Your Weekly Reflection from CMMB January 3, 2016

“Prayer for the Hungry”, Catholic Relief Services Bless us O Lord, and these Thy gifts: The gift of food, for us and for others; Of generosity, that when we have plenty None should go hungry the whole world over; The gifts of hearts that grow in humility and compassion For each of your children who suffers misfortune; The gift of your love that extends our reach, And would not deny your gifts to another. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen First spinach harvest from the CMMB nursery in Haiti!  We are so proud of our agronomist,  Lunis Alcide (above) and our agricultural team for finding innovative ways to grow healthy vegetables during the worst drought in decades. How many Catholic families begin mealtime by saying grace?  Mealtime prayer is an important and beautiful family ritual.  It may be the only time each day that we pray together.  From the oldest to the youngest, we gather at the table, make the sign of the cross together, and give thanks, no matter how meager or magnificent the meal. As we begin the New Year, let’s be mindful to include those who are hungry in our intentions.  Let’s remember the many mothers, fathers, and children in the world, who never have enough to eat, while we enjoy such bounty.  Remind your family why we pray together, and give thanks for the Lord’s goodness and generosity. Yours in faith, Catholic Medical Mission Board Our mailing address is: CMMB 100 Wall Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10005

National Right to Life News This Week 1/2/16

The best of NRL News Today this week!

Pregnant British mom refuses doctors advice to abort premature baby, one year later son is healthy By Dave Andrusko Editor's note. NRL News Today's last post for 2015 will be this Wednesday. Each day, over the next three days, we will repost two of the stories our readers "liked" the most in 2015.

Counting Down the Pro-Life Highlights of 2015 Pro-Life Majority Took Reins of Power in U.S. Senate By Andrew Bair In January, for the first time since 2006, a pro-life Senate majority was sworn into office after hard-fought victories in the 2014 elections.

Remind Everyone: Abortion Costs Lives! These flyers contain important facts and figures about abortion in this country in a clear and easy-to-read format. These flyers are suitable for any audience, and are great for gatherings, fairs, or Church services.

A dad reflects on his amazing daughter who refused to accept the limitations predicted by her doctors By Kurt Kondrich As 2015 draws to a close I have been thinking about the amazing seeds my beautiful daughter Chloe has planted during her 12 years on this earth. She has taught countless people that each human being is

The National Right to Life 2016 Pro-Life Essay Contest Deadline Approaching By Jacki Ragan Each year, National Right to Life sponsors a Pro-Life Essay Contest for students in grades 7-12. Minnesota state Senator Michelle Fischbach oversees and directs the contest. For 2016 the essay should address the question, "What can I

Media Always Shocked at Visible Euthanasia Truths By Wesley J. Smith I have been working against euthanasia/assisted suicide since 1993. During that time, I have seen a lot. But there has been one consistent theme that cuts across Kevorkian, to the Hemlock Society's Compassion and Choices' agendas,

Woman asks Missouri Court of Appeals for custody of frozen embryos By Dave Andrusko As is always the case, the details are different but the legal question remains the same: what happens to frozen embryos when a couple splits and there is a fight over the embryos' future.

Ten Reasons NOT to have an abortion Posted by Béatrice Fedor 1 – Abortion doesn't postpone motherhood; it destroys the child that one already has. 2 – You might regret it for the rest of your life. 3 – You might have physical complications from it.

Read all the stories at www.nationalrighttolifenews.org!

