PARENTS, HAVE YOU EVER ASKED YOURSELF . . .

HOW can I convey to my child that sex is a precious gift from God, not what they see on TV?
WHEN should I start talking to my child about the meaning of true love?
WHAT words do I use to help my child understand that God created us male and female for a reason?

If you answered YES to any of the above, then you’ll want to register for this webinar from Family Honor, co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York Family Life Office.

Family Honor is  Catholic organization that provides and promotes a family-centered Catholic approach to chastity education. 

For any parent or guardian of a child from 0-11 years old; Gives practical suggestions to start important conversations with your child; Led by an experienced Family Honor parent presenter; One-hour long and presented live via your computer; to register: http://familyhonor.org/programs/find-a-family-honorprogram-near-you/

If you have any questions, please contact Family Honor atfamhonor@aol.com or (803) 929-0858.

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“When a pregnant woman needed help, she would often turn to the parish priest (who often was traveling during the month to visit outlying missions) for help to get to a doctor or midwife. An ambulance would be a necessary part of improving maternal care in the region.”
–- Fr. Rees Doughty, St. Ann’s Church, Nyack
“The Ambulance in the Parking Lot”

On Sunday, June 23, parishioners of St. Ann’s in Nyack gathered in the church parking lot after the 11:30 mass for the blessing of an ambulance that would soon be en route to West Africa, bound for the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani in Ghana.

Its final destination will be the St. Matthew’s Medical Clinic, a project of the Giving to Ghana Foundation.

Giving to Ghana is a nonprofit organization established to help Diocese of Sunyani serve the poor of rural Ghana. It was founded years ago at St. Ann’s by parishioners, Pastor Fr. Robert Henry, and his associate, Fr. Joseph Domfeh Boateng, who is from the Sunyani Diocese.  Continue reading →

Great new music video by the band Seven Years.

According to manager Jeff Hicks, “each and every one of us associated with Seven Years believes in the sanctity of life and we have all worked hard using our talents to help save innocent lives.”

Please help these support these prolife artists who are working with us to spread encourage young women to make the choice for Life. Please share their video with your friends and especially young members of your family via email, Facebook or Twitter.

Here’s a link if you want to copy/paste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw_y_Y5NYA4

Is America Pro-Life?
By Guest Blogger Sean Patrick Miller

Is America Pro-Life? If you want to find out, go out into the streets and the people will tell you.

A group of dedicated pro-life pray-ers (Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosarians) faithfully get together every Saturday from 11am to 12pm to pray the rosary imploring Our Lady for her help to end the abomination of abortion.

As they do this, they display pro-life signs to remind people of the injustice that is committed daily in this country.

When I have been praying with my fellow pro-life friends, I’ve noticed that the majority of the feedback we receive from the public is overwhelmingly positive. Only rarely will somebody feel the need to be rude with a vulgar comment. When movements are grown from the “grassroots,” you really get a good sense of how the people in the nation really feel.

I believe most Americans believe in the rights of the unborn. Approximately, 4,000 babies are aborted every day as the rest of us enjoy our days in peace and freedom. If America is the land of the free, why are the unborn denied this privilege?

Deep down Americans know that abortion is wrong.  Continue reading →

A Foundation of Lies
By Guest Blogger Sean Patrick Miller

If somebody wants you to do something and they sense resistance on your part, it is not uncommon for them to use manipulation. Manipulation is another way to “bend the truth,” so that it works in one’s favor. It is more commonly known as lying. This is the foundation upon which the entire abortion industry, is founded.

The industry uses a number of tactics in order to persuade women to have abortions. One tactic is the “choice” mentality. They tell women they should not have their freedom to choose taken away from them. They tell them,  “This is your right! You should be able to do what you want with your body.”

The problem with this mentality is that the choice that women are being offered will ultimately hurt them on many levels — not to mention their own baby’s life is being taken.

Nowadays, people mistake freedom to mean that you can do whatever you want regardless of how it affects others. As long as it makes you happy … just do it! Nobody has a right to do what is evil. Here, the abortion industry offers a service to supposedly help women. Yet, these women are left all alone to suffer once the abortion is performed. The industry made their money and that is the bottom line. Now, women have been lied to by the use of the “freedom,” slogan when, in reality, they have lost their freedom psychologically as they now are burdened with the guilt of abortion. It is not until they decide to come to God for forgiveness and healing that they can truly regain that freedom once again.
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ONE LOOK
In Honor of our Fathers
by Guest Blogger Sean Patrick Miller

As we approach Father’s Day, there is a story that depicts the fortitude that  many of our fathers unknowingly possess. It is a story of strength, determination, and commitment.

One evening, a woman who just turned 30 decided to go out and celebrate her 3 decades of life. On this night, she went to a bar and met a man whom she would eventually have intimate relations with. She learned soon thereafter that she was pregnant.

She was a bit anxious naturally. However, she was also strong, and she knew that she wanted her baby.

However, when she told the father, he vehemently denied the baby was his. He wanted nothing to do with it. Nevertheless, the mother was determined to keep her baby, and she made it clear that she would do anything for her child, with or without the help of the father.  Continue reading →