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Abortion / Abortion Help
God loves each human life from the instant of his or her conception and entrusts this gift to the protection of a mother and father. Abortion ends the life of a child and offends God. It also deeply wounds the men and women involved.
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Agriculture, Nutrition & Rural Life
"The primary goals of agriculture policies should be providing food for all people and reducing poverty among farmers and farmworkers in this country and abroad."
-- USCCB, I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Food, 2003
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Domestic Violence
"Violence against women,or outside the home,is never justified. Violence in any form, physical, sexual, psychological, or verbal is sinful; often, it is a crime as well"
—U.S Catholic Bishops, When I Call for Help, 200
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When I Call for Help: A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence Against Women
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Stem Cell Research
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Euthanasia ~ End of Life
The dying process is a sacred time—a final season to seek closure in this life and prepare for the next. We know earthly death is not the end, but rather the door through which we must pass to gain eternal life. The deadly practice of assisted suicide—now legal in several states—shortens or even eliminates this sacred season, carelessly cutting short the life of the patient. To support the “false compassion” of assisted suicide is to see people as a problem to be eliminated. End-of-life care should instead help eliminate or alleviate the patient’s problems, whether they are physical, spiritual, or emotional.
Those who die in God’s grace and friendship live forever with Christ. Because of our belief and hope in the Resurrection, we can face death not with fear, but with trust. We pray that society might recognize that every day of our lives is a gift and is always worth living, especially our final days. We need not fear. Christ is with us.
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Euthanasia - The Alvarez Family Story
Killing the Pain. Not the Patient: Palliative Care vs. Assisted Suicide
Caring for Loved Ones at Life's End
Catholic Guide to End-Of-Life Decisions
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Human Trafficking
Almost every nation is affected by trafficking, as a country of origin, transit or destination for victims—the United States is no exception.
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Immigration ~ Asylum
The Catholic Church in the United States is an immigrant Church with a long history of embracing diverse newcomers and providing assistance and pastoral care to immigrants, migrants, refugees, and people on the move. Our Church has responded to Christ’s call for us to “welcome the stranger among us,” for, in this encounter with the immigrant, the migrant, and the refugee in our midst, we encounter Christ.
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IVF-Reproductive Technology
It can be very difficult and painful when the Lord doesn’t answer our prayers in the way we hope. A couple that finds themselves unable to bring a child into the world through their loving union can experience this disappointment very deeply. During such times of trial, we may wonder why we face the particular challenges that we do. Yet even though suffering is often shrouded in a sense of mystery, we believe that the Lord loves us with great tenderness and compassion that is beyond our imagination. Knowing this, we can trust that “all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose” (Rom 8:28).
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Prayers for a Culture of Life
"Only with prayer - prayer that storms the heavens for justice and mercy, prayer that cleanses our hearts and souls - will the culture of death that surrounds us today be replaced with a culture of life."
-Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, U.S. Catholic Bishops
Spiritual Adoption
- Powerpoint Presentation
- Pledge Day Pulpit Announcement
- Spiritual Adoption Pledge Card
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Card
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Abstinence and Chastity
"Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being."
Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2337
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