Posts Tagged ProLife

14 May 2013 Anno Domini
by Sofia Guerra

As I sit today praying my Breviary, I find the Psalms contained within so comforting. The last several weeks, actually over a month I have been in a spiritual dryness and sadness which was worse than any physical sickness I have endured.

I couldn’t understand why all I wanted to do was stay in the house, try to work on the blog and reread “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen for the 300th time. It wasn’t depression as it was more of an aching sadness about the state of the world and of course the Church.

I tried to pray so very much. the more I tried, the more I found my self shedding tears only uttering, “Jesus, help me…” I know now that was the only prayer I needed to offer.

I turned to my sister in Christ and dear friend Lisa Graas, (@CatholicLisa on Twitter and the CatholicBandita – her blog) I filled her DM column in Twitter with rambling messages asking for help. Her response was of course, the right medicine. She told me it was a good idea to take some time off and get outside. I have written about it in a prior post HERE.

However, the most important thing she said to me was, “I know it’s hard but I keep thinking of PJPII. Be not afraid.” Bullseye! I have never experienced fear truthfully until now…spiritually experiencing it is so much more paralyzing than physical fear. It was as if the Holy Spirit delivered the message to her for me.

So I got outside, left fear behind and everything felt as if I was freed. I came back to the blog the following week and lasted ONE DAY. Sarah, one of my interns and family member had to take the blog back again and post.

This time however, I was not afraid but angst seemed to be trying to rear its’ ugly head. Once again. This time was different as I was praying joyfully with all my heart, adoring Christ in Adoration and was NOT AFRAID.

The face of EVIL: Kermit Gosnell

Kermit Gosnell.

Everyday, day in and day out this promoter of infanticide and brutality and murder was on trial. All the information was coming out in full now. As someone involved with the Pro-Life movement I was quite aware of Gosnell. to hear it and see it on the news, well that is quite another story.

Of course, the media virtually ignored it except for Fox Network’s Kimberly Guilfoyle who sat in the empty reserved media area in the courtroom daily. As a former prosecutor and a devoted mother this could have been her case. Thank you Kimberly for your resolve.

I have to say that my Pro-Life brothers and sisters on Social Media forced the world to learn who this monster was and what he did. We owe these people our gratitude forever, because they did it. They made the world look at the horror of abortion. Thank you all.

I must thank in particular, LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt & Co.), LiveActionNews.org (Lila Rose & Co.) and most of all, Lisa Graas (CatholicBandita.com) for never giving up in this fight. They work so hard without ceasing and particularly during the Gosnell trial to get people to understand a simple fact: The baby in the womb is human, not anything else. the baby in the womb deserves the same attention the babies born alive and murdered by the hand of this ogre and his staff received. Will we learn? I hope so.

I think our country and maybe some places outside our borders also changed yesterday. I think now those on the LUKEWARM fence about abortion will come to Truth and will now be honored to call themselves Pro-Life. I will pray for this daily. I will also pray for the conversion of Kermit Gosnell. Like the beloved late Dr.Bernard Nathanson there is always hope.

I now understand… my angst, spiritual dryness and aching sadness came as a direct spiritual attack. but I am not afraid. Bring it on, father of lies. I know the battle is won, Jesus promised us that. And He only speaks TRUTH because He is Truth.

I must add a loving thank you to Our Blessed Mother, our “Secret Agent” in the war on EVIL. On her Feast day as Our Lady of Fatima the evil Gosnell perpetrated on innocent children was stopped.

She wants all of us to come to her Son. This is her job. she accepted it the day she gave her Fiat to the Archangel Gabriel and to the Holy Spirit. She was not afraid. she was truly Pro Life. she gave us our Savior. You are truly loved O Mary, Queen of Heaven.

Cleveland Kidnap Victim Wants to Reunite With Son Conceived in Gang Rape

by Lisa Graas at her blog, CatholicBandita.com
13 May 2013 Anno Domini

As I write, my article at Live Action on Cleveland kidnap victim Michelle Knight has been picked up by LifeNews and has been shared almost 10,000 times on Facebook. Thanks, everyone, for sharing.

Read the article at LifeNews or at Live Action.

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Please click on one of the links above to read this truly profound story by Lisa Graas. Being ProLife comes is many, many ways...

by Sarah Terzo | Madison, WI | LifeNews.com

A man has been charged with stalking his pregnant ex-partner and threatening to kill her and the baby.

Authorities say 46 year old True Xiong found out that the woman was pregnant in July. He insisted she undergo an abortion, and she refused.

In the following months, Xiong continued to threaten and stalk the woman. He called her two or three times a day, harassing her with threats and commands to abort. Xiong is married to another woman, and this may relate to his desire to see the child killed.

