Social Justice Department

This is a special prayer intentions calendar prepared by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange (California) to coincide  with President Trumps first 100 days in office. The Sisters are sending them to our Social Concerns Office in installments of two weeks at a time.

"For what it's worth, and that's a lot...

If you are concerned about Americans' access to healthcare insurance and the changes proposed by the Republican party, please call Paul Ryan. It takes under two minutes and it literally is a matter of life and death for so many people. You won't speak with a human, only a computer.

Paul Ryan is conducting a phone poll on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) to gather public opinion on it. If you would like to express your support for the Affordable Care Act, call 1-202-225-0600. Press 2 to weigh in on the issue. You'll hear a brief recording about HR-3762, Paul Ryan's proposal to gut the ACA, and President Obama's use of his veto power to stop it. You will then have a chance to indicate your opinion with the press of a button. Press 1 if you support Obamacare, or 2 if you oppose it.

Speaker Ryan's voicemail is full, so there isn't an opportunity to leave a more detailed message, you only get to push the opinion button. Super-easy to do, so please do it!"

From an alumnus of Saint Vincent's