Archives for March 2019

Come See our Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Talent! 

Ten very entertaining acts will be on the program, performers of all ages, and a variety of talents (several vocalists, two instrumental numbers, two dance numbers, and a comedy routine). A team of “vote collectors” have assembled their unique costumes and collection buckets and are anxious to convince the audience members to vote for their friend or relative’s act.

Participants will be trying to raise the most money with their performance and you get to vote for them with cash! We will also be having refreshments, basket raffles, and all kinds of fun. Admission is free! So please be sure to tell your friends to join us for a time of great fun.

And finally, we have a $1,000.00 Grand Prize ready to award to the act that receives the most votes. And to top it all off, Sarah Hughes, recently crowned Miss Bucks County 2019, will serve as our Master of Ceremonies.

You don’t want to miss it!

Defenders of abortion will not bring the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to a vote in the US House of Representatives. This is deeply unfair.

There is one way to break the blockade.

We need your help to urge your Representative to sign a petition, beginning on April 2nd, that would allow this vote to occur.

We are saddened and shocked by state legislatures proposing and even passing laws to expand abortion AND to repeal laws providing specific protections for babies who live through an attempted abortion.

The Born-Alive Act would provide specific protections nationwide to help prevent newborns from being killed or left alone to die.

The Senate failed to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, but that is not the end of the story. This bill, rooted in our most fundamental human values, is worth fighting for.

Babies who survive abortion must no longer be killed or left to die. Help us push Congress to take a vote on and pass the Born-Alive Act.

In his most recent column Archbishop Chaput writes, “As director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and committed to the ideals of reproductive choice and a woman’s “right to choose,” [Abby] Johnson oversaw a site that conducted thousands of abortions during her tenure.  It was only when she took part personally in one of the procedures that the reality of killing a living, developing, unborn human child imprinted itself on her conscience full force.  She left Planned Parenthood and joined the Coalition for Life.

Johnson’s journey from one side of the abortion struggle to the other is told powerfully in her compelling book Unplanned, available from Ignatius Press (https://www.ignatius.com/Unplanned-P2528.aspx) and other booksellers.  It’s well worth reading and sharing.  And her story is now an equally powerful motion picture, Unplanned, opening in theaters around the metro Philadelphia area on March 29.  Don’t expect to see positive reviews in mainstream media outlets; miracles do happen, but this one would be a stretch.  Ignore that.  See this movie, and bring as many friends and acquaintances with you as you can (it’s rated R for the nature of its content).  It’s that important.”

You can read the complete column by  visiting www.CatholicPhilly.com. A Spanish translation of this column will be provided to you as soon as possible.

“Saint Katharine Drexel: The Holy Heiress,” a 30-minute documentary on the life and work of Saint Katharine Drexel, will air at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30th, on 6ABC.  The program is a special presentation of 6ABC’s FYI Philly.  Encore presentations of the documentary will air at 1:00 p.m. and midnight on Sunday, March 31st.

“The Holy Heiress” Saint Katharine Drexel, from her early years growing up in Philadelphia, to her religious life dedicated to serving the needs of African Americans and Native Americans, and how she became a saint.  It also tells of the translation and installation last year of her sacred remains to a newly constructed tomb at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Designated an Archdiocesan shrine last month, the tomb,located near the Drexel Family altar inside the Cathedral’s main entrance, is open for visitation and prayer. More information about the tomb and shrine is available at

https://www.saintkatharinedrexelshrine.com/.

This morning, before assuming his duties as Grand Marshal, Monsignor McCormac celebrated Mass with the parade committee in the Chapel at CEC.

Photos of Grand Marshal Msgr. McCormac in the St. Patty’s Day Parade.