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…
Do chemical abortions cause increased trauma?
Pro-life pregnancy help organizations are noticing new trends among the women they serve iStock.com/Liudmila Chernetska A client walked into the Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy clinic in Hialeah, Fla., in December—holding her aborted baby in her hand. She had visited the center nine days earlier,…
Weekend Retreat for Siblings
I do not know for sure, but if I had to bet, I would pretty safely guess that in addition to being a mom who has had an abortion I also have aborted siblings. Of course, there is no way for me to confirm…