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…
Waves of Regret
I am sorry. How many times have I said that to myself, in prayer, in confession, the pang of regret that hits you? I learned to shove it aside. To try to bury it, but it doesn’t stay buried. Birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, all special…
The Souls of the Babies
Pope Saint John Paul II and the International Theological Commission addressed this question. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing…
Men’s March November 15th!
Tune in to The Simple Truth on The Station of the Cross today at 4PM(ET) to hear Fr. Mariusz Koch, CFR on the important topic of post-abortion healing for men. You can listen live on the iCatholicRadio mobile app, or watch live on Facebook…