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Assessing the Morality of COVID-19 Vaccines Developed with Abortion-Derived Tissue: A Register Guide

March 4, 2021 / CL / News

Which vaccines appear to be most acceptable, in light of the U.S. bishops’ new guidance regarding vaccines that utilized abortion-derived tissues in their development and testing?

COVID vaccine vials of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson, and Gsk Inc.

WASHINGTON — Shortly after a new single dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson was approved for use in the U.S., Bishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans issued a statement warning the faithful that the vaccine was “morally compromised” due to its reliance on abortion-derived cells in both its development and testing, and advising Catholics that they consequently should use vaccines that are more morally acceptable vaccines if those vaccines are available. 

On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued a statement on the matter Tuesday also cautioning against the use of the new vaccine, and informing the faithful of how to make the most ethical choice among available COVID-19 vaccines. 

“The approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the United States again raises questions about the moral permissibility of using vaccines developed, tested, and/or produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines.

Here is the full text of the bishops’ statement:

“Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines raised concerns because an abortion-derived cell line was used for testing them, but not in their production. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, however, was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines raising additional moral concerns. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has judged that ‘when ethically irreproachable COVID-19 vaccines are not available … it is morally acceptable to receive Covid-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process.’[1] However, if one can choose among equally safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccine with the least connection to abortion-derived cell lines should be chosen. Therefore, if one has the ability to choose a vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccines should be chosen over Johnson & Johnson’s.   Read more..

How to Object to an Abortion-Tainted COVID-19 Vaccine

Religious Ed News

March 3, 2021 / CL / News, Religious Ed

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Dates to Remember:

March 28 through April 4th:  No Religious Education Classes

Preparing Our Hearts this Lent:

We are now in the season of Lent.  Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.  It is a great time for spiritual growth as we prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord at Easter.

During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting.  We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully.

Taking time to pray with your children, attending extra masses, going to adoration, confession, and to the Stations of the Cross are great ways to prepare your hearts for Easter.  Here are the events going on in our parish this Lent:

Every Tuesday:

Confession:  5:30 p.m.  / Mass:  6:30 p.m.

Every Friday:

Mass: 9:00 a.m. / Confessions: 6:00 p.m. / Stations:  7:00 p.m.

Every Saturday:

Confessions:  3:00 p.m. / Mass:  4:00 p.m.

“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”  Matthew 19:14

                                      

Lenten Homily Series

February 20, 2021 / CL / KofC, News

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Retreats / Conferences and more

February 17, 2021 / CL / KofC, News

National Catholic Women’s Conference

“My Peace I Give You”

March 12-14

“Inspire and Light a Fire” Weekend Retreats

Retreat for Men: March 5-7; Retreat for Women: March 12-14

St. Francis Retreat Center -DeWitt, MI
Based on the book “To Light a Fire on the Earth” by Bishop Robert Barron, this retreat will highlight evangelization as the center of every Catholic’s mission. Check in begins at 6 p.m. Friday. Suggested donation for the weekend is $185. Register online or view other upcoming retreat date options at www.stfrancis.ws. You can also register by calling St. Francis at 517-669-8321.

Catholic Retreat for Singles

Mid-life Singles: Are you looking for a renewed sense of connection & purpose during this pandemic? Register today for a REFLECT Day of Reflection at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI (10 Miles north of Lansing), on April 10, 2021. Take a chance and get involved…you won’t regret it! Cost is $45 including continental breakfast and lunch.

Visit www.ReflectRetreat.com call (586) 770-1772 or email reflect.michigan@gmail.com for details.

The Pray More Lenten Retreat – Online Retreat
(from the Pray More Novenas people)

Inspiring talks to help you focus your eyes on the Lord and transform your prayer life this Lent. Begins on Ash Wednesday.

go to www.praymoreretreat.org to sign up

Lenten Rules for Fasting & Abstinence from Meat

February 14, 2021 / CL / KofC, News

 

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.  For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.

