Lumina
Hope and Healing After Abortion
Women
“I would like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even…
Men
“Lumina’s Entering Canaan men’s retreat enabled me to confront the reality of what I had done many years ago. At the end of the retreat, the facts had not changed, but I had. A recurring nightmare of more than 30 years, in which the…
Siblings
“I probably would not even be here if you did not have that abortion.” Those are sentiments expressed by many siblings of aborted babies, sentiments that bring up a host of feelings. Guilt for being alive, yet gratitude for the gift of life. Love…
Gratitude
It an be difficult to feel grateful for anything when you are suffering greatly from a past abortion. The holidays themselves can be a painful reminder of what is missing. I think this year it is even ore difficult as we deal with COVID and the…
Forgiveness
“O Lord. I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.” (Diary 163) Be Merciful…
Moving Towards Healing Through Meditation
Conference from the Summit Of Grace Conference with Kay Lyn Carlson, LMSW., Choose Grace International Theresa Bonopartis – Summit of Grace 2020