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Planned Parenthood employee quits after witnessing horrific abortion

Planned Parenthood employee quits after witnessing horrific abortion In November of 2014, a woman who identified herself only as Hope told her story of witnessing what sounds like a D&E abortion at Planned Parenthood. Read More MORE PRO-LIFE NEWS Miracle twins survive ectopic pregnancy In January 2013, Natalie Whitefox was told she was suffering her third ectopic pregnancy and she would need surgery to remove her one remaining fallopian tube and the embryo she was carrying. Read More 5 terrible things Americans learned about Planned Parenthood in 2015 Americans learned a lot of terrible things about Planned Parenthood this year, but these five just might take the cake. Read More Abortion facilities have history of lying to women about fetal development Abortion facilities have a long and shameful history of lying to abortion-minded women about the development of their preborn babies. Read More Pro-abortion writer: Abortion pictures have 'humanized' preborn, changed public opinion Pro-abortion author, Alesha E. Doan, wrote a book condemning pro-lifers. But she acknowledges how prolifers’ use of pictures has “humanized” preborn children and changed the way the public views abortion. Read More Pregnant at 18, mother chose life for her son after learning the truth about abortion "I began researching what abortion actually was, and that is when I came across pro-life websites that described it in detail… it was hard to read." Read More  Former feminist leader who protested abortion becomes pro-life “I have repented of having had an abortion and today I ask for forgiveness. Yesterday marked one month after the birth of my baby and my life has taken on a new meaning." Read More ‘Miracle’ baby saved from abortion after his mother sought a reversal "This is my story about how I was given a light, a way, and a chance that saved my son’s life." Read More 7 images that prove the humanity of preborn children Perhaps the most effective method to convey the violence of abortion, the brutality of the abortion industry, and the dignity of human life is through photography. Read More Live Action News is the publishing arm of Live Action Our mailing address is: Live Action 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 102 #111 Arlington, VA 22201 Donate to Live Action News

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 1/1/16

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Friday, January 1, 2016

For pro-life news updated throughout the day, visit LifeNews.com.

Top Stories
• Nine Eye-Opening Quotes From Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards
• 12 Times Planned Parenthood Rushed Women to the ER After Botching Their Abortions This Year
• People May Say She Should Have Been Aborted Because She Has Down Syndrome, But Chloe is LIVING
• California Now Forces Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortions, Centers May Refuse to Comply

More Pro-Life News• Court Forces Utah to Fund Planned Parenthood Even After It Sells Aborted Baby Parts
• Counting Down Some of the Major Pro-Life Victories on Abortion in 2015• If You Think the Pro-Life Movement is Losing the Abortion Battle, Consider This
• She Was Determined to Abort Her Baby, But Her Husband Opposed the Abortion. Here’s What Happened
• Baby Girl Born Into Toilet of Moving Train, Falls Onto Train Tracks After Birth
• Illinois Abortions Decline 5.6 Percent Last Year, as 2,278 Babies are Saved From Abortion
• Unique Pro-Life Law in North Carolina Makes Abortionists Report Ultrasounds to Protect Unborn Children
• Texas Puts Strong Rules in Place to Stop Secret Abortions on Teens Without Their Parents Knowing
• Rape Exception: Why Do We Kill Babies Instead of Rapists?
• Kermit Gosnell Wants His Sentence Overturned for Running a Pill Mill Out of His Gory Abortion Clinic
• Illinois Law for Parental Notification on Abortion Saves Over 500 Unborn Babies From Abortion
• 40,000 Abortions Take Place Every Year in Israel, This Group is Doing Something to Stop It

Nine Eye-Opening Quotes From Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards made a lot of public appearances in 2015 after her abortion business was caught selling aborted babies body parts. Head of the largest abortion business in the U.S., Richards was forced to go on the defense as Americans called for the abortion giant to be investigated and defunded of more than half-a-billion in taxpayer dollars each year.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/nine-eye-opening-quotes-from-planned-parenthood-ceo-cecile-richards/

12 Times Planned Parenthood Rushed Women to the ER After Botching Their Abortions This Year
Planned Parenthood likes to brandish its shiny, pink logo and repeat crafty slogans to make Americans think it is a trusted, caring health care provider, but the evidence shows otherwise. Every year, the abortion business kills more unborn babies in abortions than any other group in the U.S. In 2014 alone, Planned Parenthood aborted 323,999 unborn babies, according to its own annual report.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/12-times-planned-parenthood-rushed-women-to-the-er-after-botching-their-abortions-this-year/

