Read this letter from Abby Johnson:
Dear Friend-
Since the election, I have felt renewed resolve. Elections won't
stop abortion. Our commitment to this cause and our willingness to
sacrifice is what saves lives. Our willingness to file away our
own desires and to simply focus on the needs of women in crisis is
what saves lives. Our ability to step out of our comfort zones and
to witness to those walking into abortion clinics is what saves
lives. With the help of God, we save lives...not our federal
government. It is up to us. It always has been, no matter who has
ever been in office. Now is the time to energize grassroots
efforts. Now is the time to step out of our comfort zones. Now is
the time to demonstrate love to those who celebrate the culture
of death.
This is why ministries like And Then There Were None are so vital.
Lives are changed through our efforts. Babies are spared. Souls
are changed. You are making a difference through this ministry.
We reach one worker at a time. One at a time is how we will win.
Thirty-six workers have been changed. That is just the beginning!
Here is my warning to Obama. You are in for the fight of your
life, Mr. President. We in the pro-life movement will not back
down. We will not be silent. We will come away from your
pro-abortion agenda stronger than ever before. We will not
adhere to those things that compromise our principles. We will
fight back with increased fervor.
Just four years ago, I was celebrating the victory of Barack Obama.
My heart has been changed. All hearts can change. We must pray and
fast. Now is not the time to throw in the towel. "This too shall
pass." Be committed. Be in prayer. Be active. Use your voice.
I was not voted out of Planned Parenthood. I was prayed out of
Planned Parenthood.
Fighting for Life,
Abby Johnson
President/Founder
Friday, November 9, 2012
Take some time to read this great note from Catholic Vote.
Dear Friend of CV,![]()
It is providential that this Election Year is the Year of Faith.
An election like this one can cause a great deal of discouragement. The results were practically a worse-case scenario for the most fundamental building blocks of society: The right to life, religious liberty and the family.
But don’t forget that Jesus Christ has only one modus operandi: The cross.
His story starts with his birth into the life of a refugee one step ahead of a murderous king. It ends with him being dragged away from his fleeing apostles and crucified.
After that came a Church whose fights and sins are the subject of the letters of St. Paul. Then came torture and martyrdom for his followers — followed all too quickly by the long march of heresies that denied the very identity of Christ. Around the year 1000, the Church was torn apart by human pettiness in the Great Schism. About 500 years later, an overbearing, arrogant and worldly Church would get torn apart again and again.
Over the years, powerful Catholics have advanced or allowed terrible evils that the Church’s teaching denounces: simony, slavery, and various other atrocities, up to and including genocide and abortion. From Peter’s betrayal to Pope John XII’s, from the days when Judas sold Christ to the days when Catholics sold slaves, the Church’s story is a long, sick tale of sin.
But, as I have written before, the Church isn’t the sum of its failures and sins. The Church is the sum of its sins plus grace, which is to say it is an institution always being dragged back from the brink of failure and handed victories by God.
It also means the real history of the Church is the history of saints and charity. At each stage in that story of sin, the Church was also a multinational organization transforming the world through love. We invented hospitals, schools — and science, and principles of human justice. We created works of stunning beauty with pens, brushes, chisels and musical instruments. Our scriptures and our sacraments built families that brought cheer and comfort to a world that had often lacked them.
We may feel like the forces of secularism have finally triumphed in America.
The reality is far from that.
Just ask Pope John Paul II what it looks like for the forces of secularism to triumph. His nation was overrun by murderous Nazis — only to be replaced by Communists for decades.
Or ask Pope Benedict XVI what it was like to live under aggressive secularizers — Nazis euthanized his Down Syndrome cousin and his family had to move several times because his father opposed them. The Nazis were replaced by a new Germany that before long would deny the unborn the right to life and succeed in marginalizing the faith.
What lesson did these two great men learn from watching the constant triumph of secularism over Catholicism in their time?
“We can and must believe, with the late Pope John Paul II,” Pope Benedict XVI told Americans in 2008, “that God is preparing a new springtime for Christianity.”
If that sounds naive, remember who is saying it.
It is absolutely providential that this Election Year is also the Year of Faith. The Pope and the bishops have called for us to do what every other generation of Christians has done: Turn to Christ in our hour of need, and carry his cross to victory.
Christ’s modus operandi is always the same: He loses battles, then wins wars.
-Tom Hoopes, for CatholicVote.org
Dear Friend of CV,
It is providential that this Election Year is the Year of Faith.
An election like this one can cause a great deal of discouragement. The results were practically a worse-case scenario for the most fundamental building blocks of society: The right to life, religious liberty and the family.
But don’t forget that Jesus Christ has only one modus operandi: The cross.
