Catholic Fire

Eduardo Verástegui, the star of pro-life movie "Bella", has become a pro-life activist since the making of that film and has reported that 25 babies have been saved by the film so far. Today CNA reports : Mexican actor and producer Eduardo Verastegui has teamed up with the pro-life website in Spain “DerechoaVivir.org” (RighttoLife.org) in order to battle against a plan to overhaul the nation’s abortion laws. The actor appears in a video on the website inviting Spaniards to join in rejecting the plan. “As you know, I have stepped out on the front lines because I want to do everything I can to defend the lives of the most defenseless human beings, the unborn; because I want to support women with unexpected pregnancies; because I want to help end the silent holocaust of the 21st century, which is abortion,” he says in the video. Read the entire story here.

Song inspired by the movie Bella and a true life story of my sister-in-law Stacy who refused to get an abortion after she was advised to by doctors in order to prolong her life after being diagnosed with terminal blood cancer. ~ Via thebandreflect.

From CNA : Eduardo Verastegui, the Mexican actor who starred in the movie “Bella,” joined pro-life sidewalk counselors and prayerful demonstrators at a Los Angeles abortion clinic on Saturday as he counseled women to turn away from aborting their unborn children. Many of the demonstrators were present at the Family Planning Associates abortion clinic as part of the 40 Days for Life campaign. Acording to John Anthony, Coordinator of 40 Days for Life in L.A.: Verastegui spent time in prayer and counseled and encouraged women to keep their babies, acting with “love, tenderness, humility and compassion.” “Five babies were saved that morning!” “Prayer and love in action were key and beautifully exemplified by all present.” From LifeSite News : He (Eduardo) said, "You wanna hear something really, really funny? Here's what happened at the end. All the nurses from the clinic - some were African Americans, some were Latinas - came outside." The next thing Eduardo Verastegui knew...

and it's being hosted by Lyn, the Organ-ic Chemist , who has done a fantastic job of organizing all the posts there. There are quite a few posts this week, but here are just a few of my favorites: ACM at 50 Days After tells you how to adopt a Catholic blog . Sarah at just another day of Catholic pondering shares a beautiful reflection on the beginning of the day, and the beginning of the week. Michelle at Quantum Theology shares a timely piece on pain and suffering. Lisa at A Life of Benevolence shares a review on the pro-life movie Bella , which is now out on DVD. There's lots more to read there so be sure to check out all of the posts.