Comments from Bishops for our spiritual guide to Evangelium Vitae

This spiritual study guide, put together by Father Pavone and Priests for Life, offers a readable and practical summary of the critical teachings of our late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, with regard to life issues. It is organized and clear, with points for reflection, discussion, and prayer.

Adam Cardinal Maida
Archbishop of Detroit

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Thank you for your letter of June 28, 2005, and for the Evangelium Vitae study guide you sent me. I'll pass it on to the Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.  May Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, grant you peace and joy.

Most Reverend Jose H Gomez, S.T.D.
Archbishop of San Antonio

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My heartfelt congratulations to you and your pastoral team for preparing this study guide to accompany Pope John Paul II's encyclical, The Gospel of Life! What a marvelous tool to help our people absorb the crucial message of this important document!

I'm delighted that the study guide can be used by an individual or in a group to glean the vibrant message of the Gospel of Life.

May the Lord continue to bless all that you do to advance the cause of life!

Most Reverend Victor Galeone
Bishop of St. Augustine

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Allow me to express my congratulations to you and all the members of Priests for Life for the recent publication of your study guide for Evangelium Vitae. I found the guide to be a concise, informative and faithful summary of the encyclical's teachings. It will be of great assistance to those in the church who wish to reflect upon more deeply the profound meaning of this important papal teaching.

I have forwarded the study guide to Monsignor Frank Caggiano, Vicar for Evangelization and Pastoral Life and Mrs Cathy Bala, Director of our Diocesan Respect Life Office for consideration in their respective ministries.

Be assured of my continued prayers for your important ministry in the life of our Church. May the Holy Spirit continue to move the hearts of all people and lead our society to recognize and embrace the culture of life that comes to us through Jesus Christ.

Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D.
Bishop of Brooklyn

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Thank you for your kindness in sending me a copy of the study guide for Pope John Paul II's encyclical Evangelium Vitae...I am certain that [it] will be of great benefit to our Diocese.

The Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, D.D., J.C.D.
Bishop of Rockford

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I have received your letter on June 28th along with its enclosures. Thank you for sending me a copy of, Evangelium Vitae: The Gospel of Life. I will share this study guide with my Director of Marriage and Family Life.

This study guide is very helpful in assisting people to read and understand the wonderful message of John Paul II's, The Gospel of Life. I will encourage and promote the use of it in my diocese so that people truly understand the Church's teaching on the dignity of the human person and the respect of life.

The Most Reverend David L. Ricken, DD, JCL
Bishop of Cheyenne

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Thank you for sending me a copy of your recent publication on the 10th Anniversary of Pope John Paul II's encyclical, Evangelium Vitae. Your study guide to the Gospel of Life is a welcome tool to assist our Catholic community in utilizing, in a new and unique way, the beautiful teaching on the gift of life articulated by our late Holy Father.

I have encouraged our Respect Life Office to make this booklet available to our parishes and our respect life ministries in our diocese.

May God continue to bless you in your witness to the dignity and sacredness of every life.

Most Reverend Thomas Wenski
Bishop of Orlando

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His Excellency, Archbishop Sean O'Malley has asked me to acknowledge his receipt of your recent letter sent with a copy of the Tenth Anniversary Spiritual Guide to Evangelium Vitae and to reply on his behalf. The Archbishop appreciates your thoughtfulness and your commitment to Pope John Paul II's legacy of the defense of life in all times and in all places. May his intercession lead hearts and minds to embrace the Gospel of Life.

Reverend Robert T. Kickham
Secretary to the Archbishop

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Thank you very much for the copy of your new study guide on Pope John Paul II's encyclical Evangelium Vitae. It offers an excellent approach to the dual challenge of understanding and living the teachings of this very important document.

We will be informing our pastors and our parish Respect Life Coordinators of the availability of .. the study guide.

We are grateful for the courageous work that you do in building the Culture of Life.

Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D, S.S.L, D.D
Bishop of Paterson

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Thank you for forwarding to me a copy of the study guide Evangelium Vitae - The Gospel of Life: A Spiritual Guide to the Encyclical of Pope John Paul II. I am very grateful to you and clergy and pastoral associates of Priests for Life for making this resource available to us on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of this great encyclical of our late and beloved Pope John Paul II.

This will be a significant tool in helping many discover or rediscover the great wealth of wisdom and teaching contained in this landmark ecclesial document. I pray that this guide may move us to a still deeper commitment to building a Culture of Life that respects the sacred dignity of human life from conception to its natural end.

Again, my thanks to you for the valuable work of Priests for Life.

Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley
Bishop of Salina

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Keep being, like Pope John Paul II, an apostle for life. The study guide will help countless people to come to a better understanding of the beautiful gift of human life, which is made in the very image and likeness of God. More than ever, we need to preach and teach about the sacredness of all human life from its beginning of conception until its natural end as determined by God.

May God bless all of your good efforts.

Most Reverend Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI
Bishop of San Angelo

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Thank you for the copy of the study guide on "Evangelium Vitae." I believe it will be a very useful tool enabling people to understand and put into action the teachings of John Paul II on the sacredness of life. Thanks for providing this service.

Bishop Sam Jacobs
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

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Thank you for sending me copies of your recently published study guide for Evangelium Vitae..

I am especially grateful for the study guide. It is simple and concise and should prove to be a renewed invitation to God's people to immerse themselves again, or perhaps for the first time, in Pope John Paul II's magnificent encyclical on the sanctity of life. I am impressed by the format of study/discussion and application to one's personal life. I hope that this little book will receive the wide distribution that it deserves. Thank you for the wonderful job that you have done.

Most Reverend Michael J. Sheridan
Bishop of Colorado Springs

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Thank you for the copy of Pope John Paul II's Evangelium Vitae...I am forwarding these materials to our Family Life Office for their information.

Howard J. Hubbard
Bishop of Albany

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Priests for Life is well know for its courageous and straight forward promotion of the dignity of each human life. I am happy to endorse their current efforts to urge priests and faithful to read the great encyclical of Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae. Also, Priests for Life is promoting other useful materials. We all need to grow in the depth of our knowledge of the mystery and truths about human life so that we can promote them even more effectively.

Most Reverend John J. Myers
Archbishop of Newark

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