Abortion. Abomination.

I admit it. I watch a soap opera. Days of Our Lives. One of the dramas is about a woman breaking up with her boyfriend, having a one night fling with another man, getting back together with her boyfriend, finding out she is pregnant, finding out the extraneous man is the father, and lying to everyone by announcing her boyfriend as the father, and living it out that way. (Sounds like a soap opera, doesn't it?) 

Most viewers would classify this situation as an abomination. How can we call it anything less than that when a real-life woman kills her baby in her womb? Like in the soap opera, her child misses out on knowing her biological father, her mother and siblings, her grandparents and aunts and uncles on both sides of the family. And they miss out on knowing her. And what about all the friends God planned for this child who has been annihilated? 

It is total deprivation. This deprivation manifests as holes and vacuums in the souls of all those who are interconnected. As the holes and vacuums propagate through family and friend networks, they get passed down through generations. This far-reaching spiritual deprivation opposes God's plan for love, life, and family. 

We need help. Calling all prayer warriors! Let's pray that His Divine Providence provides us the grace and strength to persevere through so much sin, as we journey to reach the Gates of Heaven.

This is our future so many women are obliterating.

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Sex Education in Schools

 Dr. Jordan Peterson says the government should get out of sex education altogether.

I agree.

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Enriching the ProLife Discussion About Babies

In a secular world like ours, it is challenging to be ProLife. So many ProChoicers seem to misunderstand the concept that a child is being murdered in every abortion. Or maybe it's that they understand the concept but deny it. 

What is denial? The action of declaring some truth to be untrue, or,

"Denial is one of the most common defense mechanisms that we all use, pretending that an uncomfortable thing did not happen." - changingminds.org

"Denial...[is when] the individual recognizes or is conscious of the existence of the truth or fact but consciously refuses to accept it as such." - wikipedia.org

As Lisa Smiley says in her video, it doesn't matter. When a woman becomes pregnant, everyone asks how the baby is - from Day 1. Do you know the baby's sex yet? Is the baby kicking or moving around? What names are you considering for the baby? The baby. The baby. The baby. We use that term because it is a baby from Day 1, the moment of conception.

Pregnant women across the globe read and sing and play music to their baby in the womb. Why? Because inside her womb is a baby who is capable of internalizing knowledge.

I often sense a visceral tension when I am chatting about abortion with someone who is ProChoice. It is almost as if they know it's a baby in the womb, but they don't want to be found out about it. Instead, they direct the discussion to the mother's right to choose, which is a valid topic, but I recently heard a different talk by Lisa Smiley and she put it well. If a mother abuses her child, is that ok? No. If a mother drives down the street and decides to throw the baby out, is that ok? No. If a mother encloses her child in a small space and fills that space with cigarette smoke non-stop, is that ok? No. Then why is it ok for a mother to kill her unborn baby? It's not, especially when you think about it from the ethical and moral perspectives just discussed. 

ProLife is not about taking choices away from pregnant women. It is about giving pregnant women ethical and moral solutions to manage their crises. 




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11/6/16 - Edited 1st paragraph

The Reality of Abortion and Artificial Contraception

I posted this three other years. I decided to post it every year now, as long as I remember! It's worth some solemn meditation.

Lament of St. Nicholas by Paul Murano
('Twas the Week Before Christmas - in Contemporary America)


‘Twas the week before Christmas and throughout heaven above

the angels and saints were proclaiming God's love

“Nicholas”, called Jesus, “Faithful servant on earth

it's time for children to celebrate my birth

Go on and inspire the parents of these

to all of their hearts I now give you the keys”

Yes Lord! cried Nicolas with the greatest of joys

I love helping out with their clothes and their toys

But most of all Lord what I work for these days

is leading their minds back to you and your ways

So he started his mission, this jolly ol’ soul,

to the homes of God's children, the young and the old

The trees were in place and the candy canes hung

but he stared at the fireplace as carols were sung

Something's wrong! said the saint, as it paused his delight

Less than half of the stockings are hanging this night!

