Reverence for Life

The St. Mary of Gostyn
Reverence for Life Committee
has 3 goals:

To promote the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for life from conception to natural death.
To support Pregnancy Resource Centers
To pray for an end to abortion

Resources:

Natural Family Planning & Infertility Resources

Name

Description

Contact

Couple to Couple League

Offers classes in Natural Family Planning

http://ccli.org/

Pope Paul Vi Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction

Infertility resources that are in line with Catholic teaching.

http://www.popepaulvi.com/education.htm

Pregnancy Resources

Project Gabriel

Provides support during an unplanned pregnancy

(630) 655-3290

Women’s Choice Services

Provides:

Free pregnancy tests
Free ultrasounds
Unplanned pregnancy counseling
Mothering program & parenting classes
Pregnancy support

http://womanschoiceservices.com/

(630) 663-0590

Post Abortive Healing

Rachel’s Vineyard

Healing the pain of abortion one weekend at a time.

http://rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/sites.aspx?ct=5&c=3&s=-1

The next retreat will be held on Friday Sep 14 – Sep 16, 2012. Call 309-364-3084 for more details.

End of life issues

THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTER

Offers support in end of life decisions.

If you are facing emergent medical situations regarding end of life decisions, the National Catholic Bioethics Center (www.ncbcenter.org/emergency_consultation.asp) will respond ASAP with help from an ethicist, doctor, etc. The number to call is (215) 877-2660. Even though the site states “Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM” for emergency consultation questions, calls are returned even after hours.

Did you know?

Did you know abortion raises the risk of Breast cancer by 40%? For more details:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/jan/10010706

Did you know Susan G. Komen foundation (pink ribbon campaign) donated $569,000 to Planned Parenthood in 2010? (Planned Parenthood is the #1 abortion provider.)

http://ifrl-blog.blogspot.com/2011/08/komen-2010-donation-to-planned.html

Did you know the Susan G. Komen foundation endorses embronic Komen endorses embryonic stem cell research?

http://www.rockforddiocese.org/respectlife/susan-g-komen

Did you know that the provision of food and water for patients in the persistent vegetative state is morally obligatory?

http://www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL10/VaticanPage12.html

Recommended Sites:

Lifesite News	http://www.lifesitenews.com/
Priests for Life	http://priestsforlife.org/
Catholic Radio	Listen locally to 950 am or 930 am or online at: http://relevantradio.com/index.php
Inforum Blog	http://www.inforumblog.com/
Jill Stanek blog	http://www.jillstanek.com/