Ecclesia Domestica

Growing Up With Brothers With Down Syndrome And Learning Love...Pro-life Message on American Idol.

2010-01-15T14:23:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, January 16th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.
Below is an article on how the pro-life message is reaching millions through secular Television. Thanks be to God!

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

UPDATED - American Idol: 9th Child of 12, Daughter of Pro-Life Blogger Advances to Next Round

By Patrick B. Craine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, January 15, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Maddy Curtis of Bluemont, Virginia, the 16-year-old daughter of an award-winning pro-life blogger, impressed American Idol judges on the show this week, who unanimously advanced her to the next round.
The opening segment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XwbmGDgH60&feature=player_embedded featured a powerful testimony about her family of 12 children, and her brothers with Down syndrome - one biological (Jonathan) and three adopted (Jesse, Daniel, and Justin).
Maddy explained that her parents, Tripp and Barbara, adopted their first, Jesse, so that Jonathan would have “more of a companion.” After their first adoption, they served as a resource to counsel couples whose babies were diagnosed with Down syndrome, which led to two more adoptions.
About her disabled brothers, Maddy said, as tears welled up in her eyes, that, “I think some people are a little skeptical of Down syndrome. Those four boys bring out the best in every person they meet. They see the world in colors, and we need to see the world that way.”
In the audition, Maddy sang a beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', yielding praise even from the normally-critical Simon Cowell. "Very good,” he said. “You've got a nice voice. Bit of soul in there, Maddy."
Maddy has been training as a singer for several years, and has entered a number of competitions, as well as playing the lead role in her high school's musical and starring in local concerts.
Despite her many accomplishments, however, her parish priest told LifeSiteNews that Maddy’s role singing as cantor at Mass every week is what's most important to her.
“Even though she's very accomplished at her age, she said that it makes her more nervous to sing at Mass than everywhere else,” said Fr. Ronald Escalante, pastor at St. Frances de Sales parish in Purcellville, Virginia. “She said, 'I'm singing for God', and it overwhelms her.”
“The whole parish enjoys it when she is singing, because they see this young 16-year-old girl leading the congregation in singing for the Mass,” he added.
The Curtis family were Evangelicals for twenty years, but two years ago, Maddy, her parents, and her four brothers with Down syndrome were all received into the Catholic Church. “They rely a lot on God's divine providence,” said Fr. Escalante. “They live by faith.”
“[Maddy] is a high-standards Christian girl, which I think is a good witness to the young people,” he said. “Even though she's very gifted with her singing, she is definitely someone who does not compromise her faith. ... She is a very, very good, down-to-earth, solid, sincere Christian Catholic.”
Fr. Escalante emphasized that the Curtis' are a “very, very pro-life” family, who, he said, “don't just preach about it, [but] actually live it.” Barbara, the mother of the family, is a professional writer and pro-life speaker who runs a popular pro-life blog.
Fr. Escalante believes the Curtis’ witness on American Idol was “just a grace of God.” “Every time I watch, I tell you, I get teary-eyed, because [Maddy] really got a lot more out of it than just being an audition,” he said. “She was able to showcase how good it is to be growing up with Down syndrome brothers. ... I thought this was a good exposure to plug in on a well-watched national and international setting – a chance for people to see these kids are beautiful kids.”
“My personal opinion is, anybody who would have been contemplating to get an abortion because they were diagnosed [with a Down syndrome baby],” he observed, “would probably think on that, because they really presented her story so well.”
See Barbara Curtis' blog: Mommy Life

Be Fruitful and Multiply.

2010-01-01T13:50:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+ HELP US!

This beautiful baby in the womb is 16 weeks in gestation and yet is elligible to be killed over at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England in New Haven. This particular PP killing center offers abortion up to 16 weeks and offers referral to all the other mothers whose babies are further along in developement, many to killing centers in NY.

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, January 2nd outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and blessed Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God,
Mike and Kerry

Pope Benedict's New Year's Message Condemns, Abortion, Population Control
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorJanuary 2, 2009
http://www.lifenews.com/int1039.html
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI has a special message for the world with the start of the New Year and it focuses on condemning abortion and birth control. The pope urged efforts to end poverty across the globe but said those efforts must also be life-affirming for women and unborn children.
The leader of the Catholic Church said poverty is often regarded by abortion advocates as a consequence of demographic change
That's the claim that there are too many people on the planet despite evidence that several areas of the world are experiencing underpopulation.
"For this reason, there are international campaigns afoot to reduce birth-rates, sometimes using methods that respect neither the dignity of the woman, nor the right of parents to choose responsibly how many children to have," the pope said.
"Graver still, these methods often fail to respect even the right to life," he added.
"The extermination of millions of unborn children, in the name of the fight against poverty, actually constitutes the destruction of the poorest of all human beings," the pope said.
The pope pointed out that population growth has led to a result in poverty, saying that, in 1981, around 40% of the world's population was below the threshold of absolute poverty and indicating that percentage has been reduced by half despite population growth in some of the worst areas.
"This goes to show that resources to solve the problem of poverty do exist, even in the face of an increasing population," the pontiff said.
"Moreover, among the most developed nations, those with higher birth-rates enjoy better opportunities for development. In other words, population is proving to be an asset, not a factor that contributes to poverty," Pope Benedict concluded.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Helpers Vigil and Dr. Chu's Memorial mass

2009-12-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

Please read and note the format change for this month.

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for December will be held this coming Saturday, December 12th on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am.

We will leave Saint Mary's Church while praying the Rosary directly after Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Those who cannot process with us and wish to partake in the vigil will stay behind for Adoration and closing Benediction. We will not be reconvening at St. Joseph’s parking lot as regularly scheduled, but will be processing on foot directly from St. Mary’s to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street.

After we have concluded our prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood we will then process on foot directly back to St. Mary’s Church where we will partake in the memorial Mass for Dr. Jim Chu which will begin at 10:00 am. Representing Jim as the founder and director of the Helpers in New Haven and to honor him as well as Our Lady( of course), we will process into the church and place the Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the side of the Sanctuary. Paul Chu has arranged reserved seating in the front rows for all Helpers who will attend.
The change in schedule is to accommodate the 10:00 am memorial Mass for Dr. Chu whom we all love. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Saint Nicholas Pray For A Miracle For The Unborn Children You Love So Much!

2009-12-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, December 5th on the Vigil of the Feast of St. Nicholas ( Patron Saint of Children) outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Saint Nicholas Pray for our Children at Planned Parenthood!

Senate Passes Amendment that Could Mandate Abortion Coverage in Insurance Plans

By John Jalsevac
December 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Senate on Thursday approved the Mikulski amendment by a vote of 61-39. All Republicans except Senators Vitter, Snowe and Collins voted against the amendment, and all Independents and Democrats except Senators Nelson (NE) and Feingold voted for it.
Pro-life leaders opposed the amendment over concerns that it provides authority that could be used to mandate abortion coverage in private insurance plans.
Specifically, the amendment states that anything classified as preventive care or screenings for women by the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) would become a mandated covered service. However, if the HRSA were to recommend abortion as a preventive care, insurance plans would have to cover abortion.
In a letter to Congress before the vote, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) explained its opposition to the Mikulski amendment: "If Congress were to grant any Executive Branch entity sweeping authority to define services that private health plans must cover, merely by declaring a given service to constitute 'preventive care,' then that authority could be employed in the future to require all health plans to cover abortions."
"Our concern on this point is not hypothetical," urged the NRLC letter. "Prominent pro-abortion advocates are already on record discussing abortion as a category of 'preventive health care.'"
In fact, as NRLC points out in its letter, a similar amendment that was proposed in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension was backed by a gamut of pro-abortion groups, including Planned Parenthood and NARAL. "A July 8, 2009 letter from these groups asserted that by allowing the Health Resources and Services Administration to issue binding guidelines on preventive services, the 'unique preventive health needs of women' would be addressed," said NRLC. Pro-life organizations had proposed that the amendment should be modified to ensure that abortion coverage would not be mandated.
Americans United for Life (AUL) attorney Mary Harned wrote that while her group "strongly supports preventative care for women," "the Mikulski Amendment should be amended to include language prohibiting abortion from being included in the HRSA guidelines."
However, no such changes were made before the amendment was passed.

NON-EXISTENT

2009-11-27T16:15:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, November 28th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.
The picture of the baby is 13 weeks old in his mother's womb. When we go out to pray at Planned Parenthood in New Haven we often pray for the babies and their mothers and fathers but it is hard not to feel and focus on the pain of the little ones even more harshly at this time of the year when everyone else has forgotten them. Pro-abortion advocates are always talking about the rights of the mother or the "woman" and how making abortion illegal would take that away. That argument itself is bogus as we know that abortion harms women just as it kills their children. It is not a choice or a right that any woman wants to make and it is not natural for a woman to allow someone to kill her baby. We see over and over that this harms women severly in many different ways...ways that may take years to come to the surface.However it is hard to not feel the pain and the suffering of the tiny babies who have been forgotten or worst yet have never even been acknowledged at all. Our society has made them invisible or worse has made them non-existent. Our culture does not accept them as people and there is a generation of young people growing up now who will tell you this. So the next time you are in the neighborhood of Whitney and Edwards where PP is located and you drive by... please remember that this is the place where so many babies have lost their lives all because our society has said they never existed. What else is our culture telling us that we so readily believe? I can only imagine the horror we would all feel if God would only allow us to hear the haunting cries which come from that building...God help us.

On behalf of the Helpers a floral arrangement of pink and blue flowers was sent to Dr. Chu’s funeral home. Two of the Helpers have suggested that we send a donation to the Franciscan Mission House in Pittsburg where we can have 30 Gregorian Masses sung by the same priest for 30 days in a row for the repose of Dr. Chu’s soul.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Planned Parenthood Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation Guide : Promote Abortion
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
November 25, 2009Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When Americans gather around their dinner tables with friends and family tomorrow to celebrate Thanksgiving, they will catch up on the latest family chatter and probably talk about sports and the weather. But, Planned Parenthood's president has a suggestion for those who need a topic for discussion.In an email today to supporters of the abortion business, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards unveiled her own Thanksgiving dinner conversation guide."I don't know how things are at your Thanksgiving table, but in my house we don't just make small talk," she writes, saying she is "committed to having real conversations" that invariably turn to abortion. It is Thanksgiving "conversations like these that help" promote her pro-abortion agenda, she says, suggesting that abortion advocates follow her lead."If your family is anything like mine, you'll want to be prepared to converse thoughtfully. Here's some help — a guide to dinner table conversation," Richards says.Richards links to a Planned Parenthood web page urging members to help their family "avoid dirty politics by sticking to these points. If 'turkey talk' turns to health care reform, stand ready -- we've got you covered."The page lists several talking points on the topic of abortion funding in health care that covers the Stupak amendment added to the House government-run bill to remove abortion funding and the phony Capps amendment Harry Reid put in the Senate bill to include massive abortion funding in it."If Uncle Bill wants to debate, here are a few points he will have a tough time responding to: Stupak amounts to nothing less than an unacceptable 'middle-class abortion ban,'" Planned Parenthood advises saying. "If this bill becomes law, millions of middle class women will be prohibited from buying, through the exchange, private insurance that covers abortion, a legal medical procedure."The Planned Parenthood page urges activists to tell their family that some members of the House who supported the Stupak amendment are experiencing "buyer's remorse" and that "President Obama has indicated the Stupak goes too far.""Members of Congress have been saying in public interviews that they didn't realize the impact of Stupak before they voted for this proposal. Now that they have come to fully appreciate the impact of the Stupak ban, they are indicating that Stupak went to far," it continues.The Thanksgiving dinner conversation suggestion page urges activists to tell their family that health care reform "must include abortion" and that "Planned Parenthood must be part of the Exchange."Richards says the conversation guide is great for responding to occasions where "Aunt Gladys asks you questions," but given polls showing most Americans oppose being forced to pay for abortions under their health care plan, Richards's suggestions for answer may give Americans an upset stomach.

In Thanksgiving For a Baby Named Kevin!

2009-11-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

J.M.J+
Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, November 21st outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.

Please enjoy and celebrate the wonderful email Father Oscar sent to me regarding Victoria’s baby shower! So many thanks to all of you who donated your time, offered your prayers, and donated a gift! Victoria and her family were so touched by your love.
We cannot wait to meet baby Kevin in January!

God bless you and thanks be to God for this baby!
Mike and Kerry

Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends,
I would like to share with you Derik’s and Victoria’s LIFE story. I know all your prayers and efforts for this cause has done great things in this family’s life and needless to say these great miracles will keep on happening.
Count on my prayers always and God bless!
Fr Oscar J Capilla LC

PS: Attached you’ll find some pictures of the baby shower.

I have spoken to some of you in regards to a baby shower which is being planned for one of the women that we are currently helping who changed her mind and decided to choose life for her baby at Planned Parenthood. Victoria is currently six months along and has 3 other children. She and the father of the baby are from Colombia and the father, Derik, also had a conversion of heart that day and has been very supportive of Victoria and the baby. Phil Liquori was able to encourage them to talk to a priest who happened to be Fr Oscar Capilla of the Legionaries of Christ. Now they are hoping to not only prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage but also have their children baptized in the Church. I am currently looking for recommendations on who might know a priest willing to take on this family? If you have any ideas please email me. The graces from your prayers as Helpers have extended beyond the realm of saving a life into bringing souls back to the Church. Thanks be to God and to Our Lady for her unceasing prayers! On Saturday, November 14th a prayer Vigil and baby shower were held at both St. Mary’s and St. Anthony’s in New Haven. Financial difficulty was the main reason Victoria and Derik were headed to Planned Parenthood. Victoria didn’t have any baby items as she recently moved from Florida due to financial hardship and had to leave much behind. At the end of the baby shower she thanked everyone and was really moved at seeing everyone’s generosity and the caring way so many people had reached out to her. The baby will be due at the end of January and his name is Kevin.
The note above is an edited summary of Mike and Kerry Guidone’s great work at Helpers of God’s Precious Infants in New Haven.

Prayerful Presence

2009-10-14T17:34:00.001-07:00

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, October 17th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Pro-Life Groups Call Guttmacher Study on Illegal Abortions a Propaganda Piece
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorOctober 14, 2009
http://www.lifenews.com/int1352.htmlNew York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life advocates are responding to the new study disseminated by the Guttmacher Institute claiming that abortions should be legalized worldwide because of a supposed epidemic of unsafe abortions killing women. They say the study is nothing more than a propaganda piece by a group that supports abortion.
Guttmacher is formerly known as the Alan Guttmacher Institute and was an official affiliate of Planned Parenthood, where Guttmacher was a former president, until it disassociated itself with the abortion business to gain mainstream credibility.
The organization, which still advocates legalizing abortions on a global scale, issued a report yesterday claiming as many as 70,000 women die from illegal abortions.
Anthony Ozimic, the communications director for SPUC, the British pro-life group, says the Guttmacher study is false.
"The Guttmacher report is not independent academic research but propaganda from the pro-abortion lobby," he told LifeNews.com today. "The Guttmacher Institute was set up to promote abortion and contraception. The report's acknowledgments are a roll-call of the pro-abortion lobby."
Ozimic says "Guttmacher's figures are based on highly spurious guesstimates, which even the report itself is forced to admit."
"The pro-abortion lobby has a proven track record of exaggerating illegal abortions numbers. Abortion numbers in Britain today are many times higher than before the 1967 Abortion Act, despite ever-increasing access to birth control drugs and devices," he added.
Scott Fischbach, the head of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, a statewide pro-life group with a global outreach program that has seen it promote the pro-life perspective at the United Nations, also chimed in on the report.
He says Guttmacher should be promoting medical advances and better health care in the developing nations where it says abortions should be legalized because of supposed illegal abortion problems.
"The Guttmacher Institute refuses to address the greatest need of pregnant women: good medical care. This is the most important factor in reducing maternal mortality," Fishbach told LifeNews.com.
"Even though Guttmacher admits that its abortion numbers in the developing world are based on conjecture and are therefore unreliable, it continues to stridently argue that the legalization of abortion is the answer to the problems facing poor women," he added.
"Pregnant women need access to doctors, hospitals, medications, nutritional care, safe childbirth and other medical care in order to reduce the risks of pregnancy and childbirth. The legalization of abortion does nothing to improve women’s health or welfare," he said.

Large Helpers Prayer Vigil For October.

2009-10-09T05:25:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for October will be held this coming Saturday, October 10th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church. There will be no second closing Benediction due to Deacon Lou’s accident. Please pray for him and a quick recovery for his broken ankle. After the conclusion of the procession please join us for light refreshments in the church hall.

