Archbishop Sample's Statement
on the shooting in Las Vegas: 10/2/17

"As one who spent many happy years growing up in Las Vegas, my thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and the entire community. In an age where these sorts of acts seem to be occurring more and more frequently, we must continue – with even more fervor – to seek the face of Christ in our daily lives. It is only through prayer and the Sacraments that we can heal the wounds that continue to be inflicted by evil on our society. We take solace in the fact that, in the end, the Lord and his love will be victorious." - Archbishop Alexander K. Sample -

Oregon Catholic Conference Statement
House Bill 3391 Forces Coverage of Abortion
and Expands Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
UPDATED 8/15/17

The day after our country celebrated Independence Day, the Oregon State Legislature passed a bill that has more to do with force than it does with freedom.  House Bill 3391, which has now been signed into law by Governor Brown, forces insurance companies to cover abortion on demand and it forces all Oregon taxpayers to help finance an extremist abortion agenda that does not enjoy majority support. 

By insisting on complete insurance coverage of abortion, including late-term and sex-selective abortions, the legislature and the Governor show intolerance of widely held opposing views and will compel thousands of Oregonians to support what their conscience rejects. 

Oregonians opposed to House Bill 3391 should lend their support to the Stop Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. This measure needs 117,000 signatures to qualify as an initiative for the 2018 election.  Visit www.StopTheFunding.org  to sign the petition and find out how you can help reverse some of the harmful effects of the current legislation that implements and expands

Remaining Confirmations for 2017

Sunday, Oct. 29          St. John Fisher, Portland          2:00 PM
 

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