I see cars, DVR's, home computers, and more

but I hear not the laughter that I heard once before!

So he checked his list twice but it just didn't jive

there were many more children that were meant to be alive

Reality of Contraception & Abortion

Dear Lord, cried St. Nicholas with a voice of surprise

Many children are missing! as the tears filled his eyes

Oh Nicholas my servant, I thought that you knew

in many heart$$ green has replaced pink and blue

And Nicholas, said Jesus with a sad solemn voice

in the past 40 years this is what they've called "choice"

Then He took the saint's list and divided it thrice

and revealed the true meaning of naughty and nice:

This first group has children I could never create

my people used barriers and drugs with their mate

The second are the children that had never been born

from the wombs of their mothers they were taken and torn

And the third group are now all the children on earth

they're the ones that did make it through conception and birth

Oh Jesus I'm sorry! ol' St. Nicholas cried

This shouldn't be happening - they forgot why You died!

Help me to show them how to be brave

like the poor Virgin Mary giving birth in a cave!

I Am the hope many don't know, Jesus said

so go forth dear St. Nicholas – my light you must spread

'Twas the week before Christmas and St. Nicholas did pray:

Merry Christmas to all ... and to all a new day!

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Photo and color scheme were added by me.


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Paul Murano, A Breath of Fresh Air

Just read his latest article about sex and death:

Two Women, One Trend: A reflection of our culture today

http://valleypatriot.com/two-women-one-trend-a-reflection-of-our-culture-today/

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To Be or To Do? That Is The Question

As I have journeyed into my Catholic existence, my journey with the saints has given me a deeper appreciation for being rather than doing.   I have come to realize that I have been over focused on what I do, and not focused enough on who I am.  In the end, I think who we are and what we stand up for is more important than any engineering project we could ever accomplish. 

So when I recently came across the information below, I was dismayed, but not surprised. The hyper focus on doing and accomplishing and readying, rather than on being and letting things unfold and preparing for the Holy Spirit's inspirations, is rampant in our world these days.  Quantity has superseded quality.

My ideas to balance out the focus on doing are shown in red.

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For Parents
Parent Action Plan: 12th Grade
Parents: From college applications to high school graduation, this is going to be a busy year for you and your 12th-grader. Are you ready?
[Being:  Have you prayed and meditated together to determine God's will for all of you?]

Parent Action Plan: 10th Grade
Parents: Tenth grade is a great time to decide on college “must-haves” and explore career ideas. Find out how to help your child.
[Being:  Think about your vocation.  What is God calling you to?]

Parent Action Plan: Middle School
Parents: Find out how to help your middle school student develop the right work and study habits to prepare for high school and college.
Being:  Find out how to help your middle school student develop these habits while learning the moral underpinnings to them and finding out how to discern God's will for them.  One can study ad nauseum, but if one has not learned right from wrong, or has not learned that God loves them, they will not be able to make the right difference to mankind.]

Parent Action Plan: 11th Grade
Parents: Are you ready to help your 11th-grader search for colleges, get ready for college admission tests and research financial aid?
[Being:  Are you ready to help your 11th-grader know why college will help them get to heaven?  Are you ready to help your 11th-grader learn and work with the short-sightedness of most of the colleges administrative paradigm?]

Parent Action Plan: 9th Grade
Parents: Find out how you can help your 9th-grader adjest to high school and begin to think about college.
[Being:  Find out how you can help your 9th-grader understand and appreciate the different phases of life.  Find out how you can help your 9th-grader understand and appreciate the responsibility and freedom and enjoyment that comes with high school and the teenage years.]
 - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-parents

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Our secular world is far too focused on the doing in life.  We really need to teach and appreciate more of the being, so ultimately, we can have a healthy balance between the two realms.

St. Joseph, pray for us.  Help us to maintain a healthy balance between achievement and simple existence.


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