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UPDATE to Expectant Mother Care (EMC) massive diaper distribution last week - great effort & success

UPDATE: More diaper deliveries pending; diaper delivery in two weeks and Mother's Day delivery of household goods with an Amazon tractor trailer load. To help out call 718-401-9400.

Went wonderfully well with plenty of volunteers.

And it was covered by News 12 - may be an ad before the report -

 

 

 

See this Patch article also Two NY Non-Profits Team Up to Deliver Diapers to Mothers in Need

The recipients are grateful!

"Thanks for EMC's Diaper Deployment! I got mine!"

You're not thinkin' of taking away my EMC pampers, are you?

 

 

Sisters of Life free Virtual Gala is Thursday, April 30th

This will be very worth logging onto - You can register with the RSVP below, or by hitting the link. There is no cost.

Our dear friends, the Sisters of Life, were set to have their annual in-person gala in New York City, which has been canceled due to the Coronavirus. In lieu of this event, they would like to invite everyone to join them online for an experience of beauty, hope, and joy with the Sisters of Life, reflecting on the truth of the goodness of each human person — made in the image and likeness of God.

What: Sisters of Life Virtual Gala Date: This Thursday, April 30 Time: 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific)

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Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life, will be honored with the John Cardinal O’Connor Award, in recognition of the rich contribution of her work as a woman in the Church and civil society, her passionate commitment to the dignity of human life, and the importance of her public witness on behalf of the most vulnerable. By registering now, you will be joining with the more than 2,800 people who have already registered to attend. During this virtual gala, you will be: Inspired by a message of hope from Mother Agnes Included in the prayers of the Sisters of Life Introduced to all the missions of the community Connected with the Sisters during this time of sheltering in Motivated to support their important work at a crucial time Uplifted by an evening celebration of life! We hope you can join the Sisters of Life, Mother Agnes, Jeanne Mancini, and 2,800+ others for an inspiring time together online this Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific.) Please share this invitation with your friends and family worldwide!

 

Great short video - Good Counsel Homes is open - and delivering babies -

And one of the house mothers had to do a delivery! Chris Bell, who speaks for a few seconds, is a good friend of many on our list.

 

Easter art: "The Road to Emmaus"

This is the cover picture for April's Magnificat. The cover was an excerpt from the painting - the first picture below - and then the full picture with the commentary from Magnificat.

 

Little Jaxon has died at five years old

We posted about this baby five years ago. His family rejected what the physicians suggested - abortion.

Little Jaxon lived for only five years and was born missing part of his brain. But the precious little boy became an Internet sensation and repeatedly touched the world as viral photos of him became staples on social media thanks to his beautiful face and gorgeous eyes.

“He passed away in my arms and surrounded by his parents and family who were loving on him and providing comfort and endless hours of snuggles throughout his final days,” Brandon Buell, 35, his father, told TODAY in an email.

“Ultimately, Jaxon passed away from his body and organs shutting down, as is common with children like him. This had absolutely nothing to do with the COVID-19 virus, but was something we always knew from the beginning would likely happen. We just didn’t know when.”

Jaxon recently entered into hospice care at home after showing signs of slowing down in the past year or so, and the family was preparing to say goodbye, his dad added.

“Jaxon’s legacy is about his strength and his amazing sweet spirit. He truly made me, his mom, his family, and all who learned of his story better,” he said.

The Buells had a Facebook page they call “Jaxon Strong.” They post everyday pictures to remind their followers and partners, “We’re an ordinary family with an extraordinary son, and we’re doing our best with what we’ve been given.”

Australian Cardinal Pell - High Court unanimously throws out his sex abuse charge; freed after year in solitary confinement

 

A gross miscarriage of justice overturned.

Her are four links to articles -

The Catholic League - has a very good review of the facts of the case  - Cardinal Pell is a Free Man

Here is what the High Court said about this matter. “The assumption that a group of choristers, including adults, might have been so preoccupied with making their way to the robing room as to fail to notice the extraordinary sight of the Archbishop of Melbourne dressed ‘in his full regalia’ advancing through the procession and pinning a 13 year old boy to the wall, is a large one.” That is putting it mildly. It is preposterous.

National Review - Cardinal George Pell Walks Free

The only question that ought to matter in the Pell case is Did he do it? His accuser claims he did. But on being released, Pell said the High Court’s decision “was not a referendum on the Catholic Church; nor a referendum on how church authorities in Australia dealt with the crime of pedophilia in the church. The point was whether I had committed these awful crimes, and I did not.”

America Magazine - The High Court of Australia announced via Twitter that in a unanimous 7-0 decision

The cardinal, who has maintained his innocence throughout, was convicted on the testimony of one of the choir boys, who only decided to go to the Victoria police in 2015 after attending the funeral of the other alleged victim, who had died of a heroin overdose.

Catholic Culture - Lessons to be Learned from Cardinal Pell's Case

The victim of his injustice, Cardinal Pell himself, has been admirably serene throughout his ordeal. Rather than complaining about his confinement, the cardinal said that he was using his time in jail as an “extended retreat.” He refused to engage in polemics and urged his supporters to have faith in the Australian justice system—showing a confidence that few of those supporters shared. “I hold no ill will toward my accuser,” he said after the High Court ordered his release. “I do not want my acquittal to add to the hurt and bitterness so many feel; there is certainly hurt and bitterness enough.”