PRESIDENT BUSH recently nominated Samuel Alito, another Roman Catholic to the U.S. Supreme Court. Please pray for pro-life judges and a fair confirmation hearing. Call Senators Norm Coleman (1-202-224-5641),  Mark Dayton (1-202-224-3244), Arlen Specter (1-202-224-4254, and Hillary Clinton (1-202-224-4451) and ask them to help us build a culture of life. God bless you!

LET TARGET CORPORATION KNOW by phone call (612-304-6073) or letter (1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 55403) that you support and applaud the company's decision to allow their pharmacists not to fill prescriptions for the abortifacient pill labeled "Plan B." Pharmacists should never be forced to compromise their moral integrity.

ABORTION & THE AMERICAN GIRL: American Girl dolls are very popular, but American Girl is involved with another organization that openly supports abortion. A Christian alternative is the Beautiful Girlhood Collection available from The Vision Forum, 1-800-440-0022. These dolls focus on Christian values and true femininity.

NOW vs. SCHEIDLER: The National Organization of Women (NOW) has recently taken its case against Joe Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League to the U.S. Supreme Court for a 3^rd time. At stake is freedom of speech and the right to peacefully protest against abortion. Please pray for an end to the culture of death!

VATICAN MESSAGE ON AIDS: Cardinal Barragan of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers said that the continued increase in AIDS in the world is fueled by a "pansexual culture" that reduces sex to mere pleasure. The safe way to prevent spread of the disease is to practice sexuality within the sacred union of marriage between a man and a woman.

AS SEEN IN THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT, the archdiocesan newspaper of the Twin Cities, a recommended book for personal reading or as an exceptional Christmas gift is God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church by George Weigel, author of the New York Times best-selling biography of Pope John Paul the Great, Witness to Hope. An informed and insightful view of the Holy Roman Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era, God's Choice chronicles the rise of Pope Benedict.

CHRIST'S INFALLIBLE VICAR APPROVES DOCUMENT: Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI ordered the recent publication of an Instruction from the Congregation for Catholic Education which oversees seminary formation. Officially released on 29 November 2005, the entire text with footnotes can be found at www.zenit.org. To read it, select 'Documents' from the table of contents on the home page.

FATHER TOM will continue his Sunday Morning Sessions on the following dates in the Youth Room (lower level of the Parish Center); refreshments will be served. Join Father Tom when he addresses the questions:

January 15 "Can I really trust Jesus to provide for all    of my family's needs?"

February 12 "My relationship with Jesus is personal    and private, so why do I need to share    my faith with others?"