![]() While the Kansas bill died after public outcry over a provision allowing students to sue their schools every time they encountered a trans classmate in a restroom, the Minnesota bill is currently awaiting a hearing. A 2016 Kansas bill to create a student privacy act was an ADF twin as well. Minnesota’s 2017 Student Physical Privacy Act is a word-for-word copy of the ADF legislation. The firm’s model legislation is mirrored in - sometimes identical to - proposed state bills around the country. It’s such an incredible honor to be recognized by the Holy See in that way.”Ĭoronel writes for The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.Related: ACLU Sues City Over Nuisance Policy, Alleges It Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Bernadette pastor, said the Searses “live the faith day in and day out with joy and humility. Olmsted described the papal honor as a “well-deserved recognition of their many years of defending religious freedom, standing up for the true meaning of marriage and family life, defending the dignity and right to life of every human person and faithfully living their lay vocation in their home, their parish and the public square.”įather Pete Rossa, St. “How on earth did we get picked out of all the great people in the world who do so many wonderful things for God, for His kingdom and the church?” ![]() “Paula and I just started crying,” Alan Sears said. Olmsted handed them the letter explaining that Pope Francis had made the award. ![]() Maria Chavira, and a couple of our colleagues,” Paula Sears recalled. We walked into the conference room, and there’s our daughter with Father Fred Adamson, Dr. Mary’s Basilica to pray and ask God to prepare our hearts for the meeting. “We actually went down and parked at the diocese half an hour early and went to St. That may explain the trepidation Paula Sears felt when she received a call from Maria Chavira, diocesan chancellor, asking the couple to visit diocesan headquarters without revealing the reason why. He doesn’t say yes unless he can give 100 percent.” Paula Sears, for her part, credits her husband. For 14 years, every summer was spent moving from city to city and hotel to hotel, Paula Sears taking the kids to a park or mall while Alan Sears worked. “In many ways,” Alan Sears said, “she was a single mom.” As soon as the school year ended, the entire family traveled together. Sears’ alliance work takes him out of town about 200 days a year. “Every child and every spouse that gets caught up in ministry stuff, they don’t ask for it,” he added. ![]() “When we were being asked to consider leading ADF, none of us knew what it would really fully require,” he said. Pope Gregory XVI established the order in 1831.Īlan Sears earlier told The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Phoenix Diocese, that his wife “is probably the one who gets most of the credit for getting us here. Chesterton, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Bob Hope. The Searses joined the company of fellow members of the order G.K. The couple received a standing ovation from the congregation. Gregory the Great before pinning on her insignia. He pinned the eight-pointed cross on Alan’s jacket, then turned and pronounced Paula a dame of St. He turned to the Searses and declared, “In the name of Holy Father Francis, I hereby invest you with the insignia of a Knight of St. The bishop blessed the insignia of the order and sprinkled it with holy water. Olmsted asked them if they were willing to maintain “unswerving fidelity” to God and the pope, to which they responded in unison, “I do.” He read the English translation of the proclamation of the church signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. Hand in hand, the couple approached the altar. “We gather also to honor two faithful witnesses to Christ, Paula and Alan Sears,” he said. “They’re honored together, a recognition of how God works in twos,” the bishop said. Peter and Paul, who both gave their lives as martyrs. Olmsted’s homily highlighted the courageous example of Sts. “Paula’s support of Alan and his work provided him the strength to champion the cause of people who found their beliefs being challenged by modern secular ideologies.” “Alan’s passion and dedication to support religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage and family have had a lasting impact locally, nationally and internationally,” Adamson said. Father Frederick Adamson, diocesan vicar general, presented the couple to Olmsted for investiture, pointing to the couple’s living out of their vocation in their home, parish and the public square.
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