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Pro-Life: a just economy

by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 23, 2021

When we speak of being Pro-Life there are any number of topics that quickly come to mind: abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, and more. What does not come immediately to mind is economic policy and striving for a just economy. The Catholic bishops of the United States believe building a just economy that works for all and encompasses a wide range of issues, including food security and hunger, the federal budget and tax policy, social safety net programs, social security, work and...

Novena of the Gospel of Life

by Transfer Agent | Oct 11, 2021

The Knights of Columbus as part of Respect Life Month is encouraging every parishioner to pray the Novena of the Gospel of Life starting Monday October 23rd at the 8:45 AM mass and continuing through Tuesday October 31st. Novena prayer cards will be distributed at all masses on the weekend of October 13 and 14. If you are unable to attend weekday morning Mass we encourage praying the novena at home as a family. The intentions for each day as listed in the graphic below (note: the graphics...

End of Life Care

by Transfer Agent | Oct 8, 2021

It’s natural to be a little hesitant to talk about the end of life. No one wants to talk about death, not our own or that of a loved one. We are doing all we can to promote life to its full length. We want our loved ones to have full and happy lives; but faced with the inevitable end, a prolonged illness or the sudden onset of circumstances that will end life sooner than we hoped, what then? Then you accompany your loved one through illness and death. It can be a singular, unique experience of...

Assisted Death

by Transfer Agent | Oct 3, 2021

Known by many names - Physician-Assisted Death/Suicide, Euthanasia, Dignity with Death - by whatever name, it is the planned termination of a life with the assistance (direct or indirect) of a doctor. It is not a question of end-of-life-care, decisions to stop medical treatment, or decisions to let nature take its course. It is question of state-legalized suicide and the moral assessment of such actions. A campaign to legalize assisted suicide moves forward in most state legislatures. The...

Abortion as Health Care?

by Transfer Agent | Oct 2, 2021

As Catholics we are rightly opposed to abortion for the simple reason that it takes a life. Life, which St. John Paul II called “the most fundamental of human rights.” We celebrate life with the birth of a child; we mourn the loss of life and in that moment we celebrate and recall all the moments that made up the life. We understand all life comes to its own natural end, that death is inevitable. We don’t understand the end of life needlessly caused by human accident, carelessness or...