Welcome to the June 1, 2022 edition of
Just 3 Things, the weekly social action newsletter of the Office of Human Life & Dignity. If this email was forwarded to you, and you'd like to receive it each week, please
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Melissa Vlach
Social Action and Digital Media Coordinator
Office of Human Life & Dignity
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Join us for We Were Born Ready: A New Vision for Post-Roe California. This webinar will discuss the Church's vision for a world that supports women, children, and families and will provide resources for advocacy.
The event, taking place on Thursday, June 9 at 6:00 pm Pacific, will feature a panel of expert speakers including Bishop Oscar Cantú of the Diocese of San Jose, Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference Kathleen Domingo, and our own Respect Life Coordinator Maria Martinez-Mont.
As our nation continues to mourn following the tragedy in Uvalde, Bishop Daniel Flores of the Diocese of Brownsville recently gave an interview about gun violence and the perspective of Church teaching. While discussing a number of the factors contributing to this scourge, he stated, "But the larger framework, theologically, is the Church’s expectation that civil society must seek after the common good - and that means protecting the vulnerable and exercising a reasonable prudence with regard to the order of things."
Bishop Flores
joined many other bishops, as well as
Pope Francis, in calling for action to prevent such tragedies in the future. (Photo of a memorial wreath at the cathedral in San Antonio. David Ramos / ACI Prensa)
Action alert: SB 866 is scheduled for a hearing TODAY and your voice is needed to oppose this bill, which would remove parental involvement in the vaccination process. While
the Church supports vaccinations, parental involvement is vital when decisions are being made about important health issues.
Assembly Member Matt Haney,
representing District 17 in San Francisco, is one of the members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, so his constituents are encouraged to contact him. However, everyone can send a message to the members of the committee, urging them to vote no or abstain.