To my Voxers and fellow Bloggers,
If you have not heard by now of Patricia Januzzi, let me tell you.
She is a Catholic teacher removed from her position teaching at Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey for personal comments made about the sanctity of marriage. She is not at retirement age and has been devastated financially by this. Our good friend Barona, at Witness for Church and Pope in Toronto, wrote about her situation.
Where is her bishop?
Where are the pastors?
Where are the Catholics that did this injustice?
Patricia's friends have taken out a petition to show support for her. It can be found at:
https://www.change.org/p/immaculata-high-school-somerville-nj-support-patti-jannuzzi.
Let us show our Catholic sister and mother that we care for her, love her and will pray for her during this difficult time when even Hollywood celebrities are overcome with evil and mock her.
As someone who was touched by your kindness and generosity of prayers, words and promises of funds recently when threatened with an unjust lawsuit by a prominent media cleric, Holy See consultant and spokesman and adviser to Pope Francis, it behooves me to do this for my sister -- our sister Patricia on this her name sake day of St. Patrick. You offered me funds should they have been necessary. Thankfully they were not. Those funds are necessary now along with your prayers for our Catholic sister.
Patricia's friends have taken out a petition to show support for her. It can be found at:
https://www.change.org/p/immaculata-high-school-somerville-nj-support-patti-jannuzzi.
Let us show our Catholic sister and mother that we care for her, love her and will pray for her during this difficult time when even Hollywood celebrities are overcome with evil and mock her.
"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you for my name's sake, for your reward will be great in heaven." May these words of Our Blessed Lord be a great comfort to Patricia and her family.
As someone who was touched by your kindness and generosity of prayers, words and promises of funds recently when threatened with an unjust lawsuit by a prominent media cleric, Holy See consultant and spokesman and adviser to Pope Francis, it behooves me to do this for my sister -- our sister Patricia on this her name sake day of St. Patrick. You offered me funds should they have been necessary. Thankfully they were not. Those funds are necessary now along with your prayers for our Catholic sister.
You know what to do.
God bless you.
Vox
After teaching Catholic Theology for 31 years at Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ, our mother, Patricia Jannuzzi, was removed from teaching for stating on Facebook:
“We need healthy families with a mother and a father for the sake of the children and humanity.”
Our family is about to lose our health benefits. Our mother has recently and successfully battled breast cancer without missing a single day of teaching, except for the day of her operation. Health benefits are important to our family.
“We need healthy families with a mother and a father for the sake of the children and humanity.”
Our family is about to lose our health benefits. Our mother has recently and successfully battled breast cancer without missing a single day of teaching, except for the day of her operation. Health benefits are important to our family.
In addition, we have home, insurance, automobile and many other family expenses including educational expenses for two teenage sons. (One in college, one in high school.)
Our mother is 57, and hoped to teach until retirement at 65. Due to the overwhelming attacks in the media on her statement of Catholic belief, we do not believe she will be able to find another teaching position. Her salary & benefits total: 75,500 a year. Given her age, we are hoping to raise 7 ½ years of salary & benefits as our goal to protect our family. But for now we are raising 100,000 to cover salary and health benefits moving forward.
I hope you can find it in your heart to help our family. Any contribution is welcome. God Bless! Please forward this!
Our mother is 57, and hoped to teach until retirement at 65. Due to the overwhelming attacks in the media on her statement of Catholic belief, we do not believe she will be able to find another teaching position. Her salary & benefits total: 75,500 a year. Given her age, we are hoping to raise 7 ½ years of salary & benefits as our goal to protect our family. But for now we are raising 100,000 to cover salary and health benefits moving forward.
I hope you can find it in your heart to help our family. Any contribution is welcome. God Bless! Please forward this!