By Kevin Burke, LSW Theresa Bonopartis has published a little gem of a book, A Journey to Healing Through Divine Mercy that will be a perfect companion for your Lenten journey. Like many of the best spiritual writers, her reflections are refreshingly simple, yet profound and rich in practical spiritual wisdom. The book is broken down into small chapters that focus on many of the common core emotional and spiritual issues in the lives of those with abortion loss. Within each…

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  By Kevin Burke, LSW and Christa Childs In 1969, a young Texas lawyer, Sarah Weddington approached a desperate and pregnant Norma McCorvey. Norma already had 2 children and a failed marriage, with a family history of abuse and addiction. Norma was unable to get an abortion of her third child due to Texas abortion law. Over a pizza lunch Norma signed the paperwork making her the plaintiff “Jane Roe” in the infamous abortion suit against the State of Texas…

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  Onawu can you share with us some of your family background? Onawu: My mother and father were migrant farm workers.  I was molested at age four by a neighbor’s son who is in prison to this day for armed robbery and rape. My father was very abusive to my mother. My grandmother struggled with mental health issues. My grandfather…was murdered in 1963 by one of his seven daughter’s husband in a very small farming community of Fairmead, CA. What…

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  Netflix‘s ten-part series The Crown premiered in November 2016. The Crown is a lavish drama about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in post-war Britain. If you are a devotee of the HBO epic Game of Thrones, you will likely be disappointed by the scarcity of graphic sex and violence.  However, if you’re a fan of compelling stories set in a fascinating historical period, excellent acting, with no expense spared for costume and sets – then take a look…

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  New York Senator Chuck Schumer publicly wept in his public response to President Trump’s “mean spirited” executive order on immigration: “Tears are running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty tonight as a grand tradition of America, welcoming immigrants, that has existed since America was founded, has been stomped upon.” If the Statue of Liberty is weeping, it is because in the great city of New York more African American children die in the womb each year – than are born. That…

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  Actress/comedian Sarah Silverman in this tweet, advocated for the military overthrow of a duly elected president of the United States: “Wake up and join the resistance. Once the military is with us the fascists get overthrown.  Mad king and his handlers go bye bye.” Sarah was the featured speaker last year at the Arts Connection Benefit, a charity for arts education in New York public schools. Sarah was offered the opportunity to address the middle and high school students:…

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  Understanding the Nervous Breakdown of the Left and the Path to Healing a Fractured and Divided Nation Amidst the firestorm of reaction to the recent executive order by the Trump administration on immigration, we find Senator Chuck Schumer publicly weeping as he shares his pain and outrage: “Tears are running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty tonight as a grand tradition of America, welcoming immigrants, that has existed since America was founded, has been stomped upon.” Cardinal…

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