People May Say She Should Have Been Aborted Because She Has Down Syndrome, But Chloe is LIVING
As 2015 draws to a close I have been thinking about the amazing seeds my beautiful daughter Chloe has planted during her 12 years on this earth. She has taught countless people that each human being is a priceless gift with incredible ABILITIES, and she has shown her father the true meaning of life, love and faith. And she has taught me how the piercing light of unconditional love chases away much darkness.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/people-may-say-she-should-have-been-aborted-because-she-has-down-syndrome-but-chloe-is-living/

California Now Forces Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortions, Centers May Refuse to Comply
Pro-life pregnancy centers in California face an uphill battle after a series of judges recently ruled that they must comply with a new state law forcing them to advertise abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/california-now-forces-pregnancy-centers-to-promote-abortions-one-center-may-refuse-to-comply/

Court Forces Utah to Fund Planned Parenthood Even After It Sells Aborted Baby Parts
A federal court temporarily thwarted Utah’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood on Wednesday amid outrage about the abortion giant selling aborted babies’ body parts. The disappointing decision by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court reverses a federal judge’s ruling last week that gave Utah Gov. Gary Herbert the ok to take away taxpayer funding from the abortion group, The Hill reports.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/30/six-celebrities-who-are-pro-life-on-abortion/
Counting Down Some of the Major Pro-Life Victories on Abortion in 2015
In January, for the first time since 2006, a pro-life Senate majority was sworn into office after hard-fought victories in the 2014 elections. In addition to defending pro-life seats, the following either ousted a pro-abortion incumbent or flipped an open seat that had previously been in pro-abortion hands
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/counting-down-some-of-the-major-pro-life-victories-on-abortion-in-2015/

If You Think the Pro-Life Movement is Losing the Abortion Battle, Consider This
A baby headed for abortion. Alive and growing in his mother’s womb, but unaware of the threat he faces. Unaware that an entire abortion industry exists to kill him.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/if-you-think-the-pro-life-movement-is-losing-the-abortion-battle-consider-this/

She Was Determined to Abort Her Baby, But Her Husband Opposed the Abortion. Here’s What Happened
Brian E Fisher, from Online for Life, tells the following story: “The day after Christmas a woman, we’ll call her Sarah, telephoned a local, life-affirming center (a local, community-based organization designed to educate families about pregnancy and options other than abortion). She had already taken two home pregnancy tests – both positive.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/she-was-determined-to-abort-her-baby-but-her-husband-opposed-the-abortion-heres-what-happened/

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Baby Girl Born Into Toilet of Moving Train, Falls Onto Train Tracks After Birth http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/baby-girl-born-into-toilet-of-moving-train-falls-onto-train-tracks-after-birth/

Illinois Abortions Decline 5.6 Percent Last Year, as 2,278 Babies are Saved From Abortion http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/illinois-abortions-decline-5-6-percent-last-year-as-2278-babies-are-saved-from-abortion/

Unique Pro-Life Law in North Carolina Makes Abortionists Report Ultrasounds to Protect Unborn Children http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/unique-pro-life-law-in-north-carolina-makes-abortionists-report-ultrasounds-to-protect-unborn-children/

Texas Puts Strong Rules in Place to Stop Secret Abortions on Teens Without Their Parents Knowing http://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/31/texas-puts-strong-rules-in-place-to-stop-secret-abortions-on-teens-without-their-parents-knowing/

Rape Exception: Why Do We Kill Babies Instead of Rapists? http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/28/rape-exception-why-do-we-kill-babies-instead-of-rapists/

Judie Brown: "2016: Ringing in a culture-of-life new year"

 

 

Judie Brown

2016: Ringing in a culture-of-life new year

Judie Brown
January 1, 2016

As the year draws to a close, we reflect upon the past year and look ahead toward one that we know will bring hope, joy, and love.

Funny how an entire year can pass so quickly with significant pro-life milestones contained therein and yet the culture goes on as if nothing has changed. But plenty has changed, and looking ahead gives us reason for hope.

To read the article, click here: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/brown/160101