The following is a Good Friday Reflection from Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life:
This meditation, based on a sermon I once heard, is adapted for pro-life concerns.
It's Friday. Jesus is on the cross. He has been killed by his enemies; he is off the scene.
But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. Abortionists continue their work 3,300 times a day, tearing off the arms and legs of little babies and crushing their heads.
But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. Pro-abortion groups receive blood money from billionaires who are as deceived as they are.
But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. Liars attempt to speak for all women and hide the pain of abortion, and ignore the evidence of how it harms women, and call abortion a blessing.
But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. People of hardened hearts guard the clinics and usher desperate women in to have their abortions, while keeping them from the pro-life people who want to give them hope.
But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
Hope does not mean that we ignore or minimize the evils around us. It means, rather, that we see the whole picture, which is that evil is conquered because of what happened one Sunday morning.
We are called to proclaim, celebrate, and serve that victory, waiting in joyful hope for Christ's return and the full flowering of the Culture of Life!
Indeed, Sunday's comin'!
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Lord, fill your people with new hope. Make us vessels of hope to all around us, especially to those who minister in the pro-life movement, that as we engage in the difficult work ahead, we may experience the peace and joy that come only from you and that nobody can take away from us. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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May you and your families have a very blessed and Holy Easter!
Friday, April 10, 2009
THANK YOU!! Record participation in Good Friday Life Chain!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Good Friday Life Chains! I have yet to receive the numbers from Kent & Sussex Counties, but New Castle County had a record turnout of about 125 people! What an incredible showing for life we had along one of the busiest highways in Wilmington! I am so heartened by the participation and hope that everyone involved stays involved. We are at a critical point in our country and need a major uprising! This was a terrific beginning! Thanks again and we hope to see you out again soon!
Our next life chain will be our Mother's Day Life Chain that will take place on Saturday, May 9 in Wilmington from 10-11am. We will stand along Pennsylvania Ave. near the intersection of Greenhill Ave., in front of Immanuel Church. Please check our main website for details!
Our next life chain will be our Mother's Day Life Chain that will take place on Saturday, May 9 in Wilmington from 10-11am. We will stand along Pennsylvania Ave. near the intersection of Greenhill Ave., in front of Immanuel Church. Please check our main website for details!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Only 2 Days Left!!
To oppose Obama's plan to rescind the Healthcare Workers' Conscience Clause! Please read the story here and make your voice heard! Deadline for response is April 9!
2.5 Million Red Envelopes Sent to Obama
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A White House mailroom staffer has confirmed that nearly 2.5 million red envelopes have made their way to President Barack Obama to protest his pro-abortion record. The staff member says the campaign is one of the largest efforts he can recall in his 35 years working at the White House.
The mailroom worker, identified in a WorldNetDaily interview as Steve, helps oversee the mail destined for the president.
Asked if he had seen a deluge of red envelopes in recent weeks, Steve responded: "Uh, yes. Believe me, they made it here."
"Quite frankly, there was definitely a deluge of mail coming through," he laughed. "I had to handle them all."
Though President Obama is in Europe on a foreign trip, the White House worker said the Obama administration has noticed the flood of red envelopes against abortion.
"I've been here 35 years, so I've seen presidents come and go," he told WND. "This campaign ranks up there with the big ones."
Inspired during a prayer, Massachusetts resident Christ Otto came up with the idea of sending red envelopes to President Barack Obama to protest his pro-abortion policies.
As he told LifeNews.com back in February, what started out as an email request to 120 of his ministry friends and supporters turned into a nationwide phenomenon that saw others ask pro-life advocates to coordinate sending their red envelopes to Obama this week.
"We are trying to change the president's heart," Otto says. "This is a message to a man that God hears the cry of innocent blood. It is not a political stunt, although I hope it changes policy in Washington."
"If the capital is flooded with so many letters that no one can deny it, I am hoping the image will be burned into Barack Obama's mind that this is about human blood, and that he lies awake at night until he cannot resist doing something about it," he continued.