His story starts with his birth into the life of a refugee one step ahead of a murderous king. It ends with him being dragged away from his fleeing apostles and crucified.
After that came a Church whose fights and sins are the subject of the letters of St. Paul. Then came torture and martyrdom for his followers — followed all too quickly by the long march of heresies that denied the very identity of Christ. Around the year 1000, the Church was torn apart by human pettiness in the Great Schism. About 500 years later, an overbearing, arrogant and worldly Church would get torn apart again and again.
Over the years, powerful Catholics have advanced or allowed terrible evils that the Church’s teaching denounces: simony, slavery, and various other atrocities, up to and including genocide and abortion. From Peter’s betrayal to Pope John XII’s, from the days when Judas sold Christ to the days when Catholics sold slaves, the Church’s story is a long, sick tale of sin.
But, as I have written before, the Church isn’t the sum of its failures and sins. The Church is the sum of its sins plus grace, which is to say it is an institution always being dragged back from the brink of failure and handed victories by God.
It also means the real history of the Church is the history of saints and charity. At each stage in that story of sin, the Church was also a multinational organization transforming the world through love. We invented hospitals, schools — and science, and principles of human justice. We created works of stunning beauty with pens, brushes, chisels and musical instruments. Our scriptures and our sacraments built families that brought cheer and comfort to a world that had often lacked them.
We may feel like the forces of secularism have finally triumphed in America.
The reality is far from that.
Just ask Pope John Paul II what it looks like for the forces of secularism to triumph. His nation was overrun by murderous Nazis — only to be replaced by Communists for decades.
Or ask Pope Benedict XVI what it was like to live under aggressive secularizers — Nazis euthanized his Down Syndrome cousin and his family had to move several times because his father opposed them. The Nazis were replaced by a new Germany that before long would deny the unborn the right to life and succeed in marginalizing the faith.
What lesson did these two great men learn from watching the constant triumph of secularism over Catholicism in their time?
“We can and must believe, with the late Pope John Paul II,” Pope Benedict XVI told Americans in 2008, “that God is preparing a new springtime for Christianity.”
If that sounds naive, remember who is saying it.
It is absolutely providential that this Election Year is also the Year of Faith. The Pope and the bishops have called for us to do what every other generation of Christians has done: Turn to Christ in our hour of need, and carry his cross to victory.
Christ’s modus operandi is always the same: He loses battles, then wins wars.
-Tom Hoopes, for CatholicVote.org
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Conference Update: Peter Wolfgang to Speak
Peter Wolfgang from the Family Institute of Connecticut will be speaking at this year's conference from 2-3pm. He will be leading one of the breakout sessions giving insight on the recent HHS mandate. Anyone (adult or youth) interested in learning more about this disturbing law is welcome to attend. If you can only make it to part of the conference this talk is worth the trip. Any questions, send us an email at ylifeprovita@gmail.com
Saturday, September 1, 2012
2012 Conference Speakers from GENERATION LIFE
Will Panagakos
Pro-Life/Chastity Educator
Will is from Winsted, Connecticut. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2010, where he studied Psychology and Theology. He served on several mission trips through Franciscan. During his time as a missionary in Jamaica, Will combated increases in broken homes and fatherless children by speaking in high schools about chastity and dignity. He is passionate about building a culture of young people with pure and honest hearts. Will believes in the immense potential of the human person to grow, and hopes to challenge and encourage others to live a richer life of virtue and principle during his year at Generation Life. Will is in his 2nd year with Generation Life.DeVon Dunlap
Philadelphia Missionary
DeVon Dunlap is from the small town of Continental, OH. She is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville with a double major in Catechetics and Theology. DeVon has a great love for the Theology of the Body and desires that this teaching be shared with all people, for it truly has the power to change the world by converting hearts! Through Franciscan University’s Missions of Peace program, DeVon traveled to the country of Belize with a team of missionaries. They taught in several high schools, spreading the message of God’s love and the beauty of living a chaste lifestyle. At the close of that trip, she knew that this mission must continue in the United States, and subsequently, God led her to GenLife. DeVon believes that her generation deserves to hear the Truth about life and love, and thus be equipped to combat the lies that are tossed their way. She is excited to be on the GenLife mission team and to speak on these matters that are so near and dear to her own heart.
Sponsor the Conference! or ... Get Someone to Sponsor the Conference!
The 2012 Program Booklet Sponsorship Forms are now ready. You can either click the link in this post OR go over to the Conference Forms sidebar gadget. Print some and hand them out to your pastor, the parish secretary, your DRE or ... anyone! Don't be shy, people like to do good things and help good causes. We're starting to get really excited about the Conference and the Program Booklet is a sort of witness, showing everyone who the people and businesses are who help us every year stand up for LIFE, which means THEY stand up for LIFE, too!
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