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…
Lenten Meditation – February 28, 2021
Todays Readings: Second Sunday of Lent ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Meditation If I am honest, I have to admit the first reading is a tough one for me. Abraham so trusted and loved God that he was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac, his “only son” who…
Joshua
This is over 40 years old. A poem I wrote to my aborted son Joshua…
Lenten Meditation – February 27, 2021
Todays Readings: Saturday of the First Week of Lent ________________________________________________________________________________ Meditation “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation”. (2 Cor.6:2b) After my abortion a thick vail of denial covered many years of my life until my body…