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The recently released videos featuring Planned Parenthood employees bartering body parts of aborted infants are startling and appalling. This brings forth dialogue about the human person and the dignity of life, the argument for which is not based upon sentimentality or compassion but rests firmly upon a belief in the existence of God.

In Pope Francis first ‘State of the World’ address, given annually to the ambassadors to the Vatican, the pope said “it is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day.” Speaking Sunday to some 180 foreign diplomats, Pope Francis began by saying that peace is “threatened by every denial of human dignity, firstly the lack of access to adequate nutrition.”  In the midst of great hunger, food is often wasted in “the throwaway culture,” he said. “Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as ‘unnecessary’,” said the Holy Father. “Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as ‘unnecessary’,” added the Holy Father. “For example, it is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day; children being us...

Wichita, KS – Operation Rescue has learned that Trust Women PAC, run by Wichita abortion clinic owner Julie Burkhart, has paid $3,000 in fines to the Federal Election Commission for violations of Federal Election Law. This comes at a time when at least three abortionists have quit employment at Burkhart’s South Wind Women’s Center LLC, which now struggles to remain open in the building once owned by George Tiller. In July, Operation Rescue filed a complaint against Trust Women PAC after its investigation of public filings showed shoddy bookkeeping and improper disbursements to South Wind Women’s Center, a for-profit abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. New PAC filings dated October 15, 2013, indicate that Trust Women PAC has paid $3,000 in “fees” to the Federal Election Commission, the same amount it was fined earlier this year for improper filings and failure to file timely reports. New PAC filings dated October 15, 2013, indicate that Trust Women PAC has paid $3,000 in “fees”...

There are no words to describe the pain and the evil here. Praying for those involved. (CNN) -- Remee Lee was elated when she became pregnant, but those feelings quickly turned into a nightmare that won't let go of her. Her boyfriend wasn't happy about the pregnancy, but it was Lee's dream to have a child. Until her boyfriend, John Andrew Welden, took that dream away. This week, Welden, 28, pleaded guilty to killing their unborn baby. How? He tricked Lee into taking an abortion pill, causing her to miscarry. Read More.

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke discusses the relationship between contraception and the culture of abortion.

This is a great example of why it is important for us to persist in our prayers for those who are ensnared in the culture of death. Via Tim Drake at the Cardinal Newman Society: Reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the Roe v.Wade decision, Jesuit Father John J. Conley, Knott Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola University Maryland took the occasion to write an article in America magazine. In "An Unwelcome Anniversary," he describes how he went from a “personally opposed, but abortion should be legal” position to a pro-life position. “As the pro-life movement continues its resistance, the case against abortion has become stronger than ever,” he writes. “The omnipresent sonogram has graphically advanced it.” Advancing the pro-life argument, Father Conley also talks about the very real threats of euthanasia and infanticide. “For those of us called into the pro-life movement, the defense of the right to life of the innocent can never become just one cause a...

GERMANTOWN, MD, February 8, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - A 29-year old woman died yesterday as the result of fatal complications suffered during an abortion at 33 weeks performed by LeRoy Carhart at Germantown Reproductive Health Center (GRHC) in Germantown, Maryland. According to the pro-life organization Operation Rescue, the information about the incident comes from an extremely credible anonymous source. Abortionist Leroy Carhart has some explaining to do. The woman, who came for a third trimester abortion from out-of-state, arrived at GRHC on Sunday and was seen by pro-life activists every day through Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said she appeared "pale and weak." Early Thursday morning, the woman began suffering chest pains and other discomforting symptoms. Her attempts to reach Carhart were unsuccessful. The woman was taken by her family from her hotel to a nearby hospital emergency room at approximately 5:00 a.m. Efforts by hospital staff to contact Carhart or g...

This is how the pro-aborts celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. They celebrate the "tearing apart" of  babies with champagne. Notice how often the celebrity in the video below uses the word "baby" and how focused he is on his own selfish pleasure. Just like the devil, he makes abortion -- the murder of a pre-born baby -- sound so attractive by focusing on the sensual. If people were, instead, shown the truth about abortion, their stomachs would turn and they would flee in terror. Abortion is evil and painful and the pro-abortionists are extremely deceptive, just like the devil. Get Leticia's take on this video here.

Culture of death advocate Barack Husein Obama has done it again -- selected another person lacking in morals for a top administrative position -- this one supports polygamy. I can't help but wonder where he finds these unique individuals? Yes, "birds of a feather do flock together." Via CNA: A law professor nominated by President Obama to become a commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was a signatory to a radical 2006 manifesto which endorsed polygamous households and argued traditional marriage should not be privileged “above all others.” Georgetown University Law Center professor Chai R. Feldblum, nominated as a commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is listed as a signatory to the July 26, 2006 manifesto “Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: A New Strategic Vision for All Our Families & Relationships.” The manifesto’s signatories said they proposed a “new vision” for governmental and private recognition of “dive...

 Signs hung in the Rockford, IL Abortion Mill Windows: Click here to read the story Pro-Lifers Publish Video of Morbid, Mocking Displays in Rockford Abortion Mill at LifeSiteNews.Com.

