HHS Mandate

Hopefully you all heard from Archbishop Schnurr yesterday at Mass about the mandate from our federal government that requires employers to cover birth control in health insurance plans.

If not, here's the letter:

http://www.setonmilford.org/documents/ArchbishopHealthLtr_000.pdf

Please contact our representatives and let them know that this new mandate infringes on our rights to practice and live our Catholic faith:

http://www.setonmilford.org/documents/ConscienceContactInfo.pdf

I sent letters to all three of our representatives this morning and all but one (can you guess which one?) have responded positively. Let's fill their mailboxes so they know that as faithful Catholics we are not going to sit silently.

YOUCAT Course

If you don't have a copy of YOUCAT, you should get one. It's a great reference for our children and for us! It's available at the Catholic Shop in Madeira and at amazon.

There's a great course online from the Newman Connection Institute that goes through the entire YOUCAT with reading assignments, short videos and a quiz over each section. Excellent!

http://www.newmanconnection.com/institute

Click on "Exploring YOUCAT"

There are also other video courses that look wonderful.

Prayers for Kids (and Adults!)

Here's a link to prayers and Mass responses:

http://www.holyheroes.net/pdf/Prayer-booklet.pdf