:: Pro-Life Project at Faith Central ::
- last modified Jan. 28, 2009 -
Notable Quotes
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you ...."
- Almighty God, as quoted speaking to the Prophet Jeremiah, ca. 628 B.C.
(Jeremiah 1:4, click here for full text)
"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, 'Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy ....'"
- The Gospel of Luke, quoting Mary's cousin Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, referring to John the Baptist in the womb as an infant, and referring to a newly-conceived Jesus in the womb as Lord, ca. 1 B.C.
(Luke 1:41-45, click here for full text)
Quotes from: New American Bible with Revised New Testament © 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the copyright owner.
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What's New
+ March for Life 2009 draws hundreds of thousands, surrounded by Masses and Holy Hours, Jan. 25, 2009
Pro-Life Faith Documents and Resources:
+ Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul the Great, 1995)+ Humanae Vitae (On Human Life, Pope Paul VI, 1968)
+ Caasti Connubii (On Christian Marriage, Pope Pius XI, 1930)
+ Code of Canon Law on procurement of abortion and excommunication
+ Catechism of the Catholic Church ¶ 2270 et seq.
+ Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the Participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life (2007)
+ Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace 1 January 2007: The Human Person, the Heart of Peace (2007)
+ Address of the Holy Father Pope John Paul II to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the United States of America (California, Nevada and Hawaii)(1998)
+ Pope Benedict XVI & USCCB on Life Issues (USCCB 2008)
+ Fact Sheet - Respect for Unborn Human Life: The Church’s Constant Teaching (USCCB 2008)
+ Justin Cardinal Rigali Statement for Pro-Life Sunday 2008 (PDF)
+ USCCB General Counsel legal analysis of FOCA (PDF)(2008)
+ Address of Pope John Paul the Great to the Participants in the 19th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (2004)
+ Declaration on Euthanasia (Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1980)
+ Respect for the Dignity of the Dying (Pontifical Academy for Life 2000)
Pro-Life Faith Links:
+ Pro-Life Secretariat, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
+ Life Insight from the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat
+ Helpers of God's Precious Infants
+ Priests for Life
+ Human Life International
+ Archdiocese of Indianapolis Pro-Life Office
+ Archdiocese of New York Respect Life Office
+ Archdiocese of Chicago Respect Life Office
+ Archdiocese of Baltimore Respect Life Committee
+ Diocese of Arlington Respect Life Office
+ Archdiocese of Washington Pro-Life Office
+ National Catholic Bioethics Center
Additional Links:
:: The Second Look Project
:: FightFOCA.com
:: Life News
:: National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
:: Americans United For Life
:: Students for Life of America
:: March for Life Education and Defense Fund
:: Live Action Films
:: National Right to Life Committee Legislative and Candidate Monitoring
:: The Northwest Center and Maternity Home (Washington, D.C.)
:: Centro Tepeyac (Silver Spring, Maryland)
:: Expectant Mother Care-EMC FrontLine Pregnancy Centers (New York)
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