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…
In Our Brokenness
Had an abortion? If you have chances are it has left you broken in some ways When you think about it it makes total sense. How can you participate in the death of your child and have it not impact you? I think you…
Trusting in Fear
“Although the desert is fearful, I walk with lifted head and eyes fixed on the sun: that is to say, on the merciful Heart of Jesus! (Diary, 886) In my talks, I often speak of how shy I was before my healing. I make…
Abortion Regret
The following is an excerpt of what I wrote days before my abortion when I was 19 and struggling with my boyfriend to make a decision. “I go to college. We are happy. I really do love my family. My father picks up garbage…