May God bless you,

Mike and Kerry

Poll: 23 Percent to Donate to Breast Cancer Research, Funds Go to Abortion Biz
http://www.lifenews.com/nat5553.html
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorOctober 8, 2009Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll finds that 23 percent of Americans plan to donate money to go to support breast cancer research. But what these donors may not understand is a portion of what they give to the Komen for the Cure organization may wind up supporting the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
A new Rasmussen survey released today shows 23% of adults plan to donate money toward breast cancer research this month.
Another 60 percent have no plans to donate while 17 percent are unsure whether they will contribute.
The Rasmussen poll showed 39 percent of Americans plan to purchase pink products from groups like Komen and another 9 percent say they will participate in a charity walk such as the Race for the Cure.
When they support Komen, Americans may not be aware that Komen's own figures show it gave $711,485 from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 to Planned Parenthood abortion businesses and at least $726,445 for 2006-2007.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure spokeswoman Rebecca Gibson previously confirmed that at least 19 of the 122 Komen affiliates made grants totaling $374,253 to Planned Parenthood during the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
The amount of the grants from Komen affiliates to Planned Parenthood appears to be on the rise and 25 Komen affiliates now have a partnership with the abortion business.
Since then, the grants have continued.
In April, the Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded a $35,970 grant to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, which runs multiple abortion businesses in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
In June, Komen for the Cure teamed up with Planned Parenthood of Idaho and provided the abortion facility with funding.
Komen officials have dismissed the grants saying they are for breast cancer screenings, but pro-life advocates say the money is fungible and that it frees up funds Planned Parenthood could use for breast screenings but instead uses on abortions.
Jim Sedlak, a representative of the watchdog group STOPP previously said the numbers are concerning given that millions of pro-life Americans will participate in Komen events and donate to the group.
"More and more people are speaking up about the fact that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer research foundation, supports Planned Parenthood," Sedlak told LifeNews.com last year.
He pointed to studies showing abortion increases a woman's chances of contracting breast cancer and said that makes the donations extremely questionable.
"The fact that Komen Affiliates give money to Planned Parenthood contradicts Komen’s claim that it works to end breast cancer," Sedlak said. "This is ridiculous and must stop."
Sedlak urged pro-life advocates to disassociate themselves with any Komen events until the organization's affiliates stop giving money to the abortion business.
He also urged pro-life people to make Planned Parenthood's pro-abortion mission clear to Komen officials and event participants.
Donations during the 2006-2007 fiscal year from Komen affiliates to Planned Parenthood abortion businesses include:
PP of Texas Capital Region received $62,886 from the Austin Komen Affiliate.
PP of Idaho received $15,000 from the Boise Komen Affiliate.
PP Association of the Mercer Area received $20,000 from the Central and South Jersey Komen Affiliate.
PP of Albuquerque received $30,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of Sandoval received $15,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of New Mexico received $60,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of Northern New York received $2,000 from the Central New York Komen Affiliate.
PP of Central Texas received $45,000 from the Central Texas Komen Affiliate.
PP of the Rocky Mountains received $7,163 from the Denver Metropolitan Komen Affiliate.
PP in El Paso received $5,410 from the El Paso Komen Affiliate.
PP in Grand Rapids received $14,661 from the Grand Rapids Komen Affiliate.
PP in Greater Amarillo received $11,500 from the Greater Amarillo Komen Affiliate.
PP of Nassau County received $75,000 from the Greater New York City Komen Affiliate.
PP in Madison received $30,000 from the Madison Komen Affiliate.
PP of Wisconsin received $42,077 from the Milwaukee Komen Affiliate.
PP in Milwaukee received $13,143 from the Milwaukee Komen Affiliate.
PP in Triangle received -$317 from the North Carolina Triangle Komen Affiliate.
PP Health Systems received $21,000 from the North Carolina Triangle Komen Affiliate.
PP in North Texas received $32,400 from the North Texas Komen Affiliate.
PP of Orange and San Bernardino Counties received $90,805 from the Orange County Komen Affiliate.
PP of Delaware received $39,987 from the Philadelphia Komen Affiliate.
PP in Phoenix received $24,850 from the Phoenix Komen Affiliate.
PP of Western Washington received $750 from the Puget Sound Komen Affiliate.
PP of San Antonio received $31,496 from the San Antonio Komen Affiliate.
PP of West Palm Beach, Florida received $36,000 from the South Florida Komen Affiliate.

God's Presence.

2009-09-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, October 3rd outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortion hours are also on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8am - 12 noon. These days still need prayer coverage.

If you have yet to come out to Planned Parenthood to join us and offer your prayers as we stand vigil, please consider joining us on Saturday. Perhaps you may think that your prayers are small in this massive culture of death which we witness in action week after week as babies are killed and mothers and fathers lives are changed forever. Perhaps you are afraid to stand where the killing takes place or you feel uncomfortable to be there. Perhaps you think that God doesn’t need or want you there. Please consider this following quote of Msgr. Reilly as you decide how important you are to God’s plan for the babies whose lives have become nothing short of insignificant to those who should love and cherish them the most .
"...The most important thing to happen outside of an abortion clinic is for people to be there in prayer. When a pregnant woman in difficulty approaches the abortion clinic and she sees people praying outside the mill, whether as part of the large prayer vigil or in a follow-up prayerful presence, or as individual counselors praying, the pregnant woman immediately,… thinks of God.”

Where will you be on Saturday morning?
Will you be a witness to God’s presence and love for those in despair?

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

14 Year Old British Girl Dies after HPV Vaccination

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski
COVENTRY, UK, September 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Natalie Morton, a 14-year-old girl who attended the Blue Coat Church of England School in Coventry, died today, hours after being given Cervarix - the controversial cervical cancer vaccine manufactured for the UK market by Glaxo SmithKline.
Natalie was injected with the vaccine as part of the UK National Health Service's (NHS) immunization program directed at teenage girls with the purpose of protecting them against strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually transmitted disease.
The NHS started the HPV vaccination program in April last year and has recorded 2,137 reports of adverse effects following the injection.
Health officials said today they are not sure whether Natalie had an extreme reaction to a standard vaccine, or whether the particular dose she was given was from a "rogue contaminated batch."
Either situation raises serious questions about the safety of the vaccine.
Dr. Caron Grainger, director for public health at Coventry city council, said an autopsy will be conducted to investigate if the vaccine played a role in Natalie's death.
"No link can be made between the death and the vaccine until all the facts are known and a post-mortem takes place," Grainger told the UK Daily Mail.
Mike Attwood, a spokesman for Coventry Primary Care Trust said: "An urgent investigation has been launched and while we wait for the results from the post mortem all vaccinations using the drug have been temporarily stopped."
The National Vaccine Information Centre (NVC), a private vaccine-safety group based in the US, reported that from 2006 as many as 11,900 girls and young women had reported adverse events after receiving the Gardasil vaccine, which is manufactured by Merck Pharmaceutical for use in the US and Canada.
These adverse events included such mild reactions as pain, fever, nausea, dizziness and itching, to serious effects such as Bells Palsy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and seizures. The number of deaths associated with the Gardasil vaccine by the NVC is between 32 and 45 in the US alone.
See related LSN articles:
Deaths Associated with HPV Vaccine Start Rolling In, Over 3500 Adverse Affects Reported http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/sep/07092004.html
Controversial HPV Vaccine Causing One Death Per Month: FDA Report http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul/08070316.html
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/sep/09092914.html

Love The Abortionist.

2009-09-23T19:19:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, September 26th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8 am-12 pm noon. Please join us in solidarity with the 40 Days for Life Campaign which began today in Hartford. If you know someone in the New Haven area who wishes to participate in the 40 Days Campaign but is unable to travel to Hartford please forward this email or pass on the information.

When we stand out in front of the abortion mill in peaceful prayer, where babies die every day we are there because this is where God wants us. God never wills for one of these babies to die and because we love Him, we love them. Out of love for God grows our love of neighbor and we love those babies as our brothers and sisters. We know that many of them will die as we keep vigil, however we can offer ourselves, our prayer, and our love for them knowing that this love might be the only earthly love they will ever know.
We recognize that these children belong to no one but God and are a gift given to us on earth. No one has the right to take their lives except the one who gave them life. Not only are we to love the babies and their mothers and fathers, we must love the abortionist and the clinic workers as well. Why love the abortionist? Because God loves him and so must we. It is not our job to judge it is our job to love and to leave the rest to God. Love is the very heart of the pro-life movement. God loves the abortionist and wants his soul just as much as he wants yours and mine... to be with Him in heaven for all eternity. The only way abortion will ever end is a mass conversion of heart through prayer, fasting and a witness at the abortion mill which is modeled after Our Lady and Saint John at the foot of the Cross at Calvary.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Survey: Economy Making Women Wait on Children, Could Increase Abortions
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorSeptember 23, 2009
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new survey conducted by the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher Institute has produced the first hard evidence showing that women are waiting to have children because of the economic downturn. Although the poll did not ask women about abortion, abortions could be rising as a result.
Researchers at AGI, a former Planned Parenthood affiliate, found that, because of current economic concerns, nearly half of women surveyed want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children they have.
The survey also found that women are more interested in using birth control and contraception as a result.
The AGI Internet poll of women found more than half worry more now about their ability to take care of their children given the state of the economy.
“The recession has put many women—including middle-class women who are having trouble making ends meet—in an untenable situation. They want to avoid unintended pregnancy more than ever, but at the same time are having difficulty affording the out-of-pocket costs of [birth control or contraception]," Sharon Camp, Guttmacher president, said.
Nearly half of surveyed women (44%) report that, because of the economy, they want to reduce or delay their childbearing. Most of these women want to get pregnant later (31%), want fewer children (28%) or now do not want any more children (7%).
Sixty-four percent of women agree with the statement, “With the economy the way it is, I can't afford to have a baby right now.”
The survey provides additional anecdotal evidence that abortions are likely on the rise during the last 12-24 months.
In March, in an email to its supporters, the national's largest abortion business, Planned Parenthood, admitted that abortions are climbing at its centers across the country thanks to the poor economy.
"As the economic downturn has worsened, Planned Parenthood health centers across the country are seeing an increase in the number of patients," the pro-abortion group's president Cecile Richards said.
According to Richards, Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa now adds about five or six women each day to its client roster, whereas it formerly added that many patients on only a weekly basis.
She also notes that Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in northern California saw a 21 percent jump (from the previous December) in the number of patients they saw in December 2008.
Her comments followed an Associated Press report that cited various staff at abortion centers saying they are seeing record numbers of abortions.Abortion doesn't have to be the option of first resort for women and families during tough economic times. A network of thousands of pregnancy centers exists that provides couples with free or low-cost pregnancy-related items to help them weather the storm a little easier.
There are more than 2,300 pregnancy centers across the United States -- significantly more than the number of abortion businesses. Unlike abortion facilities, these centers help pregnant women with baby and maternity resources, parenting classes, adoption, medical and educational needs, counseling, community referrals and support for women who had abortions they regret.
Care Net supports a network of more than 1,000 pregnancy centers in North America.
Together with the pregnancy center network Heartbeat International, it operates the 24-7 call center, OptionLine (800-395-HELP) that connects callers with help at local pregnancy centers.
http://www.lifenews.com/nat5501.html

We Need To Be There.

2009-09-16T17:37:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, September 19th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortion hours are also on Wednesday from 11-3pm as well as Friday from 8am - 12 noon. These days still need prayer coverage.

We cannot call ourselves pro-life people if we do not stand vigil and offer our love to the babies who die every day across America. It is not enough for us to care, we need to be there. God wants us to be faithful to His Will and for some reason, which is baffling, He wants to use us poor sinners who most of the time cannot see past our own noses to do something awesome by His grace. Let us never forget this and let us never forget that we get so much more from serving Him then we could ever give back. So if you have yet to come out and to pray your Rosary where the babies are dying every week…babies that we all know as our brothers and sisters in Christ or even more closely as our grandchildren, or nieces, or nephews, or cousins, or friends children…they need you to be there. And if you are wondering what you can do for God this week in an attempt to repay all that He has done for you be there and pray for the babies lives who will be spared and more importantly for those who will not.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Study Shows One Abortion Ups Premature Birth Risk for Women by 36 Percent
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorSeptember 16, 2009 Email RSS Print
Toronto, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A new study by a Canadian researcher finds that women who have just one abortion increase the risk of having a premature birth in a subsequent pregnancy by 36 percent. The research is the latest in a long string of studies confirming the link between abortion and premature birth.
With premature births leading to an assortment of physical and mental health problems for unborn children, the researcher says women should be told of the risk before having an abortion.
Dr. Prakesh Shah, a professor at the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto is the main author of the new study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
He found that women who have just one abortion in either the first or second trimester of pregnancy, when abortions are most routinely performed, have a 35 percent risk of having a low-birth-weight baby in the next pregnancy and a 36 percent risk of having a baby born prematurely.
The risk substantial increases for the millions of women who have had more than one abortion and become pregnant.
In those cases, women having multiple abortions have a 93 percent risk of subsequently having a premature baby and a 72 percent risk of having an underweight baby.
Shah says that the reason for the post-abortion problems in future births is likely because the abortion can cause damage to the woman's cervix.
The Canadian pediatrician and medical professor told the London Daily Mail that women need to be informed about these very real medical risks from abortion.
"When a woman comes for induced termination of pregnancy, she should be counseled about that risk. At least she will be able to make an informed choice," he said.
"I think it should not be used as a way of saying, this is bad and we should not be doing this kind of thing," he added. "There is an association which we should be aware of, and we should let mothers be aware."
The new research is an analysis of 37 studies around the world carried out between 1965 and 2001 to determine whether a previous abortion has any effect on subsequent births.
The new study follows on the heels of European researcher Dr Robbert van Oppenraaij telling colleagues at the annual European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology meting in Amsterdam that an abortion increases the risk of having a premature birth in a subsequent pregnancy.
He says one induced abortion raisers the risk of premature birth in a next pregnancy by 20 percent.
Two or more abortions raises the risk by 90 percent and doubles the risk of a very premature birth, at 34 weeks or less.
"It can be concluded that a history of abortion is associated with an increased risk for premature delivery and very premature delivery," he said.
In February, another study confirmed the link between abortion and subsequent premature births when a woman is pregnant again.
Dr. Manfred Voigt led the study, published in the German medical magazine Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol.
According to the research, women who have one prior abortion boost their risk for a very premature birth in a future pregnancy by 30 percent.
And last month, Roger W. Harms, M.D., a Mayo Clinic obstetrician and medical editor-in-chief, said abortions can cause women problems with subsequent pregnancies.Harm says there are definitely cases when physicians see "an abortion cause problems in a subsequent pregnancy."
"During a surgical abortion, the fetus is removed from the uterus — often with a vacuum device, a syringe or a spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge (curette) — as an outpatient surgical procedure," Harms explains.
In some cases, "a surgical abortion may weaken the cervix or cause scarring on the inside of the uterus."
"If such damage occurs, surgery may be needed to correct the problems before a woman can conceive again or carry a subsequent pregnancy to term," he said.
http://www.lifenews.com/int1321.html

Helpers of God's Precious Infants Prayer Vigil For September

2009-09-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for September will be held this coming Saturday, September 12th, outside the Children's Hospital at Yale on Park Street in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Anthony's Church at 25 Gold Street, New Haven. We then process on foot to the Children's Hospital at Yale where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to back to Saint Anthony's Church for light refreshments in the church hall. Due to a scheduling conflict there will be no closing Benediction.

Why Does The World Not Know That The World Health Organization Ranks The Pill A Group I Carcinogen?

2009-09-02T07:47:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, September 5th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Did you know the World Health Organization ranks The Pill as a Group I carcinogen?
by intern Anne Marie
Perhaps the best-kept secret of modern medicine is the link between oral contraceptives and increased breast cancer risk.
While combined oral contraceptives, better known as The Pill, rank as Group I carcinogens according to a 2005 report released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, doctors continue to routinely prescribe the pill for a variety of conditions, ranging from acne to birth control (American Cancer Society, 2008).
Combined oral contraceptives are composed of estrogen and progesterone or progestin, a synthetic form of progesterone. Estrogen and progesterone are female sex hormones; estrogen thickens the lining of the uterus, and progesterone/progestin prepares the endometrium for implantation of the egg. (National Cancer Institute, 2006).
The reasoning behind a combination of estrogen and progesterone/progestin is that estrogen given on its own increases the risk of uterine cancer. Taking a combination of the 2 confers protection from uterine cancer but increases breast cancer risk.
In short, the science behind the increased breast cancer risk stems from 2 primary mechanisms. In both instances, progesterone/progestin becomes a double-edged sword, as it confers protection from increased uterine cancer risk but "gives permission" for estrogen to negatively affect breast DNA.
First, the combination of estrogen plus progesterone/progestin functions as a genotoxin, meaning it directly damages DNA in the breast. Several estrogen metabolites, or breakdown products, including 4-hydroxy-catechol-estrogen quinine, have been proven to function in this manner (Lanfranchi, 2007).
Second, estrogen functions as a mitogen, or cancer promoter, and estrogen promotes cancer in 2 ways. As seen in the graph, it stimulates an explosion of rapid proliferation of cells in breast lobules, causing a greater likelihood of mutations with the increased rate of division.
Additionally, estrogen promotes speedier development of any already-cancerous cells in the breast (Lanfranchi, 2007).
Why doesn't the American public know about the increased risk? Why is the teenage girl on the pill for acne unaware of the health risks involved? Women deserve better.

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2009/08/did_you_know_th.html

What About The Fathers?

2009-08-26T07:33:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, August 29th outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

What about the Fathers?

