I had an abortion at the age of 19. I was dating a young man who had said he would marry me.

In my middle school years, the curriculum of one of my English classes was focused on the Holocaust, not World War II on a broad scale, but the Holocaust. I will never forget the pictures I saw.  Limp, dead bodies of precious people, piled by the thousands in one photo.  That disturbing image captured my thoughts last Friday when I sidewalk counseled.

I know there was a great deal of disappointment about last week’s SCOTUS decision, but we must continue to trust in God. . . . And what better day for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two pillars of the Church? Two more different men would be hard to find. 

It was a day like any other at the abortion facility –dozens of women had come in already, some with their boyfriends, some with a friend, and some all alone. 

Each year, we are amazed at the generosity of all those who support the Cause of Life through the CPLC’s Baby Bank Campaign.

Intertwined through the Gospel of Mark, the gospel that we are currently reading through in the liturgy now is a very interesting tale.

One of the many things I have learned from watching couples walk in, as well as talking to the other sidewalk counselors, is that women will often make this decision based on the opinion of the man that they are with.