” . . a great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world . . may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer.” –Read More
” . . a great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world . . may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer.” –Read More
Download guide here: Respect Life Parish Coordinator Manual This guide is intended to provide ideas and suggestions for parish respect life activities. It provides multiple suggestions so that you can cater ideas to the needs and interests of your parish. Sample Respect Life Group Planning Calendar (from St. Charles Borromeo) When possible, action items areRead More
This guide is intended to provide ideas and suggestions for parish respect life activities. It provides multiple suggestions so that you can cater ideas to the needs and interests of your parish. Printable versions: [color] Sample Respect Life Group Planning Calendar (from St. Charles Borromeo) When possible, action items are listed from simplest to mostRead More
6 Simple Ways to Build the Culture of Life Please consider sharing these with your youth minister, youth group, CCD classes, school, young adult group, homeschooling ministry and others. [Click here for a printable version] “make a cupcake-shaped dent in the world” Cupcakes for Life encourages groups to bring in a tray of cupcakes (decoratedRead More
Convert to Roman Catholicism; foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s, which was the first sisterhood native to the United States; a wife, mother, widow, sole parent, educator, social minister, and spiritual leader, Elizabeth Bayley Seton was the first native-born resident of the United States to become a canonized saint (September 14, 1975);Read More
[printable version] Everyday Respect Life: What I Can Do in My Daily Life (adapted from Diocese of New Orleans website) BECOME INFORMED about the issue and share your knowledge with classmates, teammates, relatives, friends, and neighbors. When you are assigned a paper or project, CHOOSE A RESPECT-LIFE TOPIC whenever possible, especially if the project involvesRead More
Introduction: A Local Struggle with Large Implications Arriving in Baltimore just a few months ago, I found that the Archdiocese together with pro-life pregnancy centers in the city were joined together in a struggle against the City of Baltimore. Some time earlier, the administration had decided that these centers would be obliged to inform the...Read More
Building a culture of life is not solely the work of bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople take the lead in diocesan and parish settings, and in independent organizations, to make the case for life.Read More
Those who stand up for the dignity of life in all its stages and want to see this respect for all life enshrined once again in U.S. law have a friend in the Pence family and the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence told the March for Life crowdRead More
What the Church Teaches about Life, Suffering, and Death Every day, Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore are faced with emotional and complex decisions involving the lives of a loved one. From expectant parents who have received a difficult pre-natal diagnosis to children of an elderly parent facing a terminal illness, these decisions warrant theRead More