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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…
Gospel of Life
Pope John Paul II Speaks to Women who have had Abortions Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), #99 I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may…
Lenten Meditation – March 8, 2021
Todays Readings: Monday of the third week of Lent _____________________________________________________________________________________ Meditation After my abortions, I was so afraid of God. I felt I had done the “unforgiveable”. I had an abortion when I was 16 and another at 18… This anguish seemed appropriate to…
Lenten Meditation – March 7, 2021
Todays Readings: Third Sunday of Lent Meditation: The first reading is hard. This well-known scripture that lays out the Ten Commandments seems pretty fine and straightforward, but it hits me in the gut every time: “thou shall not kill.. thou shall not commit adultery…”…