work of creating a Catholic culture.
June 15, 2009 through August 28, 2009

Join us for Summer with the Benedicts. The International Institute of Tribunal Studies, in collaboration with the Angelicum in Rome, Italy, and the Graduate Theological Foundation in Indiana, is offering “Summer with the Benedicts,” a collection of classes over the summer that can be taken toward degrees, as well as for personal enrichment. Set in the Italian-style villa of Immaculate Heart Retreat House in the Los Feliz Hills of Los Angeles, the lectures will be physically relaxing, spiritually enriching and intellectually stimulating.   Classes are one to two weeks in length and include:  Latin, Italian, Psychology, Ecumenism, Canon Law, Annulment Ministry, Business Administration, and Film.  Tuition varies by course.

Let us help create a Catholic culture that reflects the lives of St. Benedict, the monk; Pope Benedict XV, the promoter of peace and the value of law;  and Pope Benedict XVI, who has called for the Renewal of Catholic culture. 

For the brochure of courses and fees, please click: http://archdiocese.la/news/pdf/news_1086_SummerWithTheBenedicts2009.pdf

For more information, please contact Sr. Rita J. Stuckey, I.H.M., D. Min., at (213) 637-7275 or at srrjstuckey@la-archdiocese.org

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Presidential Act Funding Abortion

February 1, 2009

Letter from Bishop Clark:

On Saturday, January 24th I sent the following letter from President Obama regarding his signing of the presidential order lifting the restriction of the use of federal monies to fund abortions internationally.  I encourage all Catholics of our Region to also write to the President at “The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20500″ or to email him at www.whitehouse.gov/contact

President Obama,

I was dismayed and angered to learn that yesterday, by Presidential act, you overturned the standing restriction on the use of federal funds to support abortion services abroad.

During your campaign you vowed to work for unity within this nation and for an end to divisiveness.  By this one act along you have contributed to greater divisiveness among the American people.

As president, you should encourage responsibility among the citizens of the nation.  Instead your action encourages the type of irresponsibility whereby individuals fail to take thoughtful ownership of their own actions.  It becomes easier for individuals to opt for the simple solution of ending human life rather than to take responsibility for conceiving human life in the first place.

I find it morally reprehensible that any portion of my federal tax dollars should be used for funding abortion here or abroad.  In the future I shall remember that a vote for your election was inevitably a vote against innocent human lives seeing the light of day.  I had hope that it would not be so, but you have shattered that illusion all so quickly.

I intend to share my considered opinion with the 76 parishes and, potentially, with the 1.4 million Catholics for whom I am their local bishop.

Most Reverend Edward Wm. Clark
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region

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Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities

February 1, 2009

Parishioners are encouraged to participate in the Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities Postcard Campaign.  This campaign urges Congress to retain laws against federal funding and promotion of abortion and oppose any bill that includes provisions contained in the “Freedom of Choice Act” or any similar measure.

Information of how to obtain and distribute these postcards from the Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities  can be found by visiting http://www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/FOCA/postcard.shtml or http://www.nchla.org/.

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Catholic Legislative Network

January 31, 2009

The California Catholic Conference, which is the legislative arm of the California bishops, is looking for Catholics to sign-up via their website for the Catholic Legislative Network. What this means is that, usually, once a week everyone receives an email update on legislative issues of interest to the Catholic Church in California. If an action is requested the network member is able to click on the link provided and be connected to the email of the the appropriate legislator(s).

Please considering signing up yourself and passing this on to others to sign-up at www.cacatholic.org or leginfo@cacatholic.org - it’s a little confusing to find the email signup so the direct link is at: http://capwiz.com/cacatholic/mlm/signup/.

It takes only a couple of minutes to enroll.

Requirements:

Please pass this along to those that may be interested in signing up.

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