Since 1972, October has also been set aside by the US bishops as “Respect Life Month.”
It is a time for Catholics to remember in a particular way the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death.
There are so many situations in this troubled world when people are not treated with the dignity that they deserve, through terrorism, war, racism, and extreme poverty.
We have our own OPOP friends, Chris and Michael in need of support but who are making strides after their time in prison.
Chris has a job and stable housing, praise God!
The most direct and massive assault on vulnerable humans has been through abortion, which has claimed the lives of over 60 million babies in this country.
Even after Roe the statistics are dismal, with over 1 million abortions in the U.S. in 2023 alone.
May we not grow weary of praying for changed hearts, so that women in crisis pregnancies may see their child as a gift, remembering that life is worth living and giving to another.
Healthcare should be about giving life, not destroying it.
A Ministry OF St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish
“I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
It’s no secret that visiting the imprisoned is the most challenging of the Works of Mercy.
The thought of jails and prisons makes some of us uncomfortable.
In addition, relatively few opportunities exist for the average parishioner to help someone in prison.
However, at St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, that’s changed with the ‘‘One Parish, One Prisoner” (OPOP) program, launched in February 2023.