I had to kiss my child goodbye

In October of 2006 I found out I was going to be a Father. My girlfriend of 6 months was pregnant with our child. Neither of us planned this pregnancy, or had even talked about the possibility of getting pregnant. That was about to become my biggest regret. Like I said I wasn’t ready to have a child. She said she couldn't go forth in having a child and needed to abort. She went to the nursing staff at Boston College a week or two after she found out she was pregnant. The nurse at BC told her that she would be better off having an abortion, and told her where she could get one. I didn’t make a big deal of it at the time because I wanted her to stay calm and positive.I brought her to a crisis pregnancy center in Boston when she was 5 weeks pregnant, so that she could explore her options other than having an abortion. The women at the center set up a date for her to get an ultrasound so she could see her child. We went to get her first ultrasound when she was 5 weeks pregnant. We weren’t able to see much at this point, but we did see the heartbeat of our child. The sono tech. said it was too early in the pregnancy to see our baby, and to come back in 2 1/2- 3 weeks. We came back 3 weeks later for another ultrasound, and that’s when we saw our baby. Our child was at 8 weeks gestation and had fingers, toes, eyes, everything. I saw and heard my child's heart beat and I cried. It was a very overwhelming and beautiful experience for me, until she looked over at me and said: “What are you crying about? Worms have heartbeats too”. Her sister had offered to pay $500 for her to get an abortion. She insisted she was going to get the abortion, was planning to get one that weekend, and broke up with me right before.I called the abortion clinic and asked what my rights were; they said “You don't have any”. I then asked them, "What do you do with the aborted babies? I want to bury my child". They told me that it wasn't a child, it was a fetus, and to never call again or they would involve the police. My hands were tied. I, as a father had no legal right to protect my child from a death committed by a "doctor". I called everyone imaginable to see what my rights were and I got the same answer: “nothing”.The week before my child was aborted; I went to try one more time to ask the mother of my child to not do this. But she was adamant about having an abortion, and told me to leave. So I then asked her if I could do one thing before I left, she told me that was fine. I then got on my knees and kissed the stomach of the mother of my child and said “I love you, and Daddy will see you in heaven”. I then took the ultrasound pictures and left.The day my child was aborted was a very painful day for me. I was informed that my child had been aborted in the afternoon on December 2nd, 2006. It was the most painful experience I have ever been through. My relationship ended with the woman that I thought I was going to marry, and I lost my first child. I didn’t want to go on; I was in too much pain. I didn’t eat. I didn’t sleep. I had nightmares of my child being aborted. The day after my child was aborted, I went to see my pastor and he suggested that I have a memorial for my unborn child. I took his advice, and had one the following Sunday at his church. I had my parents and a few friends come. It was a short ceremony, but very painful. I never thought that my child would meet God before I did.After that day things were still very painful. I still couldn’t sleep or eat, and thoughts of suicide filled my head every waking hour. I joined Bible studies, and post abortion Bible studies as much as possible. Those were the only people that would understand. There were times that I wouldn’t even receive support at church. A man is really not allowed to grieve the loss of his unborn baby. I was told things like: “Your child wasn’t even born, so get over it”, “It wasn’t a baby yet”, or even people saying “Your child deserved to die”. None of those things helped me heal and just put me in more of a state of depression.That winter I was invited to a Right to Life march in Concord, NH. I thought it might be healing, so I went. While I was there, I met a man that ran crisis pregnancy centers in NYC. After speaking to him for awhile, he invited me down to NYC for the summer. I decided to go down and give it a shot.On July 12th 2007, the day my child was supposed to be born, I went to NYC to serve God and help men and women in situations like I was in. While I was there, I counseled around 500 men and women, and through God, saved at least 100 lives from abortion. I continued to do this work in Manchester, NH by sidewalk counseling, counseling in centers, coordinated 40 Days for Life in New Hampshire, and started speaking to different Churches and events, sharing my testimony and how abortion affects men. I recently moved to Florida where I am doing the same work. Even though I never got to meet my child, I miss my baby ever single day. I know my child is now in the arms of Jesus and I will meet him and hold him in heaven.Theo Purington
http://www.rockforlife.org/action_tellyourprolifestory.php?storyID=485

Natural Law Still Applies

2009-08-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, August 22nd outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Fridays from 8am until 12 pm noon. Both days are in need of prayer coverage.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

"Pro-Choice" Abortionist Interviewer Surprised by Her Reaction to Witnessing Abortion
"There was a discomfort I hadn't expected," she says, "my emotional reaction to watching abortions."

By Patrick B. Craine
August 15, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Newsweek's Sarah Kliff added her voice to the media campaign softening the image of late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart on Saturday with her report 'The Abortion Evangelist', but says she did not anticipate and has difficulty explaining her emotional reaction to witnessing Carhart actually take the life of an unborn child.
Kliff spent 4 days visiting Carhart's Nebraska abortuary, interviewing him, speaking with the mothers who were seeking abortions, and watching him at work. Painting him as a martyr for the cause, she describes Carhart's plight as one of the few remaining abortionists left in the country willing to abort late in pregnancy, and his commitment to that cause despite his fears of being killed by vigilante anti-abortionists, as was his friend George Tiller.
In a companion piece to the story, however, Kliff admits that while she is an experienced reporter on abortion-related issues, she was surprised by her emotional reaction to witnessing an abortion for the first time.
Travelling to Nebraska, Kliff says, she was not sure if she even wanted to watch an abortion. "I confess I was hesitant to step into Carhart's operating room," she says. Knowing that she would most likely see a first-term abortion, rather than late-term, and knowing all that was involved, "I still felt uneasy," she says.
She attributes her reluctance to abortion's controversial nature. "I was nervous, I think, to watch something so controversial. ... I didn't know how I'd react."
She began by interviewing patients and going through the preparatory procedures with them, but says that "When their names were called, and I'd spent all morning with these women, it felt unnatural to stop short of the operating room."
Entering a room with a glass window giving her a view into both of Carhart's abortion rooms, she watched as Carhart worked to "empty the contents of the uterus" of several women.
While to her the first-term abortions "looked like an extended, more invasive version of a standard ob-gyn exam," "there was a discomfort I hadn't expected," she says, "my emotional reaction to watching abortions."
She describes several examples that made her react: a married couple in their mid-30s; a single mother with a 10-year-old daughter, who began to cry when they discussed abortion; and a 23-year-old who was 16 weeks pregnant.
Upon her return from Nebraska, Kliff was surprised by the reactions of her pro-abortion friends. "Friends who supported legal abortion bristled slightly when I told them where I'd been and what I'd watched," she says. "Acquaintances at a party looked a bit regretful to have asked about my most recent assignment."
Finally, she says, she continues to struggle with her reaction. "I had (and still have) difficulty understanding my own reaction," she says, "both relieved to have watched a minimally invasive surgery and distressed by the emotionality of the process. Abortion involves weighty choices that, depending on how you view it, involve a life, or the potential for life."
Operation Rescue (OR) announced today that Nebraska is launching an investigation into Carhart's abortion business. OR says that the safety and legality of Carhart's abortion business are questionable. The abortionist has botched numerous abortions in the past, leading to emergency trips to the hospital and the death of one woman due to a third-trimester abortion.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/aug/09081807.html

Prayers For Baby Morgan!

2009-08-12T08:28:00.000-07:00

J.M.J+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, August 15th ( the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary!) outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Friday from 8 am -12 pm and Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage.
A fellow Helper Mike Ferraro has asked for your prayers for baby Morgan who was born early last week. The baby is very premature and weighed in at only 1 lb 3 0zs. While mom (Kathy) is doing well and recovering from a C-section, baby Morgan will remain in the NICU. Kathy is Mike’s Son’s Sister-in-law. Please keep this family and baby in your prayers.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

By J.A. Miller, correspondent for Human Life International. originally published in HLI Reports, Human Life International, Gaithersburg, Maryland; June/July 1995, Volume 13, Number 8

Are New VaccinesLaced with Birth-Control Drugs?
During the early 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) had been overseeing massive vaccination campaigns against tetanus in a number of countries, among them Nicaragua, Mexico, and the Philippines. In October 1994, HLI received a communication from its Mexican affiliate, the Comite' Pro Vida de Mexico, regarding that country's anti-tetanus campaign. Suspicious of the campaign protocols, the Comite' obtained several vials of the vaccine and had them analyzed by chemists. Some of the vials were found to contain human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), a naturally occurring hormone essential for maintaining a pregnancy. hCG and Anti-hCG Antibodies In nature the hCG hormone alerts the woman's body that she is pregnant and causes the release of other hormones to prepare the uterine lining for the implantation of the fertilized egg. The rapid rise in hCG levels after conception makes it an excellent marker for confirmation of pregnancy: when a woman takes a pregnancy test she is not tested for the pregnancy itself, but for the elevated presence of hCG. However, when introduced into the body coupled with a tetanus toxoid carrier, antibodies will be formed not only against tetanus but also against hCG. In this case the body fails to recognize hCG as a friend and will produce anti-hCG antibodies. The antibodies will attack subsequent pregnancies by killing the hCG which naturally sustains a pregnancy; when a woman has sufficient anti-hCG antibodies in her system, she is rendered incapable of maintaining a pregnancy.(1) HLI reported the sketchy facts regarding the Mexican tetanus vaccines to its World Council members and affiliates in more than 60 countries.(2) Soon additional reports of vaccines laced with hCG hormones began to drift in from the Philippines, where more than 3.4 million women were recently vaccinated. Similar reports came from Nicaragua, which had conducted its own vaccination campaign in 1993. The Known Facts Here are the known facts concerning the tetanus vaccination campaigns in Mexico and the Philippines: * Only women are vaccinated, and only the women between the ages of 15 and 45. (In Nicaragua the age range was 12-49.) But aren't men at least as likely as young women to come into contact with tetanus? And what of the children? Why are they excluded? * Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) hormone has been found in the vaccines. It does not belong there -- in the parlance of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the vaccine has been "contaminated." * The vaccination protocols call for multiple injections -- three within three months and a total of five altogether. But, since tetanus vaccinations provide protection for ten years or more, why are multiple inoculations called for?(3) * WHO has been actively involved for more than 20 years in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine utilizing hCG tied to tetanus toxoid as a carrier -- the exact same coupling as has been found in the Mexican-Philippine-Nicaragua vaccines.(4) The Anti-Fertility Gang Allied with the WHO in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine (AFV) using hCG with tetanus and other carriers have been UNFPA, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Population Council, the Rockefeller Foundation, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and a number of universities, including Uppsala, Helsinki, and Ohio State.(5) The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (part of NIH) was the supplier of the hCG hormone in some of the AFV experiments.(6) The WHO begain its "Special Programme" in human reproduction in 1972, and by 1993 had spent more than $356 million on "reproductive health" research.(7) It is this "Programme" which has pioneered the development of the abortificant vaccine. Over $90 million of this Programme's funds were contributed by Sweden; Great Britain donated more than $52 million, while Norway, Denmark and Germany kicked in for $41 million , $27 million, and $12 million, respectively. The U.S., thanks to the cut-off of such funding during the Reagan-Bush administrations, has contributed "only" $5.7 million, including a new payment in 1993 by the Clinton administration of $2.5 million. Other major contibutors to the WHO Programme include UNFPA, $61 million; the World Bank, $15.5 million; the Rockefeller Foundation, $2.5 million; the Ford Foundation, over $1 million; and the IDRC (International Research and Development Centre of Canada), $716.5 thousand. WHO and Philippine Health Department Excuses When the first reports surfaced in the Philippines of tetanus toxoid vaccine being laced with hCG hormones, the WHO and the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) immediately denied that the vaccine contained hCG. Confronted with the results of laboratory tests which detected its presence in three of the four vials of tetanus toxoid examined, the WHO and DOH scoffed at the evidence coming from "right-to-life and Catholic" sources. Four new vials of the tetanus vaccine were submitted by DOH to St. Luke's (Lutheran) Medical Center in Manila -- and all four vials tested positive for hCG! From outright denial the stories now shifted to the allegedly "insignificant" quantity of the hCG present; the volume of hCG present is insufficient to produce anti-hCG antibodies. But new tests designed to detect the presence of hCG antibodies in the blood sera of women vaccinated with the tetauns toxoid vaccine were undertaken by Philippine pro-life and Catholic groups. Of thirty women tested subsequent to receiving tetanus toxoid vaccine, twenty-six tested positive for high levels of anti-hCG! If there were no hCG in the vaccine, or if it were present in only "insignificant" quantities, why were the vaccinated women found to be harboring anti-hCG antibodies? The WHO and the DOH had no answers. New arguments surfaced: hCG's apparent presence in the vaccine was due to "false positives" resulting from the particular substances mixed in the vaccine or in the chemicals testing for hCG. And even if hCG was really there, its presence derived from the manufacturing process. But the finding of hCG antibodies in the blood sera of vaccinated women obviated the need to get bogged down in such debates. It was no longer necessary to argue about what may or may not have been the cause of the hCG presence, when one now had the effect of the hCG. There is no known way for the vaccinated women to have hCG antibodies in their blood unless hCG had been artificially introduced into their bodies! Why A Tetanus Toxoid "Carrier"? Because the human body does not attack its own naturally occurring hormone hCG, the body has to be fooled into treating hCG as an invading enemy in order to develop a successful anti-fertility vaccine utilizing hCG antibodies. A paper delivered at the 4th International Congress of Reproductive Immunology (Kiel, West Germany, 26-29 July 1989) spelled it out: "Linkage to a carrier was done to overcome the immunological tolerance to hCG."(8) Vaccine Untested by Drug Bureau After the vaccine controversy had reached a fever pitch, a new bombshell exploded; none of the three different brands of tetanus vaccine being used had ever been licensed for sale and distribution or registered with the Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), as required by law. The head of the BFAD lamely explained that the companies distributing these brands "did not apply for registration."(9) The companies in question are Connaught Laboratories Ltd. and Intervex, both from Canada, and CSL Laboratories from Australia. It seemed that the BFAD might belatedly require re-testing, but the idea was quickly rejected when the Secretary of Health declared that, since the vaccines had been certified by the WHO -- there they are again! -- there was assurance enough that the "vaccines come from reputable manufacturers."(10) Just how "reputable" one of the manufacturers might be is open to some question. In the mid-`80s Connaught Laboratories was found to be knowingly distributing vials of AIDS-contaminated blood products.(11) Epilogue At this juncture, evidence is beginning to appear from Africa.(12) HLI has called for a Congressional investigation of the situation, inasmuch as nearly every agency involved in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine is funded, at least in part, with U.S. monies.

Large Helpers Prayer Vigil For August At Planned Parenthood

2009-08-06T07:53:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for August will be held this coming Saturday, August 8th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Are We a Pro-Life People?
by Danielle Bean - August 8, 2008
Reprinted with permission from our good friends at InsideCatholic.com, the leading online journal of Catholic faith, culture, and politics.
Last week, Simcha Fisher invited us to talk about natural family planning, and boy did we comply. More than 90 comments later, one thing is clear – this is a topic we like to debate.
I've read many different discussions about NFP where Catholics will debate its use and its abuse, its effectiveness and its complications, its rewards and its challenges. There is a time, however, when all the debates and discussions must fall silent.
When a battle-weary mother stands alone in her bathroom looking with disbelief at two tiny pink lines on a pregnancy test, it's too late for family-planning discussions of clinical effectiveness. We've got a baby to take care of. And his mother.
This is where all our pro-life and pro-family talk needs to be put into action. This is where we need to rush to the aid and support of a family in need. Are we a pro-life Church? This is where we will find out.
"I just found out that I am pregnant with my third baby in three years," one frazzled young mother wrote to me recently, "and I dread the way my friends, my family, and even the people at my parish will respond."
Shame on us.
"I am pregnant again and I really am excited," another mother wrote to me, "I want this baby, but I am not sure I want to tell people because it seems like so many people, even faithful Catholics, just don't get why you would be excited to have your fourth baby in five years."
Shame on us.
"Soon after I announced that we were (unexpectedly) pregnant with our eighth child," an older mom once wrote me, "I came out of Mass one day and found an NFP flyer tucked under the windshield wiper of my van. I even wondered if it was our pastor who put it there."
Shame on us.
Whether we love NFP or hate it, whether we choose to use it in our marriages or not, whether we have one child or 16 children, we Catholics have no business receiving new life with anything but charity and joy. We have no business labeling our fellow Catholics, in their time of need and vulnerability, as crazy or irresponsible.
It takes courage for many Catholic couples to continue to refuse contraception, to remain open to life in their marriages, even when their circumstances are already difficult and they are hoping to avoid another pregnancy. The "99 percent effective" number people like to throw around about NFP becomes a much smaller one when translated into "user effectiveness."
The fact is, sometimes even faithful Catholics who are doing their very best to avoid pregnancy while remaining faithful to Church teaching on openness to life will find themselves pregnant.
The jokes, the judgment, and the whispered conversations about "craziness" and "irresponsibility" have no place in our parishes and in our Catholic communities.
Over the years, I've done my fair share of staring in disbelief at tiny pink lines in the bathroom. Once, a few years ago, when I told a friend of a new and unplanned pregnancy and expressed to her my ambivalent feelings, her response to me was a simple, joyful exclamation:
"God must love you so much!"
Her words startled me. Not only because most people's reactions to my latest news had been somewhat less than joyful, but also because of how true I knew those words were, deep down inside, in spite of my doubts and fears.
When God gives us babies, planned or unplanned, He gives us innumerable physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges. But He also gives us a glimpse of Himself. It's God's face we see in a helpless baby's smile. It's God's voice we hear in their needy cries, and it's God's enormous love we feel wrapped around us when we nurture them within us, when we hold their infant bodies, when we accept them as He sends them, whether it was part of "our plan" or not.
Because she said "yes" to God, Mary once found herself poor, alone, misunderstood, and pregnant. But she wasn't irresponsible – only faithful. Even though it was hard.
Will we abandon pregnant mothers in their time of need? Will we shame them, shun them, and laugh at them behind their backs?
Or will we remind them how much God loves them, remind ourselves of the abundant, undeserved blessings He has given every one of us, and simply be grateful?
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is senior editor of Faith & Family magazine and author of My Cup of Tea: Musings of a Catholic Mom (Pauline 2005) and Mom to Mom, Day to Day: Advice and Support for Catholic Living (Pauline 2007). Visit her blog at http://www.daniellebean.com/.

