DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Sunday, November 22, 2020

For you, a heartwarming story!

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National Adoption Month

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2020

"I'm glad to have these people!"

Watch this beautiful moment when a couple adopts

the children they have been fostering. Love knows no limits!

Thankful teenage boy gives sweet speech during adoption

The selfless decision to place

a child for adoption

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director

During this National Adoption Month, it is a wonderful time to highlight the beauty and brilliance of adoption. A heartwarming story recently appeared in my mailbox. Sharon (her name has been changed to protect her privacy) had learned that her daughter was pregnant, and the baby was 12 weeks gestation.

As Sharon told Morning Star Pregnancy Services, “My husband and I have always taught our children that babies are a gift from God and have life from the moment of conception. I was in shock to find out she was pregnant, let alone receiving the following message: my daughter was planning to have an abortion.” READ MORE

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Bridges that Build a Culture of Life

by Bonnie Finnerty, Education Director

Some songs just resonate with us. That was the case for my teenage self with Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. Faithful friendship, self-sacrifice, a reason to hope. The slow, low start that builds to a bright, buoyant finale, signaling the journey from dark despair to shining dreams in the distance. READ MORE

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Star Parker's Outstanding Speech

Citizens Concerned for Human Life of Cambria/Somerset Counties recently held their annual prayer breakfast with Star Parker as their keynote speaker. Star's talk was so compelling, we want to share it with everyone. Click here to watch!

43rd Annual Pro-Life Breakfast in Erie

People for Life of Erie County is sponsoring their pro-life breakfast on January 16, 2021 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. SAVE THE DATE NOW. The special guest speaker will be Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, DC. Rachel is a native of the Finger Lakes region of New York and has served in various roles in the U.S. House and Senate. In 2013 she was named one of Washington DC’s most influential women under 35 by National Journal. The cost of tickets will be announced and online registration will be available as soon as possible, but probably not until some of the uncertainties due to COVID-19 have been resolved. For the latest information, please monitor the chapter website at https://peopleforlife.org/.

Erie March for Life

On Saturday, January 23, Erie March for Life will mark the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which struck down the abortion laws of all 50 states and allowed unborn children to be killed in the womb for any reason at any time during pregnancy. Everyone who is able to walk is strongly encouraged to do so, but those who would have difficulty walking the distance are encouraged to ride in the motorcade that will follow the marchers. The March will get underway from Perry Square in downtown Erie at 11 a.m.

Pro-Life Thought of the Week

Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

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LIFE IS SACRED

An example of the traditional magisterial teaching which indicates that it is never morally licit to intentionally kill a child through abortion in order to “save the life of its mother” comes from the teaching of Pope Pius XII:

“Every human being, even the infant in the mother's womb, has the right to life immediately from God, not from the parent or any human society or authority. Therefore, there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic or moral ‘indication’ that can show or give valid juridical title for direct deliberate disposition concerning an innocent human life-which is to say, a disposition that aims at its destruction either as an end in itself or as the means of attaining another end that is perhaps in no way illicit itself. Thus, for example, to save the life of the mother is a most noble end, but the direct killing of the child as a means to this end is not licit.”