Keep
your eyes open!...
January 22, 2025
(Deu 30:19) I
call heaven and earth to witness this day, that I have set before you
life and death, blessing and cursing. Choose therefore life, that both
thou and thy seed may live:
USCCB: No Sin is Beyond God’s Unfathomable Mercy, says Bishop Thomas on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
REVIEW: National Sanctity of Human Life Day – January 22, 2025
National
Sanctity of Human Life Day is an annual observance on January 22. On
this day, we raise our voices against abortion. The presidents of the
U.S. have been celebrating this day regularly since 1973 against the
ruling of the case Roe vs. Wade, which legalized the right of abortion
for a woman. Republican leaders since President Reagan have strongly
opposed the law and have stressed the need to give the rights of life
to every born and unborn individual. Because of this, January 22 has
been dedicated to celebrating National Sanctity of Human Life Day.
FLORIDA CATHOLIC: Pro-Life fight continues, 52 years post-Roe
FAMILY COUNCIL: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Declares January 22 ‘Day of Tears’ in Arkansas
LIFENEWS HEADLINE: Pro-Life Group Formally Requests Trump Pardon 21 Pro-Life Americans Biden Put in Prison
THE PILLAR EDITORIAL EXCERPT:
Agree or disagree with those pardons, pro-lifers are waiting now to see
if Donald Trump will pardon 21 pro-life advocates in federal prison for
violating the Freedom of Access to Clinics Act.
Among them is a priest, Fr. Fidelis
Moscinski, and pro-life Catholic activist Lauren Handy, who told The
Pillar in 2022 that she is “compelled by my deeply held beliefs to put
my body between the oppressed and oppressor.”
Handy was in May sentenced to almost five years in prison, because she
and other activists engaged in a non-violent protest, chaining
themselves to doors and in a waiting room of an abortion clinic. As
they did so, they gave women roses, and told them how beautiful their
babies were. They offered them support, and resources, and friendship.
Their goal was to stop abortions. To save lives.
Opponents of the group would argue
that pardoning them will see an increase in similar efforts to stop
abortion clinics from killing children. Supporters, actually, might say
the same thing.
The rule of law is important. It
matters. But non-violent protest against killing — direct, non-violent
intervention to save people’s lives — that’s got a long, storied,
celebrated, and heroic history for Catholics. And that kind of action
is returning to the pro-life movement, because people like Lauren Handy
haven’t been afraid to go to prison.
Those pro-life protestors don’t
need to spend years in prison for the rule of law to make its stand.
Especially because science tell us that unborn babies are humans, and
that law written on our hearts tell us that killing them is wrong.
PRAYER VIA Fr. Ripperger:
Immaculate Mary, patroness of the United States of America. Queen of
Heaven and earth, beneath whose sway are subject all things that are
lower than God, sorrowful and mindful of our own sinfulness and the
sins of our nation, we come to thee our refuge and hope, knowing that
our country cannot be saved by our own works, and mindful of how much
our nation has departed from the ways of thy Son, we humbly ask that
thou wouldst turn thine eyes upon our country to bring about its
conversion.
We consecrate to thee all of those governing our Republic, so that what
is spiritually and morally best for the citizens of our nation may be
accomplished, and that they would govern according to the spiritual and
moral principles which will bring our nation into conformity with the
teachings of thy Son. Bind any forces, spiritual or human, that would
seek to inflict harm or evil on our country, or against those who do
good for our nation by their governance.
Give grace to the citizens of this land, so that they may merit leaders
who will govern according to the Sacred Heart of thy Son, that His
glory may be made manifest, lest we be given the leaders we deserve.
Trusting in the providential care of God the Father and thy maternal
care, we have perfect confidence that thou wilt take care of us and
will not leave us forsaken.
O Mary Immaculate, pray for us.
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Humility
45. The same brother asked him, 'Do you think Satan persecuted the men
of old as he persecutes us?' Sisois said, 'More, for now his doom has
drawn nearer, and he is weakened.'"
