• Coronavirus COVID-19 Information and Resources

January 20, 2021

• "Ways to Protest Morally-tainted Vaccines-and Why" by Dr. Jeff Mirus, Jan 19, 2021
• "How to Object to an Abortion-Tainted COVID-19 Vaccine" by Stacy Trasancos, December 21, 2020. The Pontifical Academy for Life has said that Catholics may use, in a narrowly defined limit, vaccines prepared with cell lines derived from aborted children, but with strong warnings regarding our obligation to protest. Here's how to demand ethical options in biomedical research.

January 19, 2021

• Moral & Ethical Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccines

January 18, 2021

• The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (International Version): Resources for throughout the year 2021. Jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Daily Biblical Reflections (Click on box).

January 16, 2021

• 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome 18-25 January but with restrictions due to the pandemic (Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity). The theme of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is "Abide in my love…You shall bear much fruit" (John 15:1-17).
  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18-25 (USCCB): The theme of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is "Abide in my love…You shall bear much fruit" (John 15:1-17). Link contains resources for celebrating the Week for Christian Unity.

January 15, 2021

• Must Catholics Refuse a Covid-19 Vaccine Made with a Cell Line from an Abortion? The Catholic Spirit | Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk | December 10, 2020. In the wake of announcements from multiple pharmaceutical companies about safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, many are expressing ethical doubts about whether it is OK to take these vaccines. Do Catholics have a moral duty to decline an inoculation if it was unethically produced using a cell line that came from an abortion? The short answer is "no."
• What You Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines (Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI)): David Prentice, Ph.D., Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D. | December 8, 2020. Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) has published a new chart detailing whether the eight leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates supported by Operation Warp Speed are produced or tested using cells derived from abortions. The vaccine candidates evaluated are those produced by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, Sanofi/GSK, Inovio, and Merck.

January 10, 2021

• "A Prayer for the Healing of Our Nation" Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR

January 8, 2021

• Rules of Spiritual Discernment: a discussion of how we find our vocation and even choose our lesser missions, purposes, activities and goals as our lives unfold.
  • The First Rule of Discernment is to recognize and obey what the Lord tells us to do through the Church.
  • The Second Rule of Discernment is that every gift we have is to be used for God's glory.
  • The Third Rule of Discernment is prayer
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January 7, 2021

• USCCB: “End of Life” resources and articles.
• “The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi” tr. by Father Pascal Robinson. This short anthology of the writings of St. Francis includes a wide sampling of his writings.
• Those with Mild Coronavirus Experience Loss of Taste, Smell in 86% of Cases (Journal of Internal Medicine): "[Olfactory dysfunction] is more prevalent in mild COVID-19 forms than in moderate-to-critical forms," the researchers said in the study, noting that according to their research, 75% to 85% of people regained their ability to taste and smell two months after their infection, while 95% of patients regained their ability to taste and smell at six months.

January 6, 2021

• CDC: When Vaccine is Limited, Who Gets Vaccinated First? (1/5/2021): CDC recommends that initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine be allocated in Phase 1A to healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents. Phase 1B: Frontline essential workers such as fire fighters, police officers, corrections officers, food and agricultural workers, United States Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, public transit workers, and those who work in the educational sector (teachers, support staff, and daycare workers). And, people aged 75 years and older because they are at high risk of hospitalization, illness, and death from COVID-19. People aged 75 years and older who are also residents of long-term care facilities should be offered vaccination in Phase 1A. Phase 1C: People aged 65—74 years because they are at high risk of hospitalization, illness, and death from COVID-19. People aged 65—74 years who are also residents of long-term care facilities should be offered vaccination in Phase 1a. People aged 16—64 years with underlying medical conditions which increase the risk of serious, life-threatening complications from COVID-19. Other essential workers, such as people who work in transportation and logistics, food service, housing construction and finance, information technology, communications, energy, law, media, public safety, and public health.

January 5, 2021

• Helping College Students Kick Substance Abuse: Starting college is thrilling, especially for students who are new to living independently away from home. College is also a time for some students to experiment with drugs and alcohol, and some of them end up abusing these substances. With professional help, support from family and friends, and essential resources, college students can kick substance abuse.
• How COVID-19 Affects the Mental Health of Seniors: If you are in the 65 and up age group it has probably limited your social interaction even more than others. These extra precautions the elderly have to take has affected their mental health and feelings of loneliness more than usual.