SCCR Parish Blog

 UPDATED: 12 May 2022 As many of you know, the Supreme Court has on its docket this summer an important case (Dobbs vs. Jackson) which could narrow or even entirely reverse the gravely unjust Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 which, together with a companion case, effectively requires abortion to be legally protected for virtually any reason at any stage in pregnancy in every state in the Union.  (While there are some limits, the Court doctrine of "undue burden" has been interpreted so broadly that it makes most regulation impossible in any state).   Our U.S. Bishops have been asking all Americans to pray for the end of legal structures protecting a so-called "constitutional right" to kill a child in the womb.  In an unprecedented confidentiality breach, a preliminary draft of the opinion on that case has been leaked, which the Chief Justice confirmed as authentic.   This draft opinion essentially invalidates Roe v. Wade, indicating that it has no proper co...

  UPDATED: 12/2/2021 This Wednesday, December 1st, the U. S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments for a case that could have enormous implications for the protection of babies in the womb and potentially even reverse all or part of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that overrode nearly all state protections against killing innocent unborn children. Archbishop Schnurr of Cincinnati together with his priests and pastors are encouraging all Catholics to pray and act to defend the sacredness and dignity of human life at this critical time.   Here are some opportunities to do that this week. ·         Join Archbishop Schnurr for 5:15 p.m. Mass on Tuesday, Nov. 30  at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, as we pray in a special way for the dignity of all human life.  More information and livestream link for those who can't attend in person.    * Check out good resources from th...

 UPDATED: 9 Sep. 2021 The State of Texas recently passed a law, SB8, to restrict the killing of children in the womb who are more than six weeks old.   As expected, this has caused a furious reaction from the pro-abortion forces. Perhaps unexpected was that it was upheld, at least temporarily, by the Supreme Court of the U.S. That is in part due to its clever legal construction which makes private citizens the "enforcers" of the law rather than government entities. Sadly, and exactly as expected, Mr. Biden (a baptized Catholic who is increasingly rejecting the central truths of the faith )  is directing the federal Department of Justice to undermine the law .   Mr. Biden has recently claimed that he "respectfully disagrees" with those who believe that life begins at conception.  The cardinal archbishop of Washington, D.C., has reacted to that statement . The problem with Mr. Biden's statement is not only that it contradicts Catholic teaching, but also ...