A Texas man named Brian Potter set March 31 as the date for sending the red envelopes and that coordination appeared evident in the comments from the White House mailroom employee.
Several web sites have been set up in support of the project and the people who have responded saying they sent or will send envelopes has reached over 1.5 million, though not everyone has registered with the web sites.
"For me, this has been a living parable of my philosophy of life and ministry, : 'Listen to the Lord, and do what He tells you,'" Otto tells LifeNews.com. "I was not expecting such a dramatic outcome."
The mailroom worker, identified in a WorldNetDaily interview as Steve, helps oversee the mail destined for the president.
Asked if he had seen a deluge of red envelopes in recent weeks, Steve responded: "Uh, yes. Believe me, they made it here."
"Quite frankly, there was definitely a deluge of mail coming through," he laughed. "I had to handle them all."
Though President Obama is in Europe on a foreign trip, the White House worker said the Obama administration has noticed the flood of red envelopes against abortion.
"I've been here 35 years, so I've seen presidents come and go," he told WND. "This campaign ranks up there with the big ones."
Inspired during a prayer, Massachusetts resident Christ Otto came up with the idea of sending red envelopes to President Barack Obama to protest his pro-abortion policies.
As he told LifeNews.com back in February, what started out as an email request to 120 of his ministry friends and supporters turned into a nationwide phenomenon that saw others ask pro-life advocates to coordinate sending their red envelopes to Obama this week.
"We are trying to change the president's heart," Otto says. "This is a message to a man that God hears the cry of innocent blood. It is not a political stunt, although I hope it changes policy in Washington."
"If the capital is flooded with so many letters that no one can deny it, I am hoping the image will be burned into Barack Obama's mind that this is about human blood, and that he lies awake at night until he cannot resist doing something about it," he continued.
A Texas man named Brian Potter set March 31 as the date for sending the red envelopes and that coordination appeared evident in the comments from the White House mailroom employee.
Several web sites have been set up in support of the project and the people who have responded saying they sent or will send envelopes has reached over 1.5 million, though not everyone has registered with the web sites.
"For me, this has been a living parable of my philosophy of life and ministry, : 'Listen to the Lord, and do what He tells you,'" Otto tells LifeNews.com. "I was not expecting such a dramatic outcome."
Friday, April 3, 2009
More Notre Dame Outrage
The bishop of Rockford, IL, Bishop Thomas G. Doran, has joined in the protest against Notre Dame's unconscionable decision to honor President Obama. He wrote a direct letter to Notre Dame President, Father John Jenkins. The courageous letter is at the bottom of this article.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Go Nova!
Here's an inspiring reason to root for Villanova in the Final Four this weekend! Its star guard, Scottie Reynolds. According to this article at First Things, he was adopted as an infant after being conceived by a single mother. Thank God she made the right choice! This is a wonderful story!
U of MD to Show Pornographic Film on Campus
If you have students at the University of Maryland, you might want to re-think giving them any tuition next semester. The student union intends to show a XXX-rated porno film at the Hoff Theater as "an alternative to late-night drinking and other dangerous activities." Great idea. So instead of drinking, let's get them all riled up for a night of casual sex with complete strangers! Yep, that's certainly an alternative to dangerous activities!! Oh...and of course Planned Parenthood will make an appearance! Where there's porn, there's PP. This article is a must-read.
Update 5:13pm: The movie has been cancelled! I guess they finally came to their senses. This still doesn't excuse the fact that it was originally planned and accepted by the administration.
Update 2 6:32pm: Well, maybe it was more the threat of cancelled state funding rather than actually coming to their senses. At least the right decision was made in the end.
Update 5:13pm: The movie has been cancelled! I guess they finally came to their senses. This still doesn't excuse the fact that it was originally planned and accepted by the administration.
Update 2 6:32pm: Well, maybe it was more the threat of cancelled state funding rather than actually coming to their senses. At least the right decision was made in the end.
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