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Month: February 2015

Fr Ben Cameron: The Call to Holiness for All Touched by Abortion Loss

Fr Ben Cameron: The Call to Holiness for All Touched by Abortion Loss

Healing the Shockwaves of Abortion:  An interview with Fr Ben Cameron of the Fathers of Mercy  Kevin: Fr Ben can you share about your own call to priesthood and the Fathers of Mercy?  Fr Ben: I grew up in a Catholic family in Kokomo, Indiana, that was not especially strong in the Faith during my early years.  Through the influence of a Catholic friend, my Mom began praying the rosary for my Dad to return to the sacraments (he hadn’t…

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Does Secret Abortion Grief Silence Some African American Clergy and Politicians?

Does Secret Abortion Grief Silence Some African American Clergy and Politicians?

David Williams worked for 10 years with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) ministering to college students in Northeast Ohio, serving as a traveling speaker and also as a chaplain for one season with the Cincinnati Bengals.  In 2013, David decided to devote more time to his God-given passion to preach. Along with speaking, David mentors college students and ministers with Pregnancy Resource Centers to be a voice for the unborn and mentor men who have been effected by or…

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A Grandmother Powerless to Prevent the Abortion of Her Grandchild – Finds Healing for Her Family in Rachel’s Vineyard

A Grandmother Powerless to Prevent the Abortion of Her Grandchild – Finds Healing for Her Family in Rachel’s Vineyard

[The beautiful Image of Divine Mercy from an Oil Painting by Artist Heather Collins -Life Studios USA] By Leann Domico-Vasquez At age 19 my daughter Lisa faced an unplanned pregnancy. The father of the child and his parents pressured Lisa to have an abortion. This only fed her insecurity and fears about becoming a mother. Lisa scheduled the procedure at a nearby hospital. Our parish priest Fr Dominick was stationed at Assumption Church in Emerson, New Jersey at the time.  The day…

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I’ve Confessed My Abortion…Why Can’t I forgive Myself?

I’ve Confessed My Abortion…Why Can’t I forgive Myself?

Have you or someone you care about gone to Sacramental Confession or confessed to their minister/pastor the sin of abortion…yet they still struggle to forgive themselves?   Some will confess the sin multiple times hoping to find freedom from the guilt and pain. This is common and is associated with the need for many women and men to go through a more intensive grieving and recovery program/process so they can find the deeper emotional and spiritual healing they hunger for. The grace of confession and…

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