PRO-LIFE

 

What exactly is "Pro-Life" ?

 

 

Pro-Life means more than abortion . . . .

. . . . it is everything that supports life           

 

Our culture refers to Pro-Life as abortion issues.  But Pro-Life is much more -

it is everything that supports and contributes to a CULTURE OF LIFE,

which is everything that supports our well-being and our soul.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)


Crisis Text Line: Text PA to 741741


PA Support & Referral Helpline: 1-855-284-2494

 

PREGNANT?

SCARED?          CONFUSED?


There is help available to listen to your situation, to provide resources, and to walk with you.


Contact one of the Pregnancy Centers

on the right OR our Parish Pro-Life group:

sj23cherishlife@gmail.com

 

 

Healing After Aboriton

You are loved!    You can heal!


There is help for you to rebuild a life broken by abortion - "Neither do I condemn you."


Contact the places on the left

OR our Parish Pro-Life group:

sj23cherishlife@gmail.com

 

Schuylkill County CRISIS INTERVENTION: 1-877-993-4357


Crisis Text Line: Text to 63288


Website: https://www.ccrinfo.org/schuylkill-county

ADOPTION

Adoption is a beautiful choice.  It is time to get out the good message about adoption—one that celebrates adoption. Like so many events that are celebrated, such as marriage and graduation, it is a time to acknowledge not only the hard and painful lessons learned from the journey, but also the joy of the accomplishment. The miracle of adoption is about the pain, resolution, and growth that comes when a young girl and her family face the issues of an untimely pregnancy, and when adoptive families accept their infertility and face their fears about adoption.


USCCB WEBSITE, Celebrating the Good Message of Adoption

CRISIS PREGNANCY

Crisis Pregnancy centers respond to the “crisis” with love for both the mother and child, doing all that they can to eliminate the crisis, while the abortion industry offers to eliminate the child. Relying only on charitable donations, the Christ-centered response of a pregnancy center is able to accomplish much even beyond saving a child’s life, a child who is created in God’s image and likeness. The ministry of the pregnancy center also channels God’s love to the child’s parents & family, bringing about an opportunity for evangelization, healing, restoration, better parenting, more marriages & adoptions, and, in the long term, healthier families.

USCCB WEBSITE, Life Matters: Responding to Unplanned Pregnancy

 

PRO-LIFE GROUPS

 

List of Services

CULTURE OF LIFE

A way of life based upon the theological truth that human life at all stages from conception through natural death is sacred. 

 

A "culture of life" opposes practices destructive of human life .  .

 

Our current culture promotes anti-life messages. Just look around at all the destruction, hate, and death that are occurring all around us. 


Pope John Paul II used the expression "culture of life" in the 1990s in his 1991 encyclical Centesimus annus, and then went into more detail in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium vitae ("Gospel of Life").  Pope John Paul II related this to Catholic teaching, described it as being opposite of what he called the current culture as a "culture of death".  The "culture of life" works to protect every human life, especially those that are weak or marginal.  The "culture of life" promotes everything that promotes wellness and life.


Catholic Social Teaching

 

"The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents. The depth and richness of this tradition can be understood best through a direct reading of these documents. In these brief reflections, we highlight several of the key themes that are at the heart of our Catholic social tradition."  --- Source: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops *

 

The 7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

 

Life and Dignity of the Human Person

Call to Family, Community & Participation

Rights & Responsibilities

The Dignity of Work & Workers' Rights

Option for the Poor & Vulnerable

Solidarity

Care for God's Creation

 

 

 CULTURE OF LIFE TOPICS

 

* REFERENCES:

Pope John Paul II (March 25, 1995). "Evangelium vitae".

Kaczor, Christopher (October 1, 2006). "Build the Culture of Life". Catholic Answers. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

Grondelski, John (June 30, 2018). "Thoughts on a Culture of Life". Retrieved October 1, 2018  

"What is the Culture of Life?". Archdiocese of Hobart. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

"What is the Culture of Life?". Archdiocese of Hobart. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

"What is meant by the term culture of life". Aleteia.org. Retrieved January 25, 2022

www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching