My prolife work is mainly as a 40 Days for Life leader and I organize a group throughout the year that goes to Planned Parenthood once a week. Our work is mainly being a public presence outside with signs, offering help to those who ask for it and praying. I personally haven't been...
Yes, there is room for including, but not to the extent of “giving the baby away with the hand basket.” Even though a women walks into an abortion clinic to eliminate her unplanned pregnancy, the life taken is never going to be erased. It will always be there, in the deep recesses...
When Mary told Joseph that her time was drawing near and that he should now betake himself to prayer, he left her and turned toward his sleep-place to do her bidding. Before entering his little recess, he looked back once toward that part of the cave where Mary knelt upon her couch in...
Father Rob- ert Lozinski, CSC, then closed with a prayer and asked God's blessings upon all the jubilarians, as well as everyone present, for a safe journey home and many happy years! Father James Hayer distributes the Bread of Life. Deacon Robert Behrens chants the Word of God as ...
(bareback) through our little town. We lived a lifestyle typical to those days in the early 70’s: get up, do chores, and then run with friends until the porch lights came on. It was an idyllic, carefree time – safe to ride bikes, do flips in the front yard, and wander from ...
this post is an invitation to prayerfully consider the realities of women’s embodied experiences of pregnancy loss when discussing Mary’s pregnancy in Advent.If you plan to talk about pregnancy in your homily, keep in mind that it is not inevitable that pregnancy leads to the safe delivery ...
I also think there is wisdom to be found in the fact that Jesus continues to make time to at least try to step away. Moving ourselves out from under the noise of the day to day, even for a little while, is beautiful, and it can be healing, especially when interwoven with prayer. ...
I know that prayer is an essential part of Christian discipleship. And I know that adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is our highest good as human beings. But these are high and holy actions for our faith life; what about things not as obviously related to our faith life, like putting ...
John Henry Cardinal Newman in his prayer to Jesus: “Dear Jesus, Your Holy Mother cooperated with the divine plan for the human race. Let me try to imitate her in her obedience and service to You.” Thank you, Jesus. Note: The sacred image that appears at the top of all of my ...
Now, of course, all of this, when I give this advice, I’m not downplaying the sacraments. Having a fervent prayer life, going to confession and never stopped going to confession. Well, I’ve confessed this in a thousand times, a thousand and one. The difference, here’s what makes ...