Really Protecting Our Children

2009-07-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

J.M.J +

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, August 1st outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

House Follows Obama's Plan to Replace Abstinence Grant with Contraceptive Funding

By Kathleen Gilbert
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives Friday voted to eliminate $99 million in grant funds that would have bolstered abstinence education in the U.S. The House's decision to cut the funds and to approve a new grant towards contraceptive-promoting sex education had been sought by President Obama in his budget recommendations earlier this year.
House lawmakers voted 264-153 to approve the annual health and education spending bill that cut funding for Community-Based Abstinence Education. Also according to the Obama recommendations, Congress in late June chose not to renew the smaller abstinence-education funding initiative known as Title V.
Instead, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education and Labor money will be directed to a new $114 million initiative to promote contraceptives and explicit sex education.
Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) dismissed the abstinence program as "discredited and ineffective," and called the change a "huge, huge step in the right direction to ensure the health of our young teenage girls and boys," according to a Bloomberg report.
The move met with anger from House Republicans, who point to studies showing that the method has positive results. "They've dramatically reduced the number of teenage pregnancies," said Representative Zach Wamp (R-TN), who called the de-funding "clearly a big shift in social policy" and a "big blow to the whole abstinence education movement in this country."
Democrats reportedly argued that abstinence programs could still apply for federal help under a provision in the bill that allots a total of $25 million for programs that "may not yet have rigorous evaluation demonstrating effectiveness" but "use promising or innovative approaches" to prevent teen pregnancy.
Several commentary outlets have pointed to a report by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released July 16 as proof that President Bush's abstinence programs were ineffective at reducing teen pregnancy.
The report describes a rise in pregnancy rates among teens in 2006-2007 after a steady decline from 1991-2005. It also tells of a rise in AIDS cases among males 15-24 years during 1997-2006, and a rise in syphilis infections in the same age group.
However, the researchers did not include a critique of any sex education methods as part of the study, nor did they mention abstinence education or otherwise attempt to draw conclusions about the cause of the findings. The CDC merely reported the findings as a "slowing" of "improvements in sexual and reproductive health of teens."
"It is ridiculous to say that a program we nominally invest in has failed when it fails to overcome the most sexualized culture in world history," Kristi Hamrick, a spokeswoman for the conservative group American Values, told the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper.
"Education that emphasizes abstinence as the best option for teens makes up a minuscule part of overall sex education in the United States."
"In every other area of public policy - food, drugs, alcohol - we tell children what is the best choice," she continued. "It seems very bizarre that the sex education establishment rejects the idea that we should talk to kids about what is best for them. We don't take vodka to drivers education because children will drink and drive."

Do you know what is in your child's Vaccines?

2009-07-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 25th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Is Aborted Fetal DNA in Vaccines Linked to Autism?

By Theresa A. Deisher, Ph.D.
July 21, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Just when the pharmaceutical industry thought the vaccine-autism controversy had been resolved, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended further study of vaccine safety. A perceived fear of the safety of the U.S. vaccination schedule has led increasing numbers of parents to opt out of full compliance. The numbers of children who are not fully vaccinated has now reached a point where "herd" immunity may be compromised, compelling the Centers for Disease Control to hold town-hall meetings and convene a Vaccine Safety Working Subgroup. Despite research ruling out mercury (Thimerosal) or the measles portion of one specific vaccine, autism continues to rise to a level of one in every 64 children in the UK.
The NVAC draft report recommends further study of the potential for vaccines to contribute to autism in children who have underlying mitochondrial disease, a worthwhile study given the clinical history of such children developing autism after vaccinations (see Poling case). What the NVAC has overlooked, however, in their recommendations, is that epidemic regressive autism is associated with the switch from using animal cells to produce vaccines to the use of aborted human fetal cells for vaccine production. Now when we vaccinate our children, some vaccines also deliver contaminating aborted human fetal DNA. The safety of this has never been tested.
Autism and autism spectrum disorder are polygenic diseases, meaning that multiple genes have been shown to be associated with these diseases. Studies have also clearly shown that there is an environmental component, a trigger, that is required. Vaccines are an obvious potential environmental trigger for autism because of the almost universal childhood exposure to vaccines in first world countries. The vaccine-autism connection was first hypothesized following the introduction of a new measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to the U.S. in 1979, with complete U.S. market share by 1983, and to the UK in 1988. Autism rates began to rise in the U.S. after 1979 and rose dramatically after 1983, and likewise rose in the UK after 1988, leading physicians to suspect a link. Initially, the measles component of this vaccine, MMR II, was suspected to be the culprit. Subsequent studies have also focused on the presence of mercury in vaccines, which incidentally, the MMR II vaccine did not contain.
Those studies have largely ruled out the new measles portion of the MMR II or mercury as the environmental trigger for autism. However, the compelling temporal association between this new MMR vaccine and autism cannot be ignored or explained away. What has been ignored is the fact that this new MMR vaccine introduced the use of aborted fetal cells for vaccine production. At one point, as much as 94 percent of children in the U.S. and 98 percent of children in the UK were given this vaccine. Today, more than 23 vaccines are contaminated by the use of aborted fetal cells. There is no law that requires that consumers be informed that some vaccines are made using aborted fetal cells and contain residual aborted fetal DNA. While newer vaccines produced using aborted fetal cells do inform consumers, in their package inserts, that the vaccines contain contaminating DNA from the cell used to produce the vaccine, they do not identify the cells as being derived from electively aborted human fetuses.
In other words, they tell you what is in the vaccine, but they don't fully inform you where it came from. The earliest aborted fetal cell-produced vaccines such as Meruvax (rubella) and MMR II do not even inform consumers that the vaccines contain contaminating DNA from the cell used to produce them. Furthermore, it is unconscionable that the public-health risk of injecting our children with residual contaminating human aborted fetal DNA has been ignored.
How could the contaminating aborted fetal DNA create problems? It creates the potential for autoimmune responses and/or inappropriate insertion into our own genomes through a process called recombination. There are groups researching the potential link between this DNA and autoimmune diseases such as juvenile (type I) diabetes, multiple sclerosis and lupus. Our organization, Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute (SCPI), is focused on studying the quantity, characteristics and genomic recombination of the aborted fetal DNA found in many of our vaccines.
Preliminary bioinformatics research conducted at SCPI indicates that "hot spots" for DNA recombination are found in nine autism-associated genes present on the X chromosome. These nine genes are involved in nerve-cell synapse formation, central nervous system development and mitochondrial function.
Could genomic insertion of the aborted fetal DNA, found in some of our childhood vaccines since 1979, be an environmental trigger for autism? Could the fact that genes critical for nerve synapse formation and nervous system development are found on the X chromosome provide some explanation of why autism is predominantly a disease found in boys? Could the "hot spots" identified in these autism-associated genes be sites for insertion of contaminating aborted fetal DNA?
These questions must be answered, and quickly. Recent literature suggests that autism spectrum disorder may now impact one out of every 100 children. The pharmaceutical industry is also currently moving to replace more animal-produced vaccines with aborted-fetal-cell production and also to produce biologic drugs using aborted fetal cells.
The practice of using aborted fetal cells for vaccine and drug production creates wrenching moral dilemmas for parents and consumers, ignores informed consent rights, and exposes our children and ourselves to contaminants lacking safety evaluations. We cannot ignore this issue in good conscience, and we cannot afford to wait.
(Dr. Deisher is president of Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute (http://www.soundchoice.org/), as well as a cofounder and the research and development director for Ave Maria Biotechnology Company (http://www.avmbiotech.com/), which promote pro-life biotechnology. This article is an adaptation and update of SCPI's June 2009 newsletter and is published with its kind permission.)

Vigil July 18th...A Special Invitation For You.

2009-07-15T08:47:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 18th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and needs prayer coverage. Last Saturday there was a baby spared from abortion at PP and the testimony of a mother who chose life 17 years ago at the Children's Hospital at Yale. She was going to have an abortion but chose life and now her daughter is 17. She was so happy to share her joy with me! It was an awesome grace. Two babies saved past and present...God's grace knows no bounds or time constraints! We will never know how our prayers are answered until eternity but our God is listening and is faithful!

Before and after you read the article below please say a prayer for our fellow human beings who think this is ok or do not think about this at all. Please pray for their conversion to see that a life without God is not life at all but only death. Please pray for our youth who are growing up thinking that abortion is “a reason to have a party” God help them to reach in their hearts and find Jesus who is the Truth, the Way, and the Life! God have mercy on us and on the poor forgotten souls of the preborn babies who only asked to be loved and got a death party instead.
These babies who are scheduled to die on Saturday I am sure would ask you to come out pray for them if they could. However sadly they cannot offer an invitation. On their behalf please join us in prayer to plead for their lives and to console them in love.

May God have mercy on us,
Mike and Kerry

Abortion Parties? - When Abortion Becomes a Lark

"What are you going to do?" Unnecessary question, really -- a conversational life vest, used when you’re sputtering for something to say. We knew the answer. Maggie, a 22-year-old college senior with no intention of bringing a child into the world yet, was going to have an abortion. She told us that she had already made up her mind; she had even determined the time, date and location. A better question might have been, "How are you going to pay for it?"
She answered that one before we had a chance to ask. "We’re having a party Friday to raise money," Maggie said. "You guys are obviously invited."
http://www.alternet.org/sex/141140/my_first_abortion_party/

By Patrick B. Craine
July 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Despite the fact that throughout the West abortions continue to take place by the tens of thousands, abortion is still generally portrayed as a grave issue, not to be taken lightly, a difficult decision. Hilary Clinton, one of the world's foremost advocates of abortion, herself has described abortion as a "sad, even tragic choice to many, many women."
For some, however, it seems that abortion is just another reason to throw a party.
In a recent article published on AlterNet, 'My First Abortion Party', writer Byard Duncan relates his experience of attending a party thrown by his friend 'Maggie' so as to raise funds to pay for her abortion.
Duncan describes walking into the party, being "bludgeoned with a blast of hot air, followed by the tangy stink of dance floor revelry."
"Someone had taken a red bed sheet and hung it below a light fixture to resemble a giant womb," he says. "Every so often, a dancer's head or arm or dreadlock would brush against one of its smooth folds, creating a rippling effect."
A self-described "ardent pro-choicer," Duncan nonetheless says he felt uncomfortable with the whole affair. "When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision," he says. "I was right and wrong."
The party, ironically, was 'family-friendly,' he says. After arriving, Duncan "struck up a conversation with Andrew (name changed), the three-year-old son of one of the partygoers."
Uncomfortable by the presence of a young child, he acknowledges the contradiction of a young child participating in the celebration of the murder of another young child. "Even though I thought the presence of a young child at an abortion party was a little bizarre," he says, "nobody else seemed to acknowledge (or care about) this contradiction."
His friend 'Maggie,' the pregnant host of the party, did not enjoy the party either, he says, but her reason apparently had nothing to do with the fact of her having an abortion, but because she was being poorly treated by friends for involving her boyfriend in the decision.
"Maggie, too, looked less than excited," he says. "She told me she couldn't help but feel as though her pregnancy had been 'hijacked' by women who felt like her inclusion of a man in the decision was weak or wrong."
Despite the difficulties, however, the party was, in the end, a roaring success. "By the end of the night," Duncan says, "the donation bowl was overflowing with contributions from Maggie's friends."
More shocking, perhaps, than this fundraising party, however, is the 'Middle School Abortion Party' discovered by LifeSiteNews being advertised online.
The ad for this theme party - a birthday party for two men in their mid-20s - states: "no, we will not be performing abortions, but we will be dressing up like nerds, bullies, and pregnant pre-teens! Yay!"
The ad showcases the title of the party inside a coat hanger, and includes pictures of examples of people to dress up as. Among the suggestions are a "pregnant pre-teen," an "angry priest," accompanied by a picture of Pope Benedict XVI, and a "deformed neonate," with a picture of an unborn child.
Indicating the activities for the night, the ad states: "Spin the Bottle! Truth or Dare! Pin the Tail on the Stillborn Fetus!"

Helper's Prayer Vigil For The Month Of July

2009-07-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for July will be held this coming Saturday, July 11th, outside the Children's Hospital at Yale on Park Street in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Anthony's Church at 25 Gold Street, New Haven. We then process on foot to the Children's Hospital at Yale where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to back to Saint Anthony's Church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

St. Benedict pray for us!

Reverence For All Life Makes Us Free

2009-07-01T07:43:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Friday, the 3rd of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Planned Parenthood is closed Saturday July 4th due to the holiday. Please join us to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm.
Below please find an article on the latest Planned Parenthood expose by Lila Rose.
May there be life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans both born and preborn.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Planned Parenthood Employee in Alabama Admits 'Bending the Rules' of Mandatory Reporting for Sexual Abuse

BIRMINGHAM, June 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Planned Parenthood counselor in Birmingham was caught on hidden camera telling an alleged 14-year-old statutory rape victim that the clinic "does sometimes bend the rules a little bit" rather than report sexual abuse to state authorities. This is the seventh Planned Parenthood clinic implicated in a multi-state child abuse scandal involving the deliberate and unlawful suppression of evidence of statutory rape. (View video here)
Lila Rose, 20-year-old UCLA student and president of the non-profit Live Action, went undercover at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Birmingham and told a counselor that she was 14-years-old, pregnant by her 31-year-old "boyfriend." Rose said she needed a secret abortion so her parents would not find out about her sexual relationship with the older man.
After telling the counselor that her "boyfriend" is 31, Rose asks, "Is it a problem about my boyfriend?" The counselor, identified as "Tanisha" in the video, responds, "As long as you consented to having sex with him, there's nothing we can truly do about that." Rose then says that her boyfriend "said he could get in big trouble," and Tanisha acknowledges that "he could, especially if your parents find out that he's 31." She then tells Rose that the clinic manager, OB/GYN Dr. Desiree Bates, "sometimes does bend the rules a little bit" and states that "whatever you tell us stays within these walls" and "we can't disclose any information to anybody."
However, Alabama code 26-14-3 requires health professionals to disclose suspected cases of sexual abuse to state officials immediately.
"The law is explicit about a healthcare provider's duty to report, yet Planned Parenthood pretends they cannot say anything," Rose said about the investigation. "Planned Parenthood increases its business and influence by circumventing state reporting laws, but inflicts terrible harm upon the vulnerable young girls sent back to statutory rapists."
In the video, Tanisha also seems to tell Rose that a signature from an "older sister that's over the age of 18" or someone "with the same last name" could function as a substitute for parental consent so Planned Parenthood could perform an abortion on a minor. Alabama law, however, specifies that the written permission of either a parent or legal guardian is necessary before a minor may obtain an abortion.
The new video is the sixth in Live Action's "Mona Lisa Project," a nationwide undercover investigation that documents Planned Parenthood's repeated noncompliance with state mandatory reporting laws for sexual abuse of minors. Alabama is the fourth state to be implicated in the controversy, along with Arizona, Indiana, and Tennessee. Recently, the investigation of a clinic in Memphis, TN assisted state legislators in their effort to successfully divert nearly $1 million in taxpayer subsidies from Planned Parenthood to law-abiding local health clinics.
"When to 'bend the rules a little' means hiding a case of statutory rape from Child Protective Services and looking for ways around the parental consent requirement, Planned Parenthood becomes directly responsible for ensuring that statutory rapists can continue their abuse of young girls," Rose said.

Missionay Image Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe Comes Back To Planned Parenthood

2009-06-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

J.M.J +

Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 20th of June outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon.
The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants have been entrusted once again with the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe this weekend on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We will begin this Saturday the 20th of June with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at St. Mary’s Church at 5 Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven. Immediately following the 7:30 am Mass we will pray the Rosary and venerate the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Church. At approximately 8:30 we will leave and reconvene directly at Planned Parenthood to finish the remaining Mysteries of the Rosary.
Please join us to honor our Lord by venerating His most Holy Mother, Our Mother, on the Feast of her Immaculate Heart! Our Lady is the most perfect of all of God’s creatures and the most faithful. Let us pray to ask Mary who first conceived Christ in her heart before in her womb, to obtain the graces for the lost mothers and fathers at Planned Parenthood whose hearts seem to be closed to receiving Christ’s love. May their hearts be open to choosing life for their unborn children and obedient to God’s will just as Our Blessed Mother’s heart was when she said her Fiat… be it done unto me! Most Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us to obtain true Christian hearts like yours, filled with ardent charity as we stand by the foot of the Cross with your Son.

"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."

Below is some information on the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
In her Immaculate Heart,
Mike and Kerry

http://www.ourladyofguadalupe.org/aboutusolog.htm
Dan Lynch appeared on the EWTN television show, "The Abundant Life" with the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Johnette Benkovic in June of 2003. The show featured Our Lady of Guadalupe, her image and the signs, wonders and conversions through the Missionary Image that has visited over 1000 parishes! The Intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe along with the veneration of the Missionary Image has been responsible for the closing of 20 + abortuaries.