'The Birth of the Virgin', fresco by Juan de Borgoña, Cathedral of Toledo, c. 1495 Let us celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary; let us worship her Son, Christ the Lord. Each Year, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on September 8. Usually the church celebrates the feast day of a saint on the date of their death, which is actually the day remembered as their birth into everlasting life. Mary, however, was conceived without sin as a special grace because God had selected her to become the Mother of His Son. Her birth is a cause for great joy as it is considered the "dawn of our salvation" (Pope Paul VI, Marialis Cultus,1972.) Although there is no reference to Mary's birth in the Sacred Scriptures, the names of Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, appear in the Protoevangelium of James (5:2), which is an apocryphal writing from the late 2nd century. According to this account, Joachim and Anna were also beyond the years of chi...

Father Raymond de Souza has an interesting piece in the National Catholic Register   which reflects on how today's American political scene might have been different if Senator Ted Kennedy had held onto his pro-life beliefs: Kennedy's family legacy, his impregnable position in Massachusetts (he won more than 60% of the vote the year after Chappaquiddick) and his national prominence rendered him immune from the pressures other politicians had to face other politicians had to face. He could always choose his own path. Had he chosen to remain economically liberal but culturally conservative, he would have prevented the Democratic Party from embracing the orthodoxy of the unlimited abortion license. Had he remained pro-life the Democratic Party would have had to make place for other pro-life politicians. Had he remained pro-life many others — Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson — would not have abandoned their pro-life positions as the price to be paid for national ambition....

Via The Boston Herald : S OUTHBRIDGE — A Southbridge teenager is being held on $500,000 bail for allegedly stabbing his pregnant girlfriend several times because she refused to get an abortion. Police said 18-year-old Alex Santana attacked Leah Diver at about 2:30 a.m. Friday during an argument over the pregnancy. The Telegram & Gazette reports that Santana was ordered held on bail after a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf in Dudley District Court on Friday. He’s charged with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The 28-year-old Diver is in critical condition at a Worcester hospital. Police say the fetus survived. Santana is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 3. How horrible! Lifting up this poor woman in my prayers and praying for repentance and conversion for this young man. H/T: Katie Walker.

"Because the efforts to dislodge what is evil are so arduous – we know that evil will not give up without a fight; It shouldn’t surprise us that certain groups – even those under the banner of 'Catholic,' have set a different agenda, one that while supporting a public work of assistance to those in need, nonetheless chooses not to address unjust and destructive laws that take their daily toll of thousands of human lives." Read the excellent article this quote was taken from at The Catholic Key Blog: Bishop Finn - What Laity Must Do in Battle for Life

Catholic Charities USA, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and the Catholic Health Association have all thrown their weight behind Obama's push for health care reform. In response, American Life League exposes the Trojan Horse hidden in the bill that opens the way for abortion, calling on Catholics to demand that the bill be scrapped!

by Judie Brown There is a man whose money has facilitated a wide variety of projects in this country and abroad. His name is George Soros, and his ventures run the gamut from politics to helping the poor. Among them, there is his extraordinary work in the area of palliative care (pain relief), death and dying. In view of the rant currently being propagated by the Pallimed blog, which is a commentary on news and items of interest to hospice and palliative medicine, there is a need to dig deeper and explore the underlying philosophy among those who are outraged that people like me are saying something negative about their agenda. When those in the business of providing pain relief to patients charge forward with negative descriptive adjectives, meant to demean the work of people like myself and the LifeTree experts, you can pretty much conclude that we are on to something. If not, the supporters of Obamacare would be using logic rather than pointing fingers and attempting to relegate...

"As we draw ever closer to the brink, it becomes increasingly difficult for the Christian to ignore that his faith puts him in fundamental opposition to the assumptions of modern culture. Since the beginning of modern philosophy believers have been seeking to strike some deal with outlooks and theories diametrically opposed to Christianity... This drama is now played out with respect to abortion. Predictably, there are believers who want to strike a deal with the culture of death. They will be tolerant of fellow citizens who take human life. They are learning that this culture will not be tolerant of them." ~ Ralph McInery, excerpted from this post at The Catholic Thing Ralph McInerny is a writer of philosophy, fiction, and cultural criticism, who has taught at Notre Dame since 1955.

From IGNORE ROE. com: Our goal with this website is to propose an alternative to the current pro-life strategy and to encourage pro-life Christians to examine closely the Biblical basis of law and government. It is our belief that the answer to abortion does not lie with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, nor with the incremental approach of chipping away at the current status of "abortion rights ". Our desire is to look at the issue of life and death through the lens of Biblical truth, and to examine the protections that already exist in law. We begin with the premise that abortion is not legal, and can never BE legal, because abortion is the taking of innocent life, i.e. murder. Murder can never be legalized. We present a strategy, based on the doctrine of interposition, that we believe is the answer to our present culture of death.

Via CNA: ‘Absolutely vile’ advice column tells men how to pressure pregnant women to abort Please add Isabella Snow to your prayer list -- she is deeply entrenched in the culture of death and has not only bought all the lies, but is dishing out this dirt to men, thus endangering them as well as their partners and children -- psychological, spiritual, and physical damage / death are the result of her unhealthy advice.