January 20, 2025
(1Ti 2:1-6) I
desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers,
intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men: For kings and for
all that are in high station: that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable
life in all piety and chastity. For this is good and acceptable in the
sight of God our Saviour, Who will have all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God: and one mediator
of God and men, the man Christ Jesus: Who gave himself a redemption for
all, a testimony in due times.
THE CATHOLIC THING: A Work of Special Providence
YOUTUBE: Trump’s Cabinet: The Most Catholic Administration in U.S. History?
EXCERPT EDITORIAL NCR: A Time of Hope
After four years of President Joe
Biden’s anemic leadership, Donald Trump is carrying the hopes and trust
of a broad, diverse swath of country that he can make good on his
promise to get America on the right track again.
There are good reasons to feel hopeful, especially since Trump’s top priority is to undo the damage his predecessor has done.
Lamentably, Biden’s record was even worse when it comes to issues of
special concern to Catholics. Throughout his tenure and even in the
last days of his presidency he prioritized abortion rights at every
conceivable opportunity, to an extent that can only be described as
astonishing for a man who continually proclaims his abiding attachment
to his Catholic faith. Moreover, when the U.S. Supreme Court fulfilled
the hopes of Catholics and other Americans of faith during his
presidency, by striking down the constitutionally indefensible Roe v.
Wade decision in 2022, he assigned “blame” for this landmark pro-life
victory to Trump’s appointment of three new Supreme Court justices.
In fact, abortion rights and gender ideology are two areas where sharp
improvements are virtually certain to take place under Trump 2.0. While
Trump has said he won’t seek to restrict abortion access nationally, he
is a strong supporter of allowing pro-life states to be as restrictive
as they choose.
Trump is also expected to roll back many of the pro-abortion rights
executive actions that were a Biden hallmark, including the Justice
Department’s unjust weaponization of the FACE Act against pro-life
advocates.
With respect to gender ideology, Trump has strongly denounced “gender
transition” procedures for minor children and allowing biological males
to compete against female athletes. And with respect to the conscience
rights of medical personnel, Trump had a stellar record of protecting
their interests in his first term, so there is every reason to expect
the same this time around.
The groundswell of support for Trump, which now includes some of his
fiercest former critics, coincides with some positive developments in
foreign affairs. After more than a year of bloodshed in the Holy Land,
a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be moving
forward. At the same time, there is a growing consensus that the war in
Ukraine has reached a stalemate on the battlefield and ought to be
settled diplomatically as soon as possible.
As Catholics, we are cognizant that all these events are unfolding at
the start of a historic moment in the life of the Church: the 2025
Jubilee of Hope. It is Pope Francis’ earnest desire that people of good
will around the world will take advantage of a special outpouring of
grace this year to draw closer to God, to forgive those who have
trespassed against us and to resolve to set things right again — in our
hearts, our families, our relationships and our communities.
After years of turmoil in our country, God has granted President Trump
a golden opportunity to lead our nation in the same spirit. Let us pray
that he succeeds, even as the Jubilee reminds us that true hope is
rooted in our trust in the Lord’s mercy and love.
We can be sure of this: He will never disappoint us.
CATHOLIC REVIEW: Brooklyn priest who will give benediction at inaugural bonded with Trump over gravesite visit
CATHOLIC HERALD: Pope sends special inauguration telegram to Trump
The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States of America
The White House
On the occasion of your inauguration as the forty-seventh President of
the United States of America, I offer cordial greetings and the
assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom,
strength and protection in the exercise of your high duties. Inspired
by your nation's ideals of being a land of opportunity and welcome for
all, it is my hope that under your leadership the American people will
prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there is
no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion. At the same time, as
our human family faces numerous challenges, not to mention the scourge
of war, I also ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and
reconciliation among peoples. With these sentiments, I invoke upon you,
your family, and the beloved American people an abundance of divine
blessings.
FRANCIS
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Humility
53. 'A demoniac, frothing terribly at the mouth, struck an old hermit
on the jaw, and he turned the other cheek. This humility tortured
the demon like flames, and drove him out there and then.'
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