Large Helpers Prayer Vigil For June At Planned Parenthood

2009-06-11T16:27:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for June will be held this coming Saturday, June 13th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

Gender Prediction Kits… Leading to Sex-Selection Abortions?
(CNN) -- Expecting moms can determine whether they're carrying a boy or a girl as early as 10 weeks after conception, according to makers of an over-the-counter gender prediction test.
With IntelliGender's home gender prediction test, a urine specimen turns orange if it's a girl. Green is for boys.
By Danielle Dellorto
IntelliGender, the Plano, Texas, creator of the "Boy or Girl Gender Prediction Test," says scientists isolated certain hormones that when combined with a "proprietary mix of chemicals" react differently if a woman is carrying a boy or a girl.
It claims that within 10 minutes of taking the urine test, a woman will be able to tell her baby's gender. The specimen will turn green if it's a boy, and orange if it's a girl.
IntelliGender would not say what hormones or chemicals it uses it in its test because of a pending patent.
"Most parents have a great degree of curiosity to find out if they're having a boy or a girl, and it can be so excruciating to wait until the 20-week sonogram to find out," IntelliGender co-founder Rebecca Griffin said. "But the test was never meant to be a diagnostic tool. We don't claim 100 percent accuracy."
In fact, the company's Web site specifically says to not "paint the room pink or blue" until an expectant mom confirms results with her doctor.
"We specifically state to all our consumers that they shouldn't make any emotional or financial steps until the results are confirmed via sonogram," the company says.
The gender predictor test boasts a 78 to 80 percent accuracy rate, according to the latest IntelliGender report.
So why are soon-to-be parent be so eager to find out whether their "Sammy" is really a "Suzy" a few months early?
"When a parent can visualize the sex of their baby and confirm they have that little person inside of them, it suddenly becomes real to them," said Jennifer Parks, co-director of Loyola University Chicago's Programs in Health Care Ethics. "They often feel a stronger connection. So, it's not surprising parents would want this test."
But some say the issue could get dicey if the test findings led to a decision about whether to carry on with the pregnancy.
"Say a woman has three daughters and wants to get pregnant one last time to have a baby boy. If she takes the test at 10 weeks, and it's not the sex she wants, she may want to terminate and try again," Parks said.
"Not everyone in America is rabidly pro-choice, or rapidly pro-life; a lot of Americans kind of hang out right in the middle," she added. "At 10 weeks, most Americans see it as the earliest embryo, very different than a more developed fetus."
The makers of the gender prediction test say they "categorically disagree" with the idea their test may prompt an increase in sex-selection abortions.
"I can't even fathom someone making a decision about whether to terminate a pregnancy based on a test informing them they may have a boy or a girl," Griffin said.
IntelliGender says out of "hundreds of thousands" of e-mail inquiries, only two have inquired about using the test as a vehicle for sex-selection.
Anti-abortion groups, already concerned about women opting to keep babies based on hair and eye color, are now worried about gender-selection, too.
"There's a problem that's very prevalent in some countries where boy babies are greatly preferred for cultural reasons and aborting girl babies is very common," said Anthony Lauinger, vice president of National Right to Life.
While the test is available for sale in 11 countries, IntelliGender does not sell the test to India or China.
"All of our retailers have to strictly adhere to that policy. If they don't, we would pull our product immediately from their shelves," Griffin said.
Since 2006, more than 50,000 tests have sold online in the United States. Last month, U.S. drugstore chains CVS and Walgreens, began selling the gender predictor test for $34.95.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/09/gender.prediction.test/index.html

All Life Is Precious! Two Babies Saved!

2009-06-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of June, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers, fasting, and penance then.
Thanks be to God, the intercession of Our Lady, and your faithful prayers two babies were spared from abortion last Saturday! Please keep Victoria, Derick and their 4 children in your prayers.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!
Mike and Kerry

Recollections of a Taxi Cab Ride with Abortionist George Tiller

June 1, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Joe Scheidler, the founder of Pro-Life Action League and longtime pro-life activist, today issued a statement denouncing the slaying of Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller. Tiller was shot dead Sunday morning as he was serving as an usher at his church.

In condemning the murder Scheidler also recalled a chance encounter he had with the abortionist, in which he shared a taxi-cab ride with him on the way to a pro-abortion conference.

“We deplore the killing of George Tiller on Sunday morning," said Scheidler.

"It has always been my philosophy that we convert abortionists. As activists committed to saving lives, we vigorously oppose violence."

Scheidler recalled how he once shared a taxi with Dr. Tiller as both were headed from the airport in New Orleans to the National Abortion Federation Convention. Scheidler was attending in order to gather information about the pro-abortion movement.

"Tiller apparently recognized me, but did not recall that I was a pro-life activist. He assumed I was another abortionist attending the conference," said Scheidler. "He enthusiastically extolled the value of the ultrasound in performing abortions, and invited me to visit his clinic in Wichita."

The following day Scheidler attended Tiller's presentation on the use of ultrasound. By then the doctor had realized that Scheidler was a pro-life leader, and refused to proceed with his presentation until Scheidler left the room.

"Having sat and talked with George Tiller, I probably feel a little more connection with him than many other pro-lifers might," said Scheidler. "I am adamantly opposed to what he did for a living. But I believe that anyone can come to the truth. Tiller deserved the chance to turn away from the evil of abortion. I cannot condone the taking of his life."

A Witness To The Truth At Planned Parenthood

2009-05-27T08:44:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 30th of May, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers, fasting, and penance then.
Below is an email from Fr. John Corapi in regards to all Christians moral obligation “ to bear witness to the truth” at all times. Please join us in prayer to bring the truth as well as the love of Christ to those whom Our Lord wants desperately to love.

Mat God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

by Rev. John Corapi, SOLT, STD
Every Catholic and, indeed, every Christian faithful to the Gospel, has the moral obligation to bear witness to the truth, “in season and out of season, convenient or inconvenient,” accepted or rejected. This mandate is nothing new, of course. It’s as old as the Old Testament, and as new as the New Testament. Nonetheless, I’m afraid that it has become more necessary than ever to remind ourselves of it.

The Magisterium formally teaches in the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2471, quoting Sacred Scripture, “Before [Pontius] Pilate, Christ proclaimed the He has ‘come into the world to bear witness to the truth’ (John 18:37). The Christian is not to be ‘ashamed then of testifying to our Lord’ (2 Timothy 1:8). In situations that require witness to the faith, the Christian must profess it without equivocation, after the example of St. Paul before his judges. We must keep ‘a clear conscience toward God and toward men’” (Acts 24:16).

Let me give you one definition of equivocation: “A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth; intentionally vague or ambiguous.” How about this for an example: “A woman has the right to choose.” Choose what? A less vague, ambiguous, and equivocal statement would be, “A woman (or man) has the right to choose to perpetrate homicide. Or, “A nation has the right to facilitate, enable, or legislate genocide.”

Oh, excuse me, that would be an unpleasant truth, or maybe an “inconvenient truth,” as the inventor of the internet, Al Gore, might say.

The Catholic Church unambiguously and formally teaches:

The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them [IMPELS THEM] to act as witnesses of the Gospel and the obligations that flow from it. This witness is a transmission of the faith in words and deeds. WITNESS IS AN ACT OF JUSTICE THAT ESTABLISHES THE TRUTH OR MAKES IT KNOWN (see Matthew 18:16).

The recent travesty involving the University of Notre Dame’s invitation to the President of the United States to give the commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree is the antithesis of Catholic and Christian witness to the truth. A lawyer who vigorously, publicly, and consistently support an anti-life and anti-family litany of evils will now receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from what is arguably the most prestigious Catholic University in America.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, what thousand words will be conveyed by the picture(s) of Mr. Obama receiving his honorary doctorate and sending off the graduating class at Notre Dame University?

This will be a dark day indeed for the University of Notre Dame and the Catholic Church that permitted it to happen. In the end, the bishops have the right and the duty to decide if the University of Notre Dame can any longer claim “Catholic” credentials.

Meanwhile, the obligation to bear witness to the truth weighs more heavily than ever on each one of us. We have rapidly entered into a new era of persecution of the Church and the truth that she professes and teaches, reminding us again,

“The disciple of Christ must not only keep faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks.” (Lumen gentius 42; Dignitatis Humanae 14).

Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32-33).

God Bless You,
Fr. John Corapi

Going To Calvary

2009-05-19T20:17:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 23rd of May, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers, fasting, and penance then.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

YouTube - Pass The Salt - Priest Arrested at Notre Dame (Full Version)

Mary Saves Another Baby!

2009-05-13T07:24:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 16th of May, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday from 11-3pm and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers, fasting, and penance then.

Thanks be to God through the intercession of Our Lady there was a baby saved from abortion this past Saturday at Yale. Thank you for your diligent prayers and sacrifices. Please continue to pray for the baby’s mother Sarah.

Wishing you a Happy Feast of Our Lady of Fatima,
Mike and Kerry

Notre Dame Students Select Father Frank Pavone to Lead Obama-Free Graduation
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorMay 11, 2009
http://www.lifenews.com/
South Bend, IN (LifeNews.com) -- Notre Dame students who don't want to attend a graduation ceremony involving pro-abortion President Barack Obama put together alternate plans. Today, they announced that Father Frank Pavone, the director of Priests for Life, will lead prayer at a pro-life prayer vigil.
The Class of 2009 Vigil for Life will be celebrated at Sunday's commencement ceremony at the same time as the graduation event.
“In standing with these students, I am standing with the true spirit of Notre Dame: a pro-life spirit, in harmony with human reason and Catholic Faith," Father Pavone told LifeNews.com on Monday.
"The scandal that has been generated does not represent what Notre Dame is all about," Pavone added. "It represents a radical betrayal of what Notre Dame is all about."
Pavone said the scandal has resulted in pro-life Catholics standing up for the teachings of the Catholic Church and wanting to hold the university accountable to them.
“Hundreds of thousands of Catholics, hundreds of priests, and dozens of bishops have called upon Notre Dame to end this scandal by withdrawing its invitation to President Obama," he said. "The result of that demand is not in our control."
Pavone told LifeNews.com he thinks pro-life students should exercise their right not to attend the graduation ceremony, where President Obama will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree.
"One final response to this scandal is fully in the control of each graduating senior: don't show up. Don't participate in an event which will only serve to obscure rather than highlight the Church’s pro-life teaching and the true spirit of Notre Dame," Pavone continued.
"The seniors who do this are manifesting the real meaning of commencement: they are carrying out the witness to truth and service that their hard-earned degrees have prepared them to give in the world," he added.
Some pro-life students plan to join Pavone for the alternative event, but others plan to conduct their own protest during the graduation ceremonies, ND Response, the pro-life collection of student groups, told LifeNews.com last week.
"It certainly appears obvious from these announced plans that a large or perhaps the sole focus of that response is a boycott," ND Response indicated. "There also may be other small groups or individuals amongst the 2009 graduates and their guests who have their own ideas about raising the pro-life issue to Mr. Obama inside the Joyce Center."
The students say they want a focus on peaceful and respectful opposition, especially in light of some of the more in-your-face opposition appearing at their campus in recent days along with the arrest of some pro-life advocates.
Related web sites:Priests for Life - http://www.PriestsforLife.orgNotre Dame response - http://www.ndresponse.com/

A Mother's Gift

2009-05-08T05:54:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for May will be held this coming Saturday, May 9th, outside the Children's Hospital at Yale on Park Street in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Anthony's Church at 25 Gold Street, New Haven. We then process on foot to the Children's Hospital at Yale where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to back to Saint Anthony's Church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

Below are a series of highly disturbing emails Cecile Richards of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund has recently sent out to her followers in regards to the “gift any mother will appreciate” this Mother’s day…that is a donation to Planned Parenthood’s Action Fund to help women have access to contraception and abortion. Author Judy Blume is used to represent PP Action Fund’s message which is not surprising in light of the content of her “children’s books”.
This solicitation to honor your mother or a mother for “her courage” in Planned Parenthood’s name makes one wonder what are we supposed to be honoring… a woman’s “courage” to abort her child perhaps? These women who are being told abortion will bring back yesterday are being lied to and exploited. When I think of courage and what it means, I think of Our Blessed Mother standing by the foot of her Son’s Cross, I think of the mothers who are protecting and advocating for their children’s lives everyday…whether that may be physically, emotionally, or spiritually and Planned Parenthood and their message is farthest from mind. The sad news is that this message is where our society is at…this is what happens when apathy and desensitization to this horror takes the place of sympathy and moral outrage. If you know someone who thinks that evil has not pervaded our society in such a grotesque way please do them the favor and send them this. Send them the truth of what Mothers are being offered in our society that has chosen to turn a blind eye to the killing of the innocent babies in the womb as well as the true exploitation of their mothers. If this is anything, it is a wake-up call that our children and our children’s children may grow up thinking that abortion is a “gift any mother will appreciate”…Let us pray for the babies and mothers who will be on the other end of that “gift”.

May God help us,
Mike and Kerry

Friend — There are very few writers who have helped more young people grow up and grapple with their changing bodies and emotions than Judy Blume, the amazing author of Blubber, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and Forever. I count myself among her biggest and most grateful fans — and am so lucky to call her my friend. I'm honored to relay her message about motherhood to you today. — Cecile
And here's Judy's message for Mother's Day:
Dear Friend,If you are the daughter whose mom had the guts to give you the answers to questions you couldn't quite figure out how to ask...If you are the son whose mother raised you to love and respect your sisters and wives and daughters...If you know a mother who is struggling to raise strong, independent, and confident children in the face of unbelievable odds......Say thanks. Say thanks this Mother's Day with a gift that honors her courage by making a donation to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in her name. I guarantee you that she'll be pleased. I know I would be.I'm a mom, and I'm also a writer and an activist. Nothing has made me prouder than seeing my own children — and really, all young people — grow up to be healthy, educated, and in charge of their bodies and their lives. That's where Planned Parenthood comes in. There is no organization that I know of that supports motherhood and all that it means more than Planned Parenthood. That's why I'm honoring moms everywhere with my gift to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund today.It's not easy to be a mother these days. And right now — with more and more women seeking care from Planned Parenthood health centers — we need to do all we can to support them. By honoring a mother in your life with a gift to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, you'll be making a gift that protects and advocates for the health of millions of mothers and families. That's a gift any mother will appreciate.Sincerely,Judy Blumeon behalf of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Friend —Yesterday, Judy Blume — a beloved writer and icon to generations of women — graciously wrote a letter about Mother's Day for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Now, anti-choice extremists are inundating her with hate mail and phone calls. We rarely respond to these outrageous attacks, but when it comes to Judy Blume ... well, I can't stand by and do nothing. I just can't.Please, let her know how much we appreciate her courage!Say thanks and send her a note of support. Click here.Spread the word. Please send an e-mail to friends, and post this message on your social network, blog, and twitter.Nothing — NOTHING — would make Judy happier than to know that the backlash has resulted in more support for Planned Parenthood and the women they serve.Thank you, thank you —

Helpers of God's Precious Infants Vigil for April

2009-04-15T07:12:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,
For this month of April, the second Saturday monthly prayer vigil fell on Holy Saturday and we were unable to have our regular format beginning with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, exposition, adoration, procession and closing benediction. With great thanks to Fr. Sullivan of St. Joseph’s Church we will be having our large vigil rescheduled for this Saturday the 18th of April beginning at St. Joseph’s Church. Please read this entire posting as there will be some changes from our regular format.

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for April will be held this coming Saturday, April 18th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 am at Saint Joseph’s Church in New Haven on 129 Edwards Street. After Mass and exposition we will immediately begin the Rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament and will then process on foot out of the church following the Image of Our lady of Guadalupe to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. Those who are unable to process with us but would like to take part in the vigil will stay behind to adore the Blessed Sacrament in union with our prayers at the abortuary. At approximately 10:00 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed by light refreshments in the church hall.
Due to scheduling changes please reply to this email if you will be attending the vigil. If you know of anyone who might like to be an adorer while we are at PP please reply as well.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

The Missionry Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Comes to Planned Parenthood New Haven.

2009-04-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
Dan Lynch appeared on the EWTN television show, "The Abundant Life" with the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Johnette Benkovic in June of 2003. The show featured Our Lady of Guadalupe, her image and the signs, wonders and conversions through the Missionary Image that has visited over 1000 parishes! The Intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe along with the veneration of the Missionary Image has been responsible for the closing of 20 + abortuaries.

The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants have been blessed to be entrusted with the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Easter Triduum. We were not scheduled to receive the Image at this time nor was it supposed to be available. However when I inquired about it, knowing the Image was scheduled to be in our state, I was told that due to unusual circumstances causing cancellation Our Lady’s Image had nowhere to go for the remainder of Holy week! The woman I was speaking with felt that our inquiry to bring the Image to Planned Parenthood was providential. I believe Our Lady interceded for us to receive such an honor to bring her maternal love to the place where it is needed most. I often think to myself when I am in prayer at Planned Parenthood New Haven how starved for love these young mothers are who are going into the abortuary and how much they are in need of their mother’s love. Many of them are even brought to this place of sorrow and death, accompanied by their own earthly mothers. Our Mother must want them to know that even when they appear motherless in our world that she is right there with them, Mother of all Mothers.

We will be keeping vigil with the Image on Good Friday April 10th as well as Holy Saturday the 11th, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer, pray the Rosary, and to venerate the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Please visit the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe website to read more about the miraculous signs, wonders, and conversions attributed to the intercession of Our Lady through the Image! http://www.ourladyofguadalupe.org/misignswonders.htm “®© Dan Lynch
Wishing you and your families a blessed Holy Week and Easter,
Mike and Kerry

There Is Power In The Holy Cross

2009-04-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 4th of April, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings from 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers fasting, and penance then.

