Year of Mercy and Absolution for Sin of Abortion

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, with great love and care for us all, calls us to experience God’s mercy especially during the Jubilee Year of Mercy which begins December 8, 2015.  Meantime he announced yesterday another concrete demonstration of his
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Follow-up needed on Planned Parenthood funding

Although a procedural vote in the Senate last week stopped legislation that would have barred all federal funds for Planned Parenthood, pro-life leaders are urging people to continue to contact their representatives on the issue.
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Bishop Murphy’s Response to Planned Parenthood

Four points of action recommended in response to Planned Parenthood
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Cardinal O’Malley: Planned Parenthood’s work reflects ‘throwaway culture’

Pope Francis has called abortion the product of a “widespread mentality of profit, the throwaway culture, which has today enslaved the hearts and minds of so many.”
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Now and at the Hour of Our Death

"So many families struggle with moral, ethical, and legal questions when a loved one is terminally ill or seriously injured. It is my fervent hope that this site provides them with clear explanations and practical guidance that will bring comfort and peace as the end of life draws nea
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Fortnight For Freedom 2015: Freedom to Bear Witness

The Fortnight for Freedom: Freedom to Bear Witness will take place from June 21 to July 4, 2015.
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Pastoral Care for Couples with Infertility Concerns

For women who have had difficulty becoming pregnant, The National Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility, with offices in New York,  New Jersey and around the country, is dedicated to providing a more natural alternative to assisted reproductive technologies such as in v
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The Problem of Human Trafficking

“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” — Pope Francis, April 10, 2014 The United Nations Protocol on Human Trafficking defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, tr
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Lenten Season: Make Your Hearts Firm

In his Lenten message for 2015. . . , Pope Francis asks us to “make our hearts firm” (Jas 5:8) and to be “merciful, attentive and generous.” “Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each communities and every believer. Above all it is a “time
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A few thoughts on March For Life 2015

However, on January 22, 2015, I chose to march at the March for Life. I was excited and nervous about marching.
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