Larry Squires, National Pro-Life Chairman
The Pro Life Committee works to provide news, education and advocacy for life from conception until natural death according to the teachings of the Catholic Church and Holy Bible.
Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person – among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.
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Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.
Jeremiah 1:5
Pro Life Links
Priests for Life | Official Site – Pro Life – Anti Abortion Facts and Pro-Life Arguments
We are the Pro-Life Generation – Students for Life
Find a Pro-Life Rally Near You! | Pro-Life Advocacy for Dignity and Human Rights (liveaction.org)
ProLife Across America | The Billboard
AOH National Pro Life Newsletter (Special Edition)
| Today, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the opinion was authored by Justice Alito. Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett joined Alito’s opinion. Chief Justice John Roberts did not join the majority opinion but filed a separate opinion agreeing with the Court’s decision to uphold the Mississippi law but also arguing that the Court should not have decided the question of whether the Constitution protects abortion. The three justices, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissented against the ruling. |
| Please pray that in the days, weeks, months, and years to come, our Federal government and the states will do the right thing and vote to protect the most innocent and helpless lives among us, and that our communities continue to grow in love and support for families struggling with difficult pregnancies. |
Father’s Day 2022
As we celebrate with, or remember, our fathers on Sunday, June, 19, let us pray that, men everywhere understand that fatherhood bears the responsibility to protect and defend their families from all threats, physical and spiritual, so that they may share eternal happiness with them and all the saints and angels in heaven.
The Great Commandment.
Hear, O Israel!
The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength.
Take to heart these words which I command you today.
Keep repeating them to your children.
Recite them when you are at home and when you are away,
when you lie down and when you get up.
Bind them on your arm as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead.
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
– Deuteronomy 6: 4-9
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Justin, martyr
| In the readings below, from Holy Mass for Wednesday, June, 1, 2022, we hear St. Paul warn the disciples about savage wolves that will come and not spare the flock and men perverting the truth to divide them and take them away from God. Again in John’s Gospel, we hear Jesus pray to his father for the unity of the Apostles. How can these readings of Scripture speak to us about politicians, celebrities, and news reports that divide us by repeating on a daily basis that abortion needs to be protected as a legal right. |
| Reading I Acts 20:28-38 At Miletus, Paul spoke to the presbyters of the Church of Ephesus: “Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the Church of God that he acquired with his own Blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock. And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them. So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day, I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears. And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated. I have never wanted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. You know well that these very hands have served my needs and my companions. In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort we must help the weak, and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” When he had finished speaking he knelt down and prayed with them all. They were all weeping loudly as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him, for they were deeply distressed that he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship. Responsorial Psalm 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36abR. (33a) Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Show forth, O God, your power, the power, O God, with which you took our part; For your temple in Jerusalem let the kings bring you gifts. R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, chant praise to the Lord who rides on the heights of the ancient heavens. Behold, his voice resounds, the voice of power: “Confess the power of God!” R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Over Israel is his majesty; his power is in the skies. Awesome in his sanctuary is God, the God of Israel; he gives power and strength to his people. R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Alleluia See Jn 17:17b, 17a R. Alleluia, alleluia. Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Jn 17:11b-19 Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you. I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely. I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the Evil One. They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth.” |
Helping Men Be Fathers
U.S. Catholic Congress of Bishops, USCCB, Life Issues Forum: Helping Men Be Fathers By recognizing the unique role of fathers, we more effectively highlight the humanity of the unborn child. We also affirm marriage—what St. John Paul II called the "sanctuary of life" —that more effectively … [Read More...] about Helping Men Be Fathers
Call to Action
Last Friday, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued a statement expressing deep concerns, saying: “I call on all government leaders to work toward a budget that truly builds up the common good of all. This should include the many proposals in the … [Read More...] about Call to Action
St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians Chapter 6: 25 – 33
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,that he might present to himself the church in splendor,without spot or wrinkle or any such thing,that she might be holy and without blemish.So … [Read More...] about St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians Chapter 6: 25 – 33
Year of Saint Joseph – Cloak of Saint Joseph Novena for the Protection of the Unborn
Pope Francis has announced the Year of Saint Joseph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church. The Year of St Joseph began on December 8, 2020 and concludes on December 8, 2021 Pope Francis also reminds us, God told Saint Joseph. “Get … [Read More...] about Year of Saint Joseph – Cloak of Saint Joseph Novena for the Protection of the Unborn
Hibernians Helping College Women Choose Life
MiraVia (“Miraculous Way”) is a Charlotte NC ProLife organization that supports women in crisis pregnancies. Our Brother, Very Reverend Christopher Roux, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte, serves on the MiraVia Board of Directors. Recently, MiraVia entered into a … [Read More...] about Hibernians Helping College Women Choose Life