Many of the Helpers have voiced the desire to keep vigil at PP on Good Friday, the day of Our Lord’s Crucifixion, in a desire to be present with Him where His littlest ones are killed. We will be there on Good Friday April 10th from the hours of 8 am until 12 noon in peaceful prayer. Holy Week is a very powerful time as we witnessed last year as many mothers decided not to abort their babies on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Please come to offer your prayers, fasting, and penance. There is great power in the Holy Cross. Below is a letter written by a woman who changed her mind on Good Friday last year. Thanks be to God and your prayers lives are being saved and changed one at a time.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

My Experience that day at Planned Parenthood

Driving into the parking lot of Planned Parenthood seeing people out their protesting to stop abortion, was surprising and the most surprising thing about my experience at Planned Parenthood was that they stopped me and spoke directly to me as if they knew exactly who it was that was getting an "ABORTION" procedure done when there were two of us in the car. From that moment on I met a lady named Kerry who had this beautiful smile on her face as she greeted me, explaining to me what "ABORTION" really is and how killing your own baby your creation, god’s gift to you was bad. She explained that in doing this 'ABORTION" procedure there was no turning back, and that there is help out there even if it may be hard to find. After exchanging numbers with her she called that same night asking me questions and teaching me some information I didn’t know about, information that these clinics who do the procedure fail to explain or tell anyone. Kerry has been there every time I called or email late night or early morning… she has been there. She had promised me that day she will never let me down and I honestly can say she didn’t, she kept her word of it all. After a couple of days passed I called Kerry and said I decided to keep my baby. Without the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants I wouldn’t have known the information my family needed and the places I could go for food, shelter, clothing and not feel embarrassed about going there or calling for something I may have needed throughout the months that have passed. Kerry started calling around for me for more information to help fulfill my needs making sure I was doing ok and I met with a variety of different organizations that were also linked to the Helpers organization, that were also great resources. I met Kerry about March of last year and it has been about a year since I have known her. Ever since then that promise she made was certain because she never failed to help me and because she currently still is…and for that I love her and all the Helpers who prayed for me and gave so I could be taken care of. I am thankful to them for making me open my eyes and other women’s eyes to keeping their baby. I thank you truly for that because it was more than help it was support, keeping close contact and just helping my family … and I’ll never forget about the Helpers and how they helped me that day.

Alicia

Amazing Grace: A Witness to God's Love

2009-03-17T14:30:00.000-07:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 21st of March, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

Amazing Grace: A witness to God’s love
Last Saturday during the Helpers Vigil outside the Children’ Hospital at Yale, God chose to reveal his great love and mercy to all of us in a special way. While we were praying the Rosary we noticed a couple across the street from where we were praying. As we began to sing “Amazing Grace”, the couple walked toward us in great anticipation and the woman was visibly in tears. She began to say “I can’t believe it…You are here God…you are here!” When I greeted her I could not help but notice the woman’s face was greatly scarred and I was moved by the suffering I was sure she had already encountered in her life. She embraced me and began to tell me her story. “My daughter Trinity is only 17 months old” she said “and she is in the ICU here at Yale…she is very sick and having seizures and no one seems to be able to help her. I felt hopeless last night and I came out here to pray. I stood right here, in this very spot…where all of you are praying now and I asked… where are you now God? Where are you now? Help me God.” She continued by saying “When I looked out the window and saw all of you praying where I had been praying last night, I knew God had answered my prayer…I knew it was God…You are here God…thank you…you are here!"
There was not much I could say to this couple when I realized what had just happened on the cold sidewalk that morning as a small group of Helpers gathered to pray that God’s will would be done in all matters of life and death in the building dedicated to saving the lives of children. I became even more aware of how important it is that we come out to pray and make visible the “presence of God” for all those who need Him…for all of us. Words cannot do justice to convey amazing graces like we experienced on Saturday. God sends them to let us know He is always with us and answering our prayers. I assured Trinity’s mom that we would continue to pray for Trinity and that I would ask all of you to pray for her as well. Please consider joining us to pray in the defense of the tiny babies who want so much to know and feel the love every child deserves born and preborn. Won’t you come out to share God’s amazing grace with them?
In gratitude for His grace,
Mike and Kerry

Making The Choice

2009-02-04T11:08:00.000-08:00

Dear Fellow Helpers, I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 7th of February, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

A friend of mine sent me the meditation below written by Father Frank Pavone from Priests For Life. It reminds me that once our society decided that a women’s “right to choose” to end the life of the baby growing within her was more important than that baby’s right to live, the sanctity of human life from conception till natural death was severely desecrated. As long as our culture views the unborn as nothing less than a “choice” invisible to the naked eye, all of our lives are at risk. If our culture does not believe that every life holds equal value and only God has the right to decide when it should end, who is to say that when we are “less than convenient” or “hard to look at” through illness, some form of impairment, or increasing age, that someone else will not make that same “choice” whether we are to live or die against our own will? With the euthanasia movement on the rise one need not look far to see that the value we place on unborn life applies to the perception of the value of our very own. I was astounded the other day to learn that ninety percent of babies “diagnosed” with Down Syndrome in the womb are aborted. Can you imagine how many beautiful babies have been killed because they were viewed as less than “perfect or normal”? Can you imagine how many more people would now be in the room? Please read father Frank’s meditation and prayerfully consider offering your time in prayer with us at Planned Parenthood, the place where many of the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters are sentenced to die. Let us make the “choice” to value each one of them.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Blessing the Grave

I had the privilege of blessing the grave of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, who was murdered on March 31, 2005 by dehydration. Her grave is not far from the place where she died, and where people from around the world had gathered to protest and pray.Those who visit the gravestone, however, will notice something highly unusual. While on most graves there is an inscription of two dates - when the person was born and when he or she died - on Terri's there are three. Here's exactly what the grave says:Born December 3, 1963Departed this Earth February 25, 1990At Peace March 31, 2005The whole world knows that she died on March 31, 2005. National and global media were present at the scene for days, covering every detail. Media were present again when I preached at her funeral mass. We know when she died.But her gravestone has become a pulpit for the euthanasia movement. Those who killed her are now using her grave as a platform for their twisted ideology. What they are trying to say is that once her brain was injured in 1990 and she was no longer functioning like most of us, she wasn't one of us anymore. She "departed this earth." This is actually a variation on an ancient heresy, which says that we are really spirits inhabiting a body. Terri couldn't communicate normally. So, her "spirit" must have left her. The body was just a shell left behind. Those who believe she really "departed this earth" in 1990 can therefore pretend it was OK to kill her in 2005. After all, it wasn't really her. She was already gone.This is heresy, because Christianity teaches that we are a unity of body and soul, not simply a soul "using" a body. The body matters. What we do to the body, we do to the person.Moreover, the gravestone inscription is a deep insult to all who are disabled, and to all those who love and care for them. Should they be considered already dead, too? Are we just wasting our time caring for them? Euthanasia advocates would have us think so.A recent news story about a disabled unborn child quoted one as saying, "There's no human life there." Isn't that the same idea? They think the baby has already "departed this earth," so they don't hesitate to abort the body.As I blessed Terri's grave, I also prayed that God's people would be kept safe from this falsehood. And I recalled being in Terri's room the day she died. I remembered her face, dehydrated from not having had a drop of water in two weeks. I recalled seeing the flowers, inches away, on her night table. They were immersed in water. And as I left the grave, I gave a final glance to the vase of flowers that was standing by the stone. --Fr. Frank

Helper of God's Precious Infants at New Haven Planned Parenthood

2009-01-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

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Dear Fellow Helpers,
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 31st of January, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

I have spoken to many people who are feeling just downright defeated with new President Obama in office. On the political horizon let’s face it, things are not looking good for the Unborn and we very well may be faced with one of the most pro-abortion and pro-death leaders we have ever seen. What are we to do I have been asked over and over by others and in my own mind?

At first glance it is true things are not looking good for the Unborn. With Obama’s rescind of the Mexico City policy and his promise to sign the Freedom of Choice act I think many pro-lifers are thinking of throwing the towel in when it comes to any chance that our Culture of Death will be enlightened to one of Life. However we must not forget that God is in control. He is in control of all of this, He always has been and He always will be. Why He does things the way He does we will not understand, but we should make no mistake in believing He can turn this Political nightmare into a glorious rejuvenation of the pro-life movement.

It seems now more than ever, God is seeking us to do His work on a personal and prayerful level. Could it be His plan is aimed at reducing apathy of His people where the killing takes place? Perhaps He is leaving us little choice to allow others to do our christianly duty. Is it possible he is reinforcing for us what we have always known… that this battle is a spiritual one that can only be won through prayer and fasting?

When one comes to truly understand the horror of what is happening in these innocuous looking buildings in our own neighborhoods, where babies are killed, it becomes imperative to do whatever we can to try to humanely stop it…protesting, lobbying, petitioning, even educating the public, however none of these take the place of being present at the killing scene. Prayer and witness where the killing takes place is what God is calling us to do all the more. Don’t you think?

We have tried everything and it seems God has taken everything away from us…except for fasting, witness and prayer at the scene. It makes one wonder…Is He is trying to tell us something? And I am ready to listen?

I came across an excerpt from a speech Monsignor Reilly gave as a part of a Defend Life series at Loyola College. I feel it so much speaks to us today in the world we are facing when the enemy to Obama in office has become the unborn child. Please read it and prayerfully consider what God is asking of you as we face this New Year under the leadership of President Obama.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Today it is hard to understand that our culture is radically different from what it was a short time ago. It is hard to understand that you cannot simply go along with the tide--that you have become part of the counter-culture and that, like Thomas More, you will be persecuted for standing up for the truth.
The Holy Father says, in the encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, that there is a clear, grave moral obligation to oppose the abortion/death culture. You cannot compromise your position, even if it is at great cost to you; you have to make a choice to be clearly, totally pro-life.
At this point, it's absolutely clear to all that with abortion, we are killing human beings.
When there is no outrage that we have killed 32 million babies since Roe v. Wade, no outrage when the method of partial birth abortion is described and discussed, this tells you that we are not only into the culture of death, we are buying it.
What was the effect on young people when Norma McCorvey, the Roe of Roe v. Wade, came over to the pro-life side? Nothing. Young people don't know who she is, and they don't care. They've grown up with a culture of death. It's a way of solving their problems.
Who will change it? How will we bring about a culture of life?
I've tried all the different methods--withholding my taxes, rescuing, protesting; I went to the first March on Washington, in 1974. There were 5,000 protesters then. Over the years, the number grew to
But there has been a great sense of frustration in the pro-life ranks. With the March on Washington, for example, the media always lied about the number of protesters. When we went to lobby the representatives, the ones you needed to see wouldn't be in their office that day.
We tried everything. We got to a point where we said, let's try God.
The Holy Father said, you're not dealing with flesh and blood, you're dealing with principalities and powers, and to think you're going to be able to overcome this simply by human techniques is foolish. Prayer and fasting alone will be the ultimate instruments of winning this battle.
In the pro-life movement there is need for long-range programs such as education and lobbying to change legislation.
But you will lose credibility if nobody is present at the spot where lives are being taken, because this is war, and no prisoners are being taken. The victims do not have faces you can put on TV. They depend totally on others to stand up for them.
Some people in the pro-life movement must go to this new Calvary, where innocent blood is being shed.
The blood of Christ is not a sign of death. It is a source of ultimate victory for those in the pro-life movement. Without it and the intercession of the Mother of God, this victory can't be won.
Operation Rescue went to the abortion clinics, but their approach became confrontational.
But the war is over. You're not in the front lines; get that out of your head. We lost the war; you are behind enemy lines. When you're behind enemy lines, in occupied territory, you have to fight differently.
If you go there and say, 'Babies are being killed, we've got to get them out!' they're going to take you away. You are not going to the clinics to save the physical life of the baby; you're going there for the conversion of the abortionist, the mother, the people going in.
A lot of pro-lifers who go to clinics are like Peter, ready to take out a sword and lop off a few ears. Jesus said, put away the sword. He shows us we must be there with the long-suffering and patience of Christ.
When you are present at Calvary, you have to be there beside Mary and John at the foot of the cross. You don't say anything nasty to the people who work there, you don't call them names, you don't intimidate.
You be there in a prayerful, loving, compassionate presence, and you will be amazed at what happens to the personnel and people going in. The more peaceful and prayerful you are, the more God takes over.
When you go and you do this in the Lord, you are never there unsuccessfully. Your presence and your prayers may touch that mother's heart, maybe not today, maybe not five years from now--maybe 20 years from now.
Nothing done in the Lord is ever done in vain, united in the blood of Christ and done for the reason of conversion.
You are called at this moment in history to be the salt of the earth, to be light. For one reason or another, you know know more than others.
Maybe centuries from now, people will look back at you and say, my God, you were marvelous people!
When the world was going into darkness--and it is--you kept the light burning.
Go and do it. Thousands of people are doing it--because it's God's work.

Helpers of God's Precious Infants Vigil

2009-01-08T12:50:00.001-08:00

J.M.J+
The Monthly Prayer Vigil for January will be held this coming Saturday, January 10th, outside the Children's Hospital at Yale on Park Street in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Anthony's Church at 25 Gold Street, New Haven. We then process on foot to the Children's Hospital at Yale where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to back to Saint Anthony's Church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.
The Sisters of Life have requested our prayers, especially this coming Saturday as they are having a day of healing for women who have been hurt by abortion. I assured them we would pray especially this Saturday before the Blessed Sacrament during the Helpers Vigil. Please also remember in your prayers Melissa (who will be keeping her baby thanks be to God and your prayers!), Melinda who is having preterm labor, Theresa who is struggling after her abortion, and Jahre whose girlfriend aborted their child without his knowledge. He very much wanted that baby. Thank you for your continued prayers.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry

The City Of God

2008-12-31T15:16:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+
Dear Fellow Helpers,

I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 3rd of January, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

Please click this link http://helperslibrary.info/documentinfo.helpers;jsessionid=69A202D4E22DF2D1641D0F0247E68E2C?helpersaction=infoScreen&obid=26&queryStamp=1228110816485&class=org.helpers.web.display.DocumentDO&qid=f11be4e7d1552da0013f903b0e6ea359&type=documentquery
to view Monsignor Philip J. Reilly’s address to the NY City council on the newly proposed clinic access law (Int. No. 826.) Please take the time to view the video as it so clearly shows the respect and love which is shown to the women who enter the clinics by those who gather to pray for them and their babies. It clearly defines the line between the culture of life and the culture of death.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Holy Virgin The Mother Of The Savior

2008-12-23T08:06:00.000-08:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 27th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to sing Christmas hymns and to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

I have included a link to a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpK6cNPF7Y (CONTENT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES). which beautifully depicts the faith and obedience to God Our Blessed Mother exemplified throughout her vocation of caring for Jesus as a child up unto His Passion. We know when we come out to pray at the abortion mill Mary stand with us at the foot of the Cross as we ask for her intercession. These tiny babies whose lives and innocent blood are shed are the very likeness of her Son who died to save us. We must not make the mistake of overlooking that there is an intimate connection between these babies whose innocent blood is shed now and the Innocent Blood which was shed once for all. As we welcome the baby Jesus this Thursday in great joy we must never forget as Mary never forgot our vocation as Christians…to stand by the foot of the Cross even when it hurts us the most. Mary remained faithful to Her Son indefinitely. She embraced the Cross even when it took the very life which she nurtured in her womb with such great love. Please prayerfully consider joining us this Saturday in great love and thanksgiving for the Birth of Our King and His most Holy Mother.

PS… For the 10 of you who came out in the snow on Saturday all I can say is that was some good Penance and thank you…these babies and mothers are so blessed to have you!

A Blessed and Holy Christmas to you and your family,
Mike and Kerry

No Room In The Inn

2008-12-17T08:44:00.000-08:00

J.M.J+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 20th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to sing Christmas hymns and to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then. Thanks be to God and all those who came out to pray, the week prior, there was another woman who changed her mind and decided not to abort her baby.

As we approach the birth of our Savior who chose to come to us as a tiny babe, how can we refuse to acknowledge the importance of the sanctity of human life while these babies at Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Hospital at Yale are being killed right in our own neighborhoods and in front of our very eyes? Jesus said that whatever we do or do not do to the least of His brethren that we do unto Him. I cannot think of “smaller” or needier brethren of Jesus than the tiny babies who are taken into Planned Parenthood to be killed without ever knowing or feeling the love of another human being. We know we cannot save them all, but we can love them all by being there and praying for them. We can let them know the love of Christ by keeping vigil as they are sparred or more importantly as they are left alone to die. We know in consoling them we console the One who will be born on Christmas day, the tiny babe who became so small and vulnerable to save us.

It is easy to get wrapped up in the secular distractions of the Christmas season especially when we live in a world where “things” are depicted as a sure way to happiness. Excessive shopping and gift giving can take our focus off of the true meaning of Advent and Christmas. So many of us are looking for ways to help those in need especially at Christmas time and to celebrate Christ’s birth with authentic joy, that only can be found in the true offering of ourselves. As we draw closer this Advent to our Lord’s birth, we can contemplate on how Jesus, Mary, and Joseph celebrated the first Christmas. They were forced to travel further to a tiny stable because there was no room for them in the Inn. Can you picture the Holy Virgin sensing it was time for the baby Jesus to come, but there was no room, how similar to the tiny babies who have been rejected because there is no room for them in the Inn, of their mothers and family’s hearts. Can you imagine missing the very reality that the Savior whom you have long awaited was with you...the Emmanuel! That is what happened because they were too busy or distracted or tired to see Him.

