Pro-Life Spokesperson Urges Institute of Medicine Committee to Focus on Life-Saving Preventive Health Services for Women,
Exclude Contraception, Sterilization
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 WASHINGTON - November 16 - Deirdre McQuade, spokesperson for the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressed the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Preventive Services for Women as they convened for the first time on November 16th. She urged them not to recommend contraception or sterilization among mandated "preventive services" to be announced next August by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the Department implements the new health care act. "As you study the vital question of preventive services for women under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), I urge you to focus on services that will offer authentic care and save lives," she said. read more.
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National Prayer Vigil for Life
January 23-24, 2011 |
| | Great Upper Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C |
The National Prayer Vigil for Life draws over 20,000 pilgrims to join in prayer for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. The vigil begins on the eve of the March for Life with the Opening Mass celebrated in the Great Upper Church. Prayer continues throughout the night with the National Rosary for Life, Night Prayer and Holy Hours for Life coordinated by Mount St. Mary's Seminary and led by seminarians from across the country. The following morning, the prayer vigil concludes with Morning Prayer, Benediction and the Closing Mass.
Sponsored by the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and The Catholic University of America Office of Campus Ministry, the National Prayer Vigil for Life is one small part of the Church's "great prayer for life."
Visit here for non-USCCB events in the Washington, D.C. area. |
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"Thoughts On the Incarnation"
By Susan E. Wills
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December 10, 2010
I never tire of hearing Christmas carols - even if they're being piped into stores and malls just to encourage shopping excesses. But hearing Christmas tunes recently got me thinking: the decorating frenzy of Christmas trees, lights, garlands, poinsettia plants, and Santa Claus statuary often seems devoid of Christian meaning. What exactly is being celebrated with all the music, décor, and festivity of the season?
The answer, I think, is that many people are celebrating Christmas traditions and trappings rather than the stupendous event of Christ's coming to Earth. The content is forgotten, but the glow of Christmases past remains. . . . more.
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USCCB Web Site/Digital Media News
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About People of Life - JOIN US!
| People of Life is the pro-life action campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Our mission is to promote respect and legal protection for all human life, from conception to natural death. Become a member, visit here.
"We are a People of Life because God, in his unconditional love, has given
us the Gospel of Life, and we are called to act accordingly."
- Pope John Paul II, The Gospel of Life
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Notable Quotables
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| | Bishop Campbell of Columbus, Ohio |
"Amidst today's threats to human life, we remain hopeful and answer the call to build a culture of life and love. Our Catholic faith acknowledges the inherent dignity of every human life, at every stage and condition from conception to natural death. As a people of life and love, we pray, give witness, and work for the conversion of hearts.
May we, like Mary, give our continuing "yes" to God through our faith, our hope, our love, and our prayers."
-from Bishop Campbell's Advent Message
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Prayer Corner
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Pope Benedict XVI
Advent Prayer for Life
(draft translation)
Lord Jesus,
You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history of men;
You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render us participants in divine Life and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life; We adore and bless you.
Prostrated before You, source and lover of Life, truly present and alive among us, we beg you:
Reawaken in us respect for every unborn life, make us capable of seeing in the fruit of a mother's womb . . . more.
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Upcoming Events
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- December 25: Feast of the Nativity of the Lord
- January 23-24: National Prayer Vigil for Life. Click here for more information.
- January 24: March for Life, 12 noon, Mall at 4th Street. Rally followed by March to the Capitol. More information.
- February 13-16: Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Washington, DC. Register now! Click here to learn more and to register.
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