| January - February 2009 Vol. 19 | www.priestsforlife.org | Number 1 |
Help Women and Men to be Silent No More! by Janet Morana, Co-Founder, Silent No More Awareness Canpaign As you may know, Priests for Life, in conjunction with
Anglicans for Life, coordinates the largest mobilization in
history of women and men who have lost children to abortion.
It is the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. It is first of
all a clearinghouse for healing resources. Anyone who needs
healing, or needs to refer others to it, can go to
www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org to find the help they
need, no matter what their religious background may be. Throughout Church history, in Scripture, in the lives of
saints and prophets, personal testimony to the power of
God’s grace has been an integral aspect of the spread of the
Gospel. Jesus himself, after all, is the one who gives
testimony to what he has seen and heard from the Father. Help us gather a thousand such people in Washington, DC this year for the March for Life. Even if one is not going to speak publicly about his/her testimony, it is fine just to be there and carry the sign, “I Regret My Abortion,” or “I Regret Lost Fatherhood.” To sign up, visit
www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org.  Rachel’s Vineyard on the Road: Post Abortion Training Days held at Dioceses across the U.S. The last few months have been a busy but fruitful
time for Pastoral Associates Kevin and Theresa
Burke, founders of Rachel’s Vineyard (a ministry of
Priests for Life) and leaders in post abortion
education. They offered training for dioceses
in Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Dakota, and
Michigan addressing nearly 1000 counselors, clergy,
health care professionals, RV volunteers and
interested lay people. |
The Church and
the Democrats “At this point, the Democratic Party risks transforming itself definitively into a "party of death" due to its choices on bioethical issues, as Ramesh Ponnuru wrote in his book "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life." “And I say this with a heavy heart, because
we all know that the Democrats were the party that helped our
Catholic immigrant parents and grandparents to better integrate
into and prosper in American society. But it's not the same
anymore…Nonetheless, there are among Democrats some pro-lifers,
but they are, unfortunately, rare.”
Michael Petrides of Connecticut shared: “Theresa and Kevin Burke understand that the abortion healing that they champion is necessary for our societal transformation and survival. The emotional wounds of fathers, mothers, siblings, grandparents, cousins, and friends are too deep.... The Burkes integrate therapeutic clinical and pastoral information and answers in a truly sensitive, compassionate model.” Kevin and Theresa bring their passion for healing with them everywhere they go, spreading deep roots for a vineyard that will continue the mission to heal the pain of abortion - one weekend at a time. If you are interested in having the Burkes present in your community please contact: Kathryn Boyle, speakers@rachelsvineyard.org, 610-354-0555. ORDER OUR PRODUCTS! Order at our online store at www.priestsforlife.org/store! Or order from: Priests for Life, P.O. Box 141172, Staten Island, NY 10314 Or fax it to (718) 980-3900 Or Email: orders@priestsforlife.org.  |
"My
plea with Democratic leaders is always that they make space for
pro-life politicians, and I have many pro-life Democrats come to
me and say that they not making space for them. I think that
that is a very serious problem, particularly in a state like
Massachusetts, where it is so heavily Democratic." 
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