If you want to grow in holiness and ever closer to Jesus this Christmas, make room for Him in your Inn…in your heart. Join us in peaceful prayer for the babies this Saturday and give the very best Christmas gift…the gift of life and love. Let us make a place for Him and His children in our hearts and pray for the opening of the hearts of others to spare the lives of these tiny and precious babes.

Wishing you and your family a very blessed and holy Christmas,
Mike and Kerry

Under The Mantle Of Our Mother

2008-12-07T19:47:00.001-08:00

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to the strong desire to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe whose feast is coming this Friday, the 12th of December. Being she Is Our Mother, the Protectress of the Unborn, the patron of the Pro-life movement and of the Americas, many of us feel it important to honor her faithfulness and intercession on behalf of the Unborn. We will do this specifically by creating a strong prayer presence this Friday December 12th and by covering the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed from 8:00 am-6:00 pm at the 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood location. We are then asking for as many people as possible to either come back or join us at 6:00 pm for a candlelit vigil in the front of the Planned Parenthood Headquarters facing Whitney Avenue on the sidewalk. There we will peacefully join in prayer and song while creating a very powerful witness. We will honor Our Lady on her Feast and ask for her continued intercession for all the babies whose lives will be at risk of a horrendous death by abortion, specifically at the killing center 345 Whitney Avenue. We are most focused in covering 8:00 am till 12:00 pm noon, the time when the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion, and again especially at 6:00 pm for the candlelit vigil in hopes to create a peaceful and prayerful witness on the sidewalk adjacent to Whitney Avenue.
Please email me back as soon as possible to commit to an hour of prayer during the daytime abortion hours and/or to the Candlelit vigil time as a headcount is needed.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and passion to stand vigil for your tiny brothers and sisters in the womb who cannot cry out for themselves, the tiny voices if we could hear them would be crying for mercy. It is an honor to know and pray with all of you.
Please do pass this message along to as many of your friends as you wish.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not happily within my fold and under my arms? What else do you wish?”

Participating In God's Grace

2008-12-03T11:48:00.001-08:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

This past Friday a baby was spared the horrible death of abortion due to the humble and simple efforts of two pro-life men who came out to pray the Rosary. Neither of them knew one another or what God had in store for them that morning or for that blessed child in the womb, but they trusted God and that it was necessary for them to be there and to be faithful members of the Body of Christ to which each of us belongs. When the first man arrived, no one else was there praying so he felt the urge to stay in his vehicle however he overcame his fear, got out and shortly after he began to pray a stranger walked up to him on the sidewalk asking if he could join him in prayer. This young man had seen him as he was passing by, and felt compelled to join his prayerful efforts. They prayed for hours, two simple, humble, and obedient men and God spared the life of a baby who was inside the building and very close to being aborted. God is so awesome, mystical, so beyond our understanding and He can do anything. Why it is He allows us to participate in calling upon His saving grace remains a mystery to each of us, but He does and He is asking that of each of us. He is asking that of you. On Saturday there were two more babies saved from abortion due to the prayerful efforts which take place weekly. In a world where right is construed as wrong and wrong as right your witness is needed more than ever. Please join us this Saturday and allow God’s grace to work through you…again you won’t be sorry you did.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

(Below this press release is a message from Patrick Benedict of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3rd, 2008
CONTACT: Patrick Benedict
PatrickBenedict@rcin.net

'10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN
BABIES' GAINS SUPPORT

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (December 3rd, 2008) - The January 13th - 21st, 2009 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES, an effort that is being coordinated by the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, now has over 170 Masses scheduled to be offered for the protection of unborn human persons. This Novena of Masses may very well mark a pro-life first if the goal of 10,000 is met.

Masses will be offered in a variety of places, including: Saint Mary's Church/Upper Coomera(Australia); Our Lady of Humility at Casa Santa/Rome(Italy); a Carmelite Monastery(U.S.A.); Saint Mary College Chapel/Port of Spain(Trinidad); Saint John Bosco Catholic Church/Bududa(Uganda); and, Church of the Holy Family/Toronto(Canada). At least 3 priests will offer a Mass on each day of the Novena(a total of 27 masses).

"We still have a long way to go to reach the goal of 10,000, but the support already received is very encouraging," said Patrick Benedict, president of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee.

People who want to be a part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES may do so by asking a priest to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the protection of unborn human persons(of course, priests may do this on their own). The Mass needs to be offered on one of the following days: January 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, or 21st. Once the Mass is scheduled, then the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization should be contacted and told the date and location of the Mass. (A count of the total number of Masses scheduled to be offered is periodically updated on the homepage of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website which is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.)

The contact information for the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is as follows: email: PatrickBenedict@rcin.net; mailing address: P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A.

The Revised Edition of the BALTIMORE CATECHISM(#2), called A CATECHISM OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE(Copyright, 1941, by Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) gives the following information about the Mass:

" The Mass is the sacrifice of the New Law in which Christ, through the ministry of the priest, offers Himself to God in an unbloody manner under the appearances of bread and wine."

" The principal priest in every Mass is Jesus Christ, who offers to His heavenly Father, through the ministry of His ordained priest, His body and blood which were sacrificed on the cross."

" The Mass is the same sacrifice as the sacrifice of the cross because in the Mass the victim is the same, and the principal priest is the same, Jesus Christ."

"I know the following is obvious, but I think it needs to be said: The unborn babies can not have Masses offered for themselves. But, we can," continued Benedict. "For the love of God and for the love of His precious unborn babies, I hope many people will take part in this effort that is seeking to protect the innocents from those who would kill them.

" The father of the Culture of Death is Satan himself. To combat this 'liar' and 'murderer', one must engage in spiritual warfare. I plead to members of the Church Militant throughout the world: Have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for the protection of unborn human persons," concluded Benedict.
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To: Supporters of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization
From: Patrick Benedict

1) Thanks so very much if you are one of the priests who will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES.

2) Thanks to each of you who has asked a priest to offer one or more Masses for the protection of unborn human persons.

3) Also, thanks very much to each of you who has made a donation to the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.

4) Please consider doing one or more of the following:

a) Forward the press release(above) to your diocesan/archdiocesan
newspaper and ask that it be printed;

b) Contact 5 or more priests and let them know about the
10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES(you may want to forward
this email to them with a short note).

c) Ask that your parish(and, perhaps, one or more other parishes) include
the following announcement in the parish bulletin:

The 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES is scheduled for January
13th - 21st, 2009. During this Novena, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
will be offered for the following intention: For the protection of unborn
human persons. Persons wanting to help with this effort may do the
following: Ask a priest to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as part
of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES(of course, a person
may ask that more than one Mass be offered); and, 2) Register the
date and location of the Mass with the Saint Michael the Archangel
Organization(P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A.).
Or, a person may send an email to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net. The
website is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.

d) Pray one Hail Mary for the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES.

Please contact me if you need to.

Sincerely,

Patrick Benedict
Saint Michael the Archangel Organization

IS GOD CALLING YOU ?

2008-11-27T16:09:00.000-08:00

J.M.J+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 29th of November, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer. Planned Parenthood will also be open for abortions on Friday the 28th form 8-12 noon. If you have some free time please consider taking a prayer partner with you for an hour of prayer.

If you have not before, please take some prayerful time to consider joining us this Saturday while we keep vigil for the tiny babies in the womb who are in danger of losing their lives. While we are faced with an election which has left us with a leader so pro-abortion, so pro-death, it makes one wonder what we have left to fight this battle with. Many say it is too uncomfortable for them to come that close to the evil of abortion as praying on the sidewalk in front of the mill. Offering fasting and prayer from home especially at this critical time is not enough. If you are afraid to come out to pray, if it makes you uncomfortable then I say all the more come. Come out offer that fear, that insecurity, that uncomfortable feeling and join Our Blessed Mother who is always right there praying with us and ask her intercession by saying the Rosary, a simple yet beautifully comforting meditation on the Gospel. Let us give thanks for all God has given to us in our lives. There is no better way to say thank you Jesus, than giving witness to His love for each of us, especially for the Unborn. At this holiday time when we have extra free time to relax from daily routines, let us give thanks by doing penance for the Unborn and in thanksgiving for our own children who were given to us by God, such a glorious miracle we can lose sight of it in the rush of everyday life. So if you have yet to find a way to say “thank you Jesus for my life and for all I am and all I have”, come out and join us in peaceful prayer. In offering yourself for the sake of the Unborn you draw yourself ever closer to the Innocent Victim whose died for each of us, Our Lord Jesus Christ. You draw yourself ever closer to Our Blessed Mother, the Mother of us all. You draw yourself ever closer to the tiny babies who need your prayers and your sacrifice to save them. Only in eternity can one know the effect of all the prayerful efforts that take place on the sidewalk, however we know through faith that God hears our prayers and is working miracles in our midst. It could be your prayers that save a baby this Saturday or spare a mother a lifetime of pain and grief. This email could be meant just for you. Is God calling you to help His children? God has so much in store. Join us this Saturday and say yes to God’s call you won’t be sorry you did.

A very Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours,
Mike, Kerry, Michael Mario, and Clare Marie

Planned Parenthood Issues Christmas Gift Certificates: Give the Gift of Abortion
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorNovember 25, 2008
Indianapolis, IN (LifeNews.com) -- In what could easily become the most offensive Christmas offer ever a Planned Parenthood affiliate is offering Christmas gift certificates. Purchasers can use them to give the gift of abortion even though the group claims that's not its purpose or intent.
"Looking for an unusual, yet practical gift this holiday season? Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) is now offering gift certificates for services or the recipient's choice of birth control method," the abortion business says.
The gift certificates can be purchased in increments of $25 online at the group's web site or for any amount at some of PPIN's 35 statewide facilities.
While PPIN president and CEO Betty Cockrum says they can be redeemed for contraception, birth control and legitimate medical services like breast exams and Pap tests, they can also be used to pay for abortions.
"Why not buy a loved one a gift this holiday season that they really need," Cockrum says in a press release LifeNews.com obtained. "The gift certificates are also a wonderful idea for that person in your life who puts everyone else first."
"Please join Planned Parenthood of Indiana and give the gift of health this holiday season," she adds.
According to Chrystal Struben-Hall, PPIN's vice president, buyers of gift certificates can give the gift of death, too.
She confirmed to WISH-TV that they can be used for abortions, even though that's not the intended purpose.
"They really are intended for preventative healthcare. We decided not to put restrictions on the gift certificates so it's for whatever people feel they need the services for most," she said.
Indiana Family Institute President Curt Smith told the television station he is"appaled" by the gift certificates and thinks a better way to help women is to provide financial support for the dozens of pregnancy centers around the state.
"I think the way to help family planning is to give the money where there's no agenda. So if somebody wants to help a woman at a time of crisis, they can support the life centers throughout Indiana," he said.

Full story at: http://www.LifeNews.com/state3669.htmlhttp://

Eucharistic Adoration For Life

2008-10-01T08:03:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 4th of October outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
On October 11th which is the upcoming date of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Large Prayer vigil and after the closing Benediction, St. Joseph’s Church will be participating in the 40 Days For Life Campaign by having Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration will begin at 12 noon and conclude at 4 pm. If you are interested in taking a half hour to an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament please email Pat O’Keefe at POkeefe@sikorsky.com .
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Another 40 Days!

2008-09-24T07:22:00.001-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 27th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
Today begins the 40 Days prayer campaign. Below is the starting email.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

It begins!

Today is the first day of the fall 2008 40 Days forLife campaign, when people from coast-to-coast -- andaround the globe -- are beginning to fervently prayand fast for an end to abortion.Additionally, thousands of people across NorthAmerica are leaving the comfort of their homes andoffices today to pray at more than 170 abortionfacilities and Planned Parenthood centers as part ofpeaceful 40 Days for Life vigils.Tens of thousands more will join these vigils overthe next 39 days.It's fairly easy to agree to pray -- and even to fast-- for 40 days, but when asked to stand vigil outsidean abortion center or Planned Parenthood facility, itcan be much more difficult to say 'yes.'To be totally honest, I never wanted to go prayoutside an abortion facility.But there are good reasons why any 40 Days for Lifecampaign must include a constant vigil outside theplaces where innocent human beings are put to death.That one fact is reason enough -- children are dyinginside those buildings, which are often innocentlooking store fronts or locations well hidden inotherwise innocuous office parks.Many people do not know that abortions are being donein their communities. The vigil brings attention tothis, and as people begin to gain knowledge about theexistence of abortion in their neighborhoods, theybecome increasingly uncomfortable.The abortion industry does not like publicity. Theybecome very uncomfortable as word spreads of whatthey had been doing in relative secret.And they know that the presence of people peacefullypraying outside their doors is bad for business.In a press release about 40 Days for Life, ChrisCharbonneau, President and CEO of Planned Parenthoodof Western Washington admitted, 'We know from pastexperience that these rallies and prayer vigilscreate barriers that deter our patients.'Two abortion facilities have gone out of businessfollowing 40 Days for Life vigils outside their doors-- in Dallas, Texas, and Rockland County, New York.The most important reason, however, to stand in vigiloutside the abortion facilities is to show the womenentering the clinics, the family members and friendswho accompany them -- and yes, even the people whowork there -- that people care about them and arepraying for them.Women contemplating abortion often feel abandoned --by the fathers of their children, by their families,even by their friends. They resort to abortionbecause they feel they have no one to support them.When they see people quietly, peacefully prayingoutside the clinic, they come to realize that they'renot alone.When they first began thinking about abortion, it wasbecause they had no hope. The vigil can help restorethat hope.More than 500 abortion-bound women have had a changeof heart and chosen life as a result of 40 Days forLife vigils.The people who work at the abortion centers may thinkof what they do as only a job. They too may have losthope of finding a better occupation. The sight ofpeople outside praying -- all day, every day -- makesthem take a second look at what they're doing.We know of at least five former abortion workers who,because of the 40 Days for Life vigils, quit theabortion industry.None of this would have happened if everyone took the'easy' path and decided just to pray at home or atchurch.It's the example of Christ Himself that we follow.When people went to Jesus with stories of those whowere suffering, He didn't just say a prayer or twoand walk on. He went to those people. He went totheir homes. He gave of Himself to comfort them andoffer them hope.So must we.

All Life Comes From The Eucharist

2008-09-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Head of Vatican's Highest Court: Ministers Have 'Obligation to Deny' Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians
By John-Henry Westen

ROME, August 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the highest court in the Vatican has given an interview with a Roman magazine in which he notes that when dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians, 'the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny It (Communion) to him.'
Last month, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raymond Burke, formerly the Archbishop of St. Louis, as the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself. In an interview published in the current edition of the Italian magazine Radici Cristiane, Archbishop Burke addresses the issue which has caused great controversy among the hierarchy in the West.
In the interview, parts of which were translated by Catholic News Agency, the Archbishop noted first that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be publicly corrected and told not to receive: and, if they persist, they should be denied. He spoke of dealing with 'public officials' who contravene Divine and Eternal law such as 'if they support abortion, which entails the taking of innocent and defenseless human lives.'
'A person who commits sin in this way should be publicly admonished in such a way as to not receive Communion until he or she has reformed his life,' the archbishop said. 'If a person who has been admonished persists in public mortal sin and attempts to receive Communion, the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny it to him. Why? Above all, for the salvation of that person, preventing him from committing a sacrilege,' he added.
The Archbishop explained that the Church does this 'not with the intention of interfering in public life but rather in the spiritual state of the politician or public official who, if Catholic, should follow the divine law in the public sphere as well,' reported Catholic News Agency.
'We must avoid giving people the impression that one can be in a state of mortal sin and receive the Eucharist,' the archbishop continued. 'Secondly, there could be another form of scandal, consisting of leading people to think that the public act that this person is doing, which until now everyone believed was a serious sin, is really not that serious - if the Church allows him or her to receive Communion.'
'If we have a public figure who is openly and deliberately upholding abortion rights and receiving the Eucharist, what will the average person think? He or she could come to believe that it up to a certain point it is okay to do away with an innocent life in the mother's womb,' he warned.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08081904.html

Stop Tax Funding of Planned Parenthood

2008-08-28T06:18:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 30th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.

If you have not already seen or signed the petition to stop Planned Parenthood’s tax funding please check it out at http://www.stopplannedparenthoodtaxfunding.com/.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Eternal Rest

2008-08-20T07:22:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 23rd of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.

I just received the news that one of our fellow Helpers has been called home by the Lord. Larry Warn who had been an active member of the Helper’s movement here in New Haven for many years recently passed away. Prior to his death Larry became a spiritual supporter from home during his illness and remained united with us in prayer. His faithfulness and prayerful support never faltered throughout all of his suffering and challenges. His wife has asked that any memorial donations made in his memory please be made out to Little Miracles Crisis Pregnancy Center and sent directly to St. Margaret’s RC Church 3a Academy St. Madison, CT 06443.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him, may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.