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For the rest of the post please visit LifeNews.com by clicking HERE

“Abortion Battles” Video Showed Students “Killing Babies,” Applauding
by Jill Stanek | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 3/4/13

There was such an outcry over an “Abortion Battles” baby-killing game video posted on YouTube by students at Hunter College in New York, New York, that they have removed it.

But not so fast. Pro-lifer Meg saved it, and I have reposted it…

According to the New York Post:

Marco Rosales, who posted the video, wrote, “We were introduced to this epic game called `Abortion Battles.’ It’s somewhat unorthodox, but it’s really fun! Lol!.”

Interesting that this twisted game was conceived in New York, which has abortion on the brain. As nyc41percent.com reports:

New York City has one of the highest abortion ratios in America. Forty percent of viable pregnancies end in abortion in the five boroughs today – almost double the national average – and nearly 60% of viable African-American pregnancies in the city are aborted every year.

But that’s not enough baby killing for NY Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has proposed greater abortion expansions in the state via his Reproductive Health Act, which would allow nonphysicians to commit abortions.

Please visit LifeNews.com for the rest of this sickening, evil story bravely posted by Jill Stanek.

by Steven Ertelt | The Vatican | LifeNews.com | 2/11/13 Anno Domini

After Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world today by announce he will retire from his position as the head of the Catholic Church, leading pro-life advocates are praising him for his dedication to pro-life issues.

The Catholic Church and Pope Benedict are, naturally, pro-life, but these leaders were elated that he never failed to press pro-life issues in terms of their importance and elevated status over any other political issues facing the world.

Americans United for Life President Charmaine Yoest honored the Pope’s contribution to building the culture of life, commenting, “Pope Benedict XVI throughout his life has consistently taught the modern world that genuine progress for humankind cannot take place without a renewed and radical commitment to the dignity of each human life. The Pope’s contribution to defending the unborn and his support of rights of conscience transcend any particular religion and creed because these are basic human rights.”

She said he advanced understanding of the importance of a defense of life to society.

Writing in the papal encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), he said: ‘Openness to life is at the center of true development. When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no longer finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man’s true good. If personal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of a new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that are valuable for society also wither away. The acceptance of life strengthens moral fiber and makes people capable of mutual help.’

Following the death of Pope John Paul II, the College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope in 2005, who then took the name of Pope Benedict XVI. His legacy has been one which emphasized the issue of life and exhorted the Church to love. He stated, “Nothing we do to defend the human person, no matter how small, is ever unfruitful or forgotten. Our actions touch other lives and move other hearts in ways we can never fully understand in this world.”

Yoest added: “We are saddened that the Pontiff’s declining health has led to his conscientious decision to resign his ministry as Bishop of Rome. He has been a source of inspiration to men and women of good will around the world.”

for the rest of Steven’s post please click HERE

by Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 7/17/12 11:53 AM

A new poll show Americans are strongly in favor of banning late abortions and do not like the fact that abortion is legal up to the point of birth in the nation’s capital or that unborn children can be killed after the point at which they can feel pain.

The Polling Company conducted a nationwide survey of Americans for the National Right to Life Committee to focus on legislation Congress is currently considering.

One bill, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), is scheduled to be voted on by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, July 18. The measure is important because the District of Columbia has no abortion law — meaning abortions are legal up to birth for any reason.

However, by a 2-to-1 margin (58-27%), American adults, once informed of the current abortion policy in the nation’s capital – legal abortion, for any reason, until birth – would be more likely to vote for lawmakers who support a pending bill that would not permit abortion in the District of Columbia after 22 weeks of pregnancy (20 weeks after fertilization), except to save a mother’s life.

The poll found women were less likely to support members of Congress who favored abortion to the point of birth compared with men.

The polling firm asked:

Currently, within the District of Columbia, the nation’s capital, there is no abortion law at all. This means that abortion is legal there, for any reason, right up until the moment of birth. This summer, Congress is considering a bill that would not allow abortion in the District of Columbia after 22 weeks of pregnancy – which means after the beginning of the sixth month of pregnancy – unless the mother’s life is in danger. Would you be more or less likely to vote for a Member of Congress who votes in favor of this bill? And would you be (ROTATED) more or less likely to vote for a Member of Congress who votes in favor of this bill? (PROBED: And would that be MUCH or SOMEWHAT MORE/LESS LIKELY?)

58% TOTAL MORE LIKELY (NET) [women: 62%; men: 53%]
38% MUCH MORE LIKELY
20% SOMEWHAT MORE LIKELY

27% TOTAL LESS LIKELY (NET) [women: 27%; men, 27%]
8% SOMEWHAT LESS LIKELY
19% MUCH LESS LIKELY

12% MAKES NO DIFFERENCE/DEPENDS (VOLUNTEERED)
2% DO NOT KNOW (VOLUNTEERED)
1% REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED)

for the rest of this sensational article please click HEREto go to LifeNews.com.

Many thanks to Steven Ertelt for his unceasing efforts for life!