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…
Surrendering our Sins and Misery
“Is it possible that by our ‘goodness’ we are trying to earn God’s love? Is it possible that we will receive love from our Creator only in exchange for our achievements and virtues? After all, isn’t it true that the only possible exchange that…
Divine Mercy – A Lifeline to Healing from Abortion
Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. My daughter write about my mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To…
Choosing the way of Mercy
In the summer of 1973 I had my first abortion. My doctor told me I was pregnant with twins and that an early, DNC-type abortion would cure that condition. I cannot remember how my boyfriend and I arrived at the decision to terminate my…