Catholic Fire

After the 36th Annual March for Life, the Roving Reporter stayed on in DC to attend some of the post-March conferences and get some interviews. Here Friar Roderic talks to Alan Keyes - a presidential candidate in the 2000 election and an incredibly gifted speaker.

The March for Life in Washington DC is the world’s largest and most consistent Prolife event. For 36 years, the March has inspired Prolife unity and action in millions of people. Thine Eyes: A Witness to the March for Life. This January 22, 2009, the time, talent and effort of a handpicked team of professionals will join the ranks of the March for Life in a unique way. They will capture its significance in high definition video to create the first documentary presentation of this monumental and historical event. Learn more…

Barbara Curtis at Mommy Life shares 477 photos from The March for Life. Read the CNA article here.

Tens of thousands of abortion opponents rallied in Washington DC today to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I watched the March for Life on EWTN today and it seemed larger than last year's March. People were there from all over the world. Some of the many countries represented were: Malta, Italy, France, Ireland, and Spain.

On this 36th anniversary of Roe V. Wade, let's pray with Fr. Kovicki to end abortion: Today I am uniting my prayers with those at the March for Life in Washington D.C. for an end to abortion. Unfortunately, I am unable to be there in person, but am with you all in spirit. God bless you!

Via EWTN: With President-elect Obama promising his first act in office will be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops vowing to aggressively oppose this, the 2009 March for Life could be one of the biggest and most important in history. EWTN will offer viewers the most complete coverage available on any platform of both Washington, D.C.’s March for Life and San Francisco’s Walk for Life. Coverage of the Jan. 22 events will include live Masses, walking processions, rallies, interviews, panel discussions, and speeches from pro-lifers around the country. You can also watch or listen to these historic events live on our website at www.ewtn.com/audiovideo). Further resources can be found at www.ewtn.com/prolife. But that’s not all. Pro-life people won’t want to miss any of EWTN’s pro-life shows in January. Read More

President-Elect Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC January 15, 2009 Dear Mr. President-Elect, I am pleased to extend this invitation from the March for Life Fund Board of Directors and from thousands of prolife Americans as we look forward to the memorable occasion of your inauguration. We request that you come to speak to us at the 36th annual March for Life Rally on Thursday, Noon, January 22, 2009 at the Mall and 4th Street NW. Why? Because America needs your strong leadership as President of all of the people to stop the intentional killing of an estimated 3,000 preborn boys and girls each day and the brutalizing of mind, heart and body of pregnant mothers. This evil continues because some public officials and other citizens are indifferent to the fatal errors of Roe v. Wade and the critical need to overturn the illicit Roe v. Wade. So, on January 22, 2009, we prolifers will again peacefully March for Life in our Nation’s capital with the theme: "REMEMBER — The Life ...

Via CNA: Thousands of Catholic college students and faculty will participate in the National March for Life in Washington, DC this Thursday. Pre-eminent among the colleges participating in the March is the Front Royal, Virginia-based Christendom College , which has participated in the demonstration since 1974. It will bus all of its students to Washington, and for the third time will lead the March with its school banner. Magdalen College’s entire student body will travel about 500 miles from Warner, New Hampshire to march for the second straight year. Students solicited donations for the trip. “We mourn the intentional killing of millions of innocent babies and the suffering of pregnant mothers from these killings, and we wish to show America our determination to defend life, and our unequivocal endorsement of the Culture of Life,” Magdalen President Jeffrey J. Karls said, according to the Cardinal Newman Society (CNS). Hundreds of students will be housed at Catholic University of Am...