When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.  The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

 

Those that are excused from fast and abstinence outside the age limits include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, common sense should prevail, and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting.

Lenten Resources

February 8, 2021 / CL / KofC, News

We have gathered some Resources that we hope will help you as you go through your Lenten journey.

The Pray More Lenten Retreat – sign up online at www.praymoreretreat.org

Formed – The Catholic Faith On demand. click here to join
You need to look up St. Robert Bellarmine in Flushing, on Cherry Street, click NEXT, then enter your name and email.

“Best Lent Ever” from Dynamic Catholic: Each week, participants in this free email program will receive short videos from Matthew Kelly that unpack “the genius of Catholicism” and inspire them to becoming the best version of themselves.

Set a Daily Reminder in myParish app to pray. Example: set reminder at Noon to pray the Angelus.

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The Ultimate Lent Guide for Busy People

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Sign up for Daily Lent Reflections from Fr. Barron
From Word on Fire Catholic Ministries: Anything that comes from Word on Fire is always rife with spiritual wisdom. Reflect daily on Christ’s journey to Calvary from the comfort of your office chair or living room couch. Email reflections are available in both English and Spanish.

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Ignatian Workout for Lent an Online Retreat
Lenten Meditations: A dotMagis Series Based on the Words of William A. Barry, SJ

Ignatian Spirituality Lenten Resources

Stations of the cross Meditations

Pray for the Sick

March 31, 2020 / CL / No Category
Pray for Covid-19 Sick

Please Pray for those who Have COVID-19
from Good Shepherd & St. Robert Parishes

  1. Rebecca – grand daughter of Marti Donnelly
  2. Alex Meiser – brother of Molly Baade
  3. Joan Anonick – mother-in-law of Gloria Weber’s daughter
  4. Kathy – co-worker of Gail Grella’s grandson

Pray for the Souls of those who have died and their families

  1. Hank Anonick – father-in-law of Gloria Weber’s daughter
  2. Melvard Newhouse

Crisis in the Church

September 2, 2018 / CL / No Category

We hope you will find these resources helpful.

 

 

 

Bishop Robert Barron’s  Video Why Remain Catholic?  (With So Much Scandal)

 

May the below encourage you and offer some things that we all can do to help bring about a renewal in the church.   As Ralph Martin said in his letter, ” Jesus is still Lord and will use the current grave problems to bring about good.”  Jesus told us he will not abandon us, and the gates of hell will not prevail against the Church.

Here are some other resources, which provide light and hope during this dark period:

  • Joseph Ratzinger’s “Way of the Cross” meditations and prayers (given in 2005 at the Colosseum in Rome)
  • Hours of Eucharistic Adoration in Reparation
  • Prayer of Reparation
  • Meditation on Reparation and Divine Intimacy
  • A Holy Hour of Reparation

Additional Prayers:

  • Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
  • Novena for the Abuse Crisis
  • Litany of the Saints
  • Rosary Crusade for the Church and World (Ends Oct. 7 Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary)
  • Spiritually Adopt a Priest

Together let’s pray for the victims and the entire Body of Christ.
Let’s also pray the rosary daily as Mary requested, for peace in the world and true renewal in the Church.

Our Lady of Sorrows…    Pray for us!

 

 

what can we do as we continue to pray for the pope and our leaders that God may give them the wisdom and courage to deal with the root of the rot and bring about a real renewal of holiness and evangelization in the Church?

»We need to go about our daily lives, trying to live each day in a way pleasing to God, loving Him and loving our neighbor, including the neighbor in our own families. We need to look to ourselves, lest we fall.

»We need to remember that even though we have this treasure in earthen vessels (or as some translations put it, “cracked pots”), the treasure is no less the treasure. Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater! Baby Jesus is the treasure, and He is still as present as ever and still as ready to receive all who come to Him. And the Mass! Every day, He is willing to come to us in such a special way. Let’s attend daily Mass even more frequently, to offer the sacrifice of Jesus’ death and resurrection to God the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit, for the salvation of souls and the purification of the Church.

