Welcome to the Feb. 26, 2020 Ash Wednesday edition of Just 3 Things, the weekly social action newsletter of the Office of Human Life & Dignity. Here are a few of the important priorities, news and ideas of the week. And a reminder, the California primary is March 3. Please vote!
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What better way to experience Lent and Easter than by opening oneself to the healing power of God? There are a few spots still open for the upcoming March 7-8 Hope and Healing After Abortion Women's Retreat led by Father Vito Perrone, Contemplative of St. Joseph, with the Daughters of Carmel. To register or to learn more, projectrachel@sfarch.org or 415-614-5567. The location and all inquiries are kept confidential. Fee is $50 but can be waived.
You might not know this from sparse local news coverage, but federal and state courts in San Francisco are the epicenter of the legal battles being waged against pro-life independent investigative journalists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for their covertly filmed Center for Medical Progress videos exposing trafficking in unborn baby parts by Planned Parenthood and others. On Friday, Feb. 21, in California Superior Court, Daleiden and Merritt pleaded not guilty to nine felony counts and appealed the 10th. The charges range from criminal eavesdropping to falsification of documents. Our Melissa Vlach spoke to Daleiden's attorney Peter Breen outside the Hall of Justice.
It goes against our perceptions to think of any Vatican document as snappy. However, the short apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis on the Amazon and directed beyond the Amazon to all of us inspired the attached video. This is the first of an occasional series on a variety of topics, dubbed In About 4 Minutes.