Memorial Service for baby Jesse
Baby Jesse was discovered along the shore at Lake Erie State Park in the Town of Portland on August 28th 2014. Portland is just south of Dunkirk in Chautauqua County. An autopsy confirmed the remains were that of an 18-20 week old fetus.
This child will receive a memorial service this coming Saturday (14th of March) at 1 pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 328 Washington Ave., Dunkirk followed by a burial next to the Shrine of the Unborn in the St. Mary’s cemetery, Rt. 60 Town of Dunkirk.
Defending Life
From: Priest’s for Life March 2, 2015
An exciting new season of Defending Life featuring dynamic guests and provocative topics will begin airing this week, March 4 on EWTN. This is the longest-running and farthest-reaching series on abortion ever produced by either side of the abortion debate.
Janet Morana, Executive Director of Priests for Life, Father Denis Wilde, O.S.A., Associate Director and others, will co-host this 27th Season.
Airing Schedule: Watch on EWTN at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and 11 p.m. on Thursdays. Listen on EWTN Radio Saturdays at 6:30 p.m and Sundays at 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. (All times Eastern). You can also stream EWTN online by going to http://www.ewtn.com/tv/index.asp and then clicking on the “television” tab or by clicking here.
Please watch this life giving program and partner with us to encouarage others to watch:
- Tell your pro-life groups.
- Share it on social media.
- Download and distribute this flier. Ask your Pastor if you can post it in Church.
Defending Life Season 27 topics:
Go to our media schedule to see which episode airs each week.
Episode 1: Pontifical Council for the Family and the World Meeting in Philadelphia. What was Pope St. John Paul going to announce on the day that he was shot in Saint Peter’s Square?
Episode 2: Evangelium Vitae 20 Years Later. Pope St. John Paul II considered this one of his greatest accomplishments, and wanted all of us to know about it.
Episode 3: Abortion Scatters, Healing Gathers – Part One. Every day, those hurt from abortion find healing. But nobody can heal in isolation. On this episode we will announce a new project called Healing the Shockwaves of Abortion that helps us understand that healing more deeply and convey it more effectively.
Episode 4: Abortion Scatters, Healing Gathers – Part Two. Healing after abortion is essential, but it involves a lot more people than we normally think.
Episode 5: Remembering Saint John Paul II. Hear from the man who knew Pope St. John Paul II the best, and what this saint of our time has to say to the pro-life movement.
Episode 6: National Day of Remembrance, and Gosnell babies. The conviction of abortionist Kermit Gosnell was not the end of that story. Learn about the unfinished business of that gruesome case.
Episode 7: They Survived Roe V. Wade, Roe V. Wade Will Not Survive Them! Find out why the youth of today provide so much hope for the pro-life cause.
Episode 8: A Look Inside the Pontifical Academy For Life. How does the Church do her homework when it comes to the issues of life and bioethics? Learn more about how the Church operates at the highest levels.
Episode 9: Abortion in the Military. Hear from soldiers about the military, parenting, and the impact of abortion on their personal and professional lives.
Episode 10: Clinic Workers Project. We have an important message for everyone who works in abortion clinics: you can either be a witness, or a defendant. The choice is yours.
Episode 11: Winning In the States on Fetal Pain! Learn about the next major step forward in advancing legal protection for the children in the womb, and find out why abortion supporters are so afraid of it.
Episode 12: Whistle Blower Campaign. Everything we need to know to stop abortion is right inside the abortion clinics.
Episode 13: Doing the Most Good Possible: How to Make Sense of Imperfect Legislation. The subject of imperfect legislation divides some pro-life people from one another and even from the Church. On this episode, we will find some clues to healing that division.
Comments from our Viewers…
Thank you so much. I just finished watching Defending Life… I can use so much of [the] info in sidewalk counseling at Planned Parenthood… The program was great!
The night before I was going to have an abortion, something woke me up and I saw your Defending Life program. Now I’m having my baby!
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March for Life 2015
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Pope Francis’ Devotion to the Marginalized Inspires Young Pro-Lifers
Several hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers made the pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., for the 42nd annual March for Life.
by MATT HADRO/CNA/EWTN NEWS 01/24/2015
Young people hold pro-life signs during the 2015 March for Life in Washington D.C., on Jan. 22.
– CNA/Addie Mena
WASHINGTON — Young pro-life advocates emphasized Pope Francis’ influence on their witness for the defenseless unborn child at the 2015 March for Life, held in the nation’s capital Jan. 22.
“I think one thing we’re aware of, especially in Pope Francis’ tenure, is caring for the least. And there’s no more least than a helpless infant inside a womb,” said Dominican Brother John Dominic Bouck, currently a friar at the congregation’s house of studies in Washington, D.C.
The previous evening at the March for Life vigil Mass, Cardinal O’Malley had called on pro-lifers to be the “defense attorney for the innocent unborn.”
Several hundreds of thousands were estimated to be in attendance at the 42st annual March for Life, a pro-life event held every year since 1973, when the Supreme Court mandated legal abortion nationwide in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Pro-lifers traveled from all over the country to witness to the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death.
The theme of this year’s march was “Every Life Is a Gift,” putting special focus on unborn children who receive a “difficult prenatal diagnosis” like Down syndrome or spina bifida. As many as 60% to 90% of unborn children with such a diagnosis are aborted, according to studies cited by the president of the March for Life Jeanne Monahan.
As in previous years, teenagers and young adults made up a massive portion of the crowd — from high school and college students to seminarians and young religious.
In interviews with CNA, they emphasized their mission to speak for the defenseless unborn children.
Allison Kubacki, a 17-year-old senior at Notre Dame Prep High School in the Auburn Hills area of Michigan, said she attended the march “to be the voices of the voices who are unheard.”
“It also helps me with my faith and finding God again. It’s like a little mini-retreat in a way,” she explained, noting her close friendships with fellow pilgrims as well as access to adoration and confession.
Kubacki was one of some 2,000 high school students who stayed overnight at Catholic University’s athletic facilities.
Another pilgrim from the same group, Kyle Weaver, stressed his duty to speak up for the unborn of his generation.
“We all could have been aborted by Roe v. Wade,” the 17 year-old explained. “We’re all so lucky to be here that we need to give the opportunity to other people.”
Chris Dayton, a seminarian with the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., said that “especially for future priests, it’s an opportunity to unite ourselves with what Pope Francis is doing,” which is witnessing for “those who can’t defend themselves.”
“I think we’re the future of the Church,” he added. “If we’re not doing it, no one else is going to tell young people that this is a good cause. So without them, you have no future.”
“If you don’t love the poor, you’re really not Catholic,” said Eric Banecker, a student at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, adding that no one is poorer than an unborn child.
“I think Pope Francis has been insistent on really just giving testimony. Not just practicing the faith on your own, but giving testimony to the rest of the world,” said Sergio, who is currently a seminarian for the Legionaries of Christ in Cheshire, Conn.
Ultimately, the march is about “truth,” explained Brother John Dominic.
“It’s important just to testify to the truth. That’s the Dominican motto, ‘truth.’ So maybe if the instant impact isn’t what we’d want it to be, we still have to testify to the truth in good times and bad.”