Below is a pro-life article I received in regards to the deception of the abortion industry.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Former Abortionist Bernard Nathanson Exposes Lies of American Pro-Abortion Movement
"We were guilty of massive deception" says Nathanson about abortion industry
By Tim Waggoner
TORONTO, ON, July 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On July 9, 2008, CFRB talk show host, Spider Jones, interviewed former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson about his past involvement in the abortion movement and his conversion to the pro-life viewpoint.
At one time Nathanson was deeply entrenched in the American pro-abortion movement, having co-founded the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and overseen 75,000 abortions as director of an abortion clinic. During the CFRB program Nathanson recalled the deceitful and dishonest tactics that he and NARAL relied upon to push for the legalization and acceptance of abortion.
"We claimed that between five and ten thousand women a year died of botched abortions," he said. "The actual figure was closer to 200 to 300 and we also claimed that there were a million illegal abortions a year in the United States and the actual figure was close to 200,000. So, we were guilty of massive deception." "I mean as a founding member and chairman of the medical committee, I accepted the figures which came from a biostatistician named Christopher Tietze and he and his wife passed along these figures to us at NARAL. We were in no position to validate them or not, so we accepted them in the interests of higher standards, or at least higher objectives," he explained.
Nathanson's conversion to the pro-life movement was sparked by the advent of the ultrasound machine in the early 1970s. He related how his heart was moved to realize that a fetus is in fact a human being after he watched an unborn baby recoil from a vacuum abortion device before being sucked from its mother's womb.
Nathanson titled the video of this incident "The Silent Scream" and began using it to spread the pro-life message. Planned Parenthood, however, took a page out of NARAL's book when the abortion giant spread rumors that the video was a fake. Nathanson confirmed that these rumors, like the tactics of NARAL, were lies.
"Planned Parenthood was responsible for that," he said. "But it was not faked and what we did in order to validate it was to go to Dr. Ian Donald in Scotland, who is the father of ultra-sound, the inventor of ultra-sound and he looked at the film and he swore an affidavit that everything was as it was shown and there was no doctoring or manipulation or any changes in the speed or anything else."
Nathanson then addressed the fact that abortion is now used as a form of birth control - a result of another pro-abortion fabrication.
"One of the myths that was fed to the public through the media was that legalizing abortion would only mean that abortions taking place illegally, would be done legally. But in fact, abortion is now being used primary as a method of birth control all over the world and in the USA too."
Pro-abortion advocates "refuse to see what most people are now conceding, that the fetus is a human being and we have no business massacring it in large numbers," concluded Dr. Nathanson.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/printerfriendly.html?articleid=08072904

Silent No More News

2008-08-13T10:58:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 16th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.

Below is some important pro-life news for CT.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. We will no longer shroud the emotional and physical pain of abortion in secrecy and silence, but rather expose it and heal from the aftermath of abortion. We believe SNMA is a key effort in making abortion unthinkable and persuading society that women deserve better than abortion.
The campaign is a joint project of Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life and has three main goals:
· Make the public aware that abortion is harmful emotionally, physically and spiritually to women and others;
· Reach out to women and men who are hurting from an abortion and let them know help is available;
· Invite women (and men) to join us in speaking the truth about abortion's negative consequences.

We have a website where testimonies are posted and post-abortive women and men can sign up on http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org. Any sign-up information is forwarded to me and I can follow-up with them directly. Please pass this information on to any post-abortive women or men you may know. If you know anyone who is post-abortive and would like to join this group of over 7,000 post-abortion women and men, please pass the website information on to them and they can also call me with any questions.

I am planning a Silent No More Awareness Gathering at the State Capital in Hartford (north steps) for Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 2-4 pm. I would like to have the support of Bound4Life and others from your church if at all possible. I am also especially looking for pastors and clergy to support the women who will be speaking. This is the first gathering EVER in CT that I am aware of and we are trying to get as many women (and men) willing to speak and/or hold signs as possible and then enlist your prayer support and presence. I know Sundays can be challenging but would ask that you pray about it and let the Lord lead you. This gathering will be a first for many of the women speaking out so in the meantime, if you could pray for them as they prepare their testimonies (whoever the Lord wants there!) and for the team helping me to plan the gathering, I'd appreciate the prayers very much!!!!

We will be planning other events in the future and plan to participate again this year in the March for Life in Washington DC this upcoming January, 2009 and hopefully we will have a contingent of SNMA in Hartford as well. Both of these events would also be an opportunity to promote SNMA in CT. We also will be planning other events next year in different parts of the state to try to get more exposure for Silent No More Awareness in CT.

I am still trying to have Georgette Forney, one of the founders of SNMA, attend if her schedule permits. Fr. Pavone, Dr. Alveda King and Janet Morana are all traveling on this date so unable to attend.

Attached is a flyer you can distribute in your church or give to others who can help promote this gathering.

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Since you cannot attend, can you please forward this information on to other pastors and friends who can help promote our event? Thanks!

Thank you for helping post-abortive women and men heal from the tragedy of abortion! If you have any questions, please give me a call.

In Christ,

Nicole Peck
Regional Coordinator, SNMA CT

August Helpers Of God's Precious Infants Vigil

2008-08-09T11:19:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for August will be held tomorrow Saturday, August 9th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven from 8 am to 12 noon the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed. Please take an hour of prayer or feel free to join us for the Helpers of God's Precious Infants large monthly Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am.
We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Rosaries Save Babies And Mothers

2008-07-30T10:34:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 2nd of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer.
Below is some important Pro-life news for this upcoming October.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2008
CONTACT: Patrick Benedict
PatrickBenedict@rcin.net

WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 18th

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (July 30, 2008) - The WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 18th, 2008. Participants will pray the Rosary during the 9:00 a.m. hour for the following intention: For an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn babies. Because participants will be praying the Rosary during the 9:00 a.m. hour according to the particular time zone they are in, it is hoped that the earth will be circled with multiple waves of Rosaries within a 24-hour time period. (If a person needs to, he/she may pray the Rosary at another time on October 18th, 2008).

" This October 18th pro-life prayer event gives people throughout the world a great opportunity to unite in prayer for unborn babies," said Patrick Benedict, President of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, the organization that is coordinating the WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event.

" The primary way to stop the killing of unborn babies is by using spiritual weaponry. One of the greatest spiritual weapons is the Rosary, and I encourage everyone to pray the Rosary on October 18th for the unborn babies," concluded Benedict.

In addition to participating, people are also encouraged to promote the WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event. The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website(www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org) has a one page information sheet about the prayer event available in the following languages: English, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Spanish. (Translators are still needed for Chinese, German, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Any person willing to do a translation may write a letter or send an email to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net.)

A person without internet access who wants more information about the WORLDWIDE ROSARY FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event may send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Saint Michael the Archangel Organization; P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; United States of America.

(The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization coordinated the ROSARY FOR LIFE SUNDAY prayer event(October 14th, 2007) and coordinated the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event(May 3rd, 2008). The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization does not know if the goal of one million was met for the latter prayer event.)

Truth For Women

2008-07-23T08:30:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+

I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 26th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer.

A friend of mine sent this encouraging pro-life article. We shall continue united in prayer for our State as well!

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH

Planned Parenthood fails to open doors

'I think they cannot figure out a way not to comply with law'

Posted: July 21, 200810:31 pm Eastern

A state law that requires abortionists to inform women – before an abortion – that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being" apparently has done what no other pro-life protest has been able to accomplish – the closure of Planned Parenthood's abortion facility.
Today was the day for a federal court ruling affirming the South Dakota law to take effect, and as usual pro-life protesters gathered from several different organizations at the Sioux Falls Planned Parenthood business, as did several women who apparently had appointments.
However, a spokesman for the protest groups said no abortionists arrived and the women left after being counseled by the pro-lifer sidewalk counselors.
"I think Planned Parenthood cannot figure out a way not to comply with the law," said Dr. Allan Unruh, who with his wife has been integral in South Dakota's Vote Yes for Life campaign.
"We don't know if they will open again," he said. "Personally, I don't think they are going to find any abortionists who want to take the risk of losing their license."
That circumstance could arise if an abortionist fails to provide a woman with the state-specified information, all of which pro-life advocates describe as, and the court agreed was, scientifically accurate.
Such a failure now is illegal in South Dakota, and a violation could bring heavy penalities. Unruh said lawyers representing pro-life organizations said a violation could bring an abortionist up to two years in jail as well as loss of a medical license.
"This is huge. Time will tell what Planned Parenthood does," Unruh said. "Their attorneys are calling our attorneys saying, 'We don’t want to comply.'
"This is historic. For the first time in 35 years, Planned Parenthood has had to close its doors."
A WND call to the Planned Parenthood office late today got only an answering machine that said the office was closed.
The new law requires abortionists to explain to women that:
The abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being;
The pregnant woman has an existing relationship with that unborn human being and that the relationship enjoys protection under the United States Constitution and under the laws of South Dakota;
That by having an abortion, her existing relationship and her existing constitutional rights with regards to that relationship will be terminated;
A description of all known medical risks of the procedure including depression and related psychological stress and increased risk of suicide
The law took effect because the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned an injunction that had stopped its implementation.
It was a 7-4 ruling that lifted the injunction against the South Dakota informed consent abortion law. Attorneys representing the Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Family Research Council in defense of the law.
"A woman's life is worth more than Planned Parenthood's bottom line," said ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence in a statement. "Anyone truly concerned about the interests of women supports making sure they have access to all the information necessary to make a fully informed decision. Planned Parenthood, on the other hand, has argued adamantly to restrict the information women have about the lives of their pre-born babies."
The court said U.S. Supreme Court rulings allow a state to "use its regulatory authority to require a physician to provide truthful, non-misleading information relevant to a patient's decision to have an abortion, even if that information might also encourage the patient to choose childbirth over abortion."
Unruh said not only would jail time be possible, but the door would be open for civil lawsuits, because the state law presumes that the woman is not fully informed about the procedure unless the specifics of the law are met.
He said the South Dakota pro-life movement suffered defeat only 18 months ago when voters, following an intense and costly ad campaign in support of abortions, rejected a state law that essentially would have banned abortions.
"We just changed our tactics to dry up the money," Unruh said. "Now with this disclosure law, the same initiative [is being considered] in North Dakota.
"States all over are going to rise up," he said.
It's hard for pro-abortion lawmakers to argue the plan, because they are in the position of having to argue that they don't want accurate information provided to women, he said.
"The regular abortions were cancelled today as the abortionist refused to show up, and we'll see if any other abortionists plan to take the risks involved with full disclosure of what they do to women and their unborn children," Unruh said.
"Now is the time for Christians all across America to get involved in the voteyesforlife.com campaign. We must win this initiative that will once and for all outlaw all abortions for birth control reasons," he said.

Brothers And Sisters In Christ

2008-07-16T07:32:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 19th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to take an hour of prayer.

Planned Parenthood New Haven is certainly positioned to target the minority population. Here is an interesting article on this sad deception we witness each week. May we grow ever closer to our minority brothers and sisters and remain as their advocates in prayer, truth, and service.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

MINORITY ABORTIONS

Abortion, by the numbers, is a racist institution. How so? Because abortion kills a far greater percentage of minority children in America than it does white children. The Alan Guttmacher fact sheet, Facts in Brief, reveals that, “Black women are more than 3 times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2 1/2 times as likely.”
The Centers for Disease Control, which has began tracking the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions since 1969, gives us these numbers. White women, who make up 75% of the female population in the U.S., account for only 55% of all U.S. abortions. Black women, who make up 12.3% of the females in the U.S, account for 35% of all U.S. abortions. “Other races” of women fill out the remaining 12.5% of the female population and account for 10% of all U.S. abortions. In terms of actual lives lost, the numbers are staggering. Each year, almost a half a million black babies are lost to abortion (based on 2000’s 1.31 million U.S. abortions). That averages out to well over 1,000 deaths a day, 365 days a year. The Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN ), the largest African- American pro-life group in the country has produced a chart which compares mortality rates in the Black
community. It shows that abortion has claimed more than two and a half times more African-American lives since 1973 than the next fi ve leading causes combined. The Centers for Disease Control tell us that 285,826 U.S. Blacks died in 2000. That’s about half of the approximately 458,500 blacks who lost their lives to abortion in that same year. To put it bluntly, abortion has thinned the black community in ways the Ku Klux Klan could have only dreamed of. It is a shameful and hidden reality. The fact that many black leaders and organizations support abortion rights does not change the reality of what is happening. The numbers don’t lie. Population estimates show that blacks will soon lose their status as the nation’s largest minority group, and abortion has been a driving force in this population shift. From 1973 to 2004, approximately 15 million blacks have lost their lives to abortion in the United States! The 2002 census shows that the black population in the U.S. stands at approximately 36 million. That means that nearly 30% of the black population has been lost to abortion, more than one in four.
Of Planned Parenthood’s 850 nationwide clinics, almost 80% reside in minority communities. Is this a bizarre coincidence, or is it merely an extension of the eugenic principles that seem to have driven Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret Sanger, a founder who is documented as saying, “We do not want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.”2 This statement, written in a 1939 letter to a colleague, can obviously be taken in one of two ways. Either she didn’t want the black community to wrongly assume that her efforts promoting birth control were an attempt to eliminate them, or she didn’t want the black community to find out that this is exactly what she had in mind. Planned Parenthood assumes the first, her opponents assume the latter. Based on the greater context of her writings, the truth likely lies in between. She probably didn’t have in mind the elimination of all blacks, but it is quite reasonable to concur that she did want to keep them in submission and in line. Whatever the case may be, the bottom line is this. Margaret Sanger’s vision of social purification was rooted in birth control and sterilization. Compared with abortion, these were minor threats to minority communities. Planned Parenthood’s contemporary vision of social purification is much more menacing. No longer is the organization driven by pregnancy prevention, it is now driven by pregnancy elimination. We can debate the racial intent of Planned Parenthood past and present, but we cannot debate the results. Abortion is by no means an equal opportunity killer. Abortion is by no means good for the minority.
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-F-1-minority.html

I. The Case Against Abortion / F. Racial / 1. Minority Abortions
http://abort73.com/HTML/I-F-1-minority.html
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community.
1. The Centers for Disease Control categorizes race by three groups: white, black, and other races. Other races included Asian/
Pacifi c Islander, American Indian, Alaska Native, and women classifi ed as “other” race. Ethnicity is categorized as Hispanic and
non-Hispanic. Race and ethnicity are provided as separate characteristics and abortions are not cross-classifi ed by race and
ethnicity. Abortion numbers, ratios and rates are presented by race and by ethnicity.
2. Donovan, Charles and Marshall, Robert, Blessed Are The Barren The Social Policy of Planned Parenthood, (Ignatius Press,
1991), pages 17-18.

Helpers of God's Precious Infants Vigil

2008-07-11T06:13:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 12th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Tomorrow is also the large Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Prayer Vigil which will take place at the Children’s Hospital at Yale where abortions are done. If you are interested in joining us there please feel free to do so or contact me for more info. We desperately need to cover both locations of Planned Parenthood and Yale in prayer so please choose which one you are feeling most called to cover. The info for the large vigil is below.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for May will be held tomorrow Saturday July the 12th, outside the Children's Hospital at Yale on Park Street in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a closing Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Anthony's Church at 25 Gold Street, New Haven. We then process on foot to the Children's Hospital at Yale where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to back to Saint Anthony's Church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

Life, Liberty, and Justice For All!

2008-07-02T06:34:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 5th of July outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.
Planned Parenthood is doing abortions this Saturday July the 5th so we need your prayer support especially on the holiday weekend.

Please enjoy this Fourth of July speech made by Frederick Douglass is 1852. It greatly exemplifies the abortion/slavery paradigm. http://www.priestsforlife.org/africanamerican/frederick-douglass-speech.htm

Thank you for making the sacrifice to come out to pray this Fourth of July weekend for the babies in the womb whose life, liberty, and justice has been taken from them.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Through Jimmy's Eyes

2008-06-25T08:38:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 28th of June outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

I came across an article which I found disheartening as a woman and a mother. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20031222/ayrey
Along with the technological and medical advancements of Obstetrics seems to come a daunting dark shadow clouding the minds and hearts of pregnant women everywhere. I do not dispute that medical intervention is and can be a very necessary and life saving measure, however what benefit can come of prenatal labs seeking to narrow down the mother’s odds of having a “normal” baby or a second trimester ultrasound given to anatomically dissect and scrutinize the growing fetus in the womb created to point out chromosomal anomalies such as Down syndrome and Trisomy 18? Many women are unaware that these tests are not being done to benefit them or their babies, but to protect Obstetricians from being liable for not letting a woman know her odds. Bottom line is OB’s do not want to get sued. Sure there are some women who might choose to know this information to better prepare the family to lovingly accept a special needs child or a baby who has a terminal diagnosis, but for the most part this is not the case and many of these tests are inaccurate to say the least, leading women to further interventions such as Amniocentesis which can increase the risk of miscarriage. I know women who have sought abortion as their option to deal with what Obstetricians are providing as a “possible” less than perfect baby in our modern world. I cannot help but to think how truly special most children with Down syndrome are. I have a friend who had a son with Down syndrome named Jimmy. He has since passed away and she refers to him as her angel in heaven. I have learned a lot from hearing her speak about Jimmy and how he understood what life really was all about. When it was time for him to make his first Holy Communion, my friend Esther told me that there was not any Catechism for special needs kids to prepare him for the Sacrament. Esther and a few others with special needs children created a course with their priest and the children went on to make their first Holy Communion. On Jimmy’s special day he was so excited and Esther said when Jimmy went up and the priest said “The Body of Christ” Jimmy answered enthusiastically Jesus! So Esther whispered to Jimmy to say amen. After Mass the priest took Esther aside and asked her why she told Jimmy not to say Jesus but to say amen. Esther just shrugged her shoulders and said because that is how we taught him. The priest said do not worry about Jimmy, you let him say Jesus because he really understands unlike so many others who he is receiving.

Esther said that Jimmy had the utmost reverence for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. In his simple mind he grasped what so many of us can forget, that Jesus comes to us in the Eucharist, something to be awed to which we can take for granted. One day at Mass a boy who went up for Holy Communion did not consume the Eucharist and Jimmy watched him throw