»We need to remember that the Catholic Church is indeed founded by Christ and, despite all problems, has within it the fullness of the means of salvation. Where else can we go? Nowhere; this is indeed our Mother and Home, and she needs our love, our prayers, and our persevering in the way of holiness more than ever.

»We need to remember that there are many truly holy and dedicated bishops and priests, and we must pray for them and support them. They need and deserve our support.

»We need to remember that this isn’t the first time such grave problems have beset the Church. In the fourteenth century, St. Catherine of Siena bemoaned the “stench of sin” coming from the papal court and prophesied that even the demons were disgusted by the homosexual activity he had tempted priests into and the cover up by their superiors! (See chapters 124-125 of Catherine of Siena’s The Dialogue.)

That isn’t to say that we don’t need to take seriously and do all we can in response to the grave scandal we are facing in our time. And yet we need to remember that all this is happening under the providence of God, and He has a plan to bring good out of it. It was even prophesied strongly in Mary’s apparitions in Akita, Japan. Jesus is still Lord and will use the current grave problems to bring about good.

And finally, I’m beginning to see why the Lord has impressed on me so strongly in the past year the urgent need to heed the appeals of Our Lady of Fatima. Indeed, as Mary said,

“Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to hell, because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them.”

Let’s continue to pray and offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners and as reparation for sin, and let’s pray the rosary daily as Mary requested, for peace in the world and true renewal in the Church.

taken from Letter by Ralph Martin “Dear Troubled Catholics”

 

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IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR VICTIMIZED BY SOMEONE REPRESENTING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

*Please believe in the possibility for hope and help and healing.  We encourage you to come forward and speak out.

 

If I have been the victim of child sexual abuse by someone representing the Catholic Church, whom should I contact?
Contact the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Lansing, Cheryl Williams-Hecksel, LMSW, 888-308-6252 or cwilliamshecksel@dioceseoflansing.org.

What if I am an adult victim of sexual harassment, abuse, or other types of harassment by someone who works for the Catholic Church?
Contact the Lighthouse Incident Reporting service, 844-446-0009, or Lisa Kutas, Human Resources Director, 517-342-2511 or lkutas@dioceseoflansing.org.

 

 

 

Ways You Can Take Action

July 17, 2016 / CL / No Category

Please Urge the Senate to Approve the Conscience Protection Act!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTION! With voices all over Michigan and all over the country encouraging its passage, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Conscience Protection Act this week by a 245-182 bipartisan vote.  The measure allows for health care providers and payers to protect their rights in court should they be forced to participate in abortion.  Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, the respective chairs of the pro-life and religious liberty committees at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), applauded the vote and urged continued action as the bill moves forward to the U.S. Senate.  Please send a message to the senate now: http://www.micatholic.org/advocacy/catholic-advocacy-network/vv/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns
Please Urge Congress to Approve the First Amendment Defense Act!
The First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802, S. 1598) would bar the federal government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based upon their religious beliefs or moral convictions that marriage is the union of one man and one woman or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.  Please send a message now:  https://www.votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaigns/43794/Respond

Download our Parish App!

January 22, 2015 / CL / No Category

At Good Shepherd we are pursuing new opportunities to foster a stronger parish life and better engage the New Evangelization. As a part of these efforts we are happy to announce that Good Shepherd now has it’s own app for Apple and Android phones.

Our new app will allow us to send you useful and important messages throughout the week regarding our parish life and events, and allow you to reply to messages or RSVP for events.

There will be no need for parishioners with smart phones to remember to silence their phones before Mass. The app will send you a reminder to silence your phone 20 minutes before the Mass you select. Many more great features will be a help to all of us, such as, daily Mass readings, Catholic news, prayers and prayer reminders, quick access to online tithing, Confession reminders, and our weekly bulletin.

So, be sure to download the app by visiting myparishapp.com or searching for myparish on your phone’s app store, or text  APP to 88202 and stay connected with us all week long.

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Once downloaded open the app and search for Good Shepherd Church 400 N. Saginaw St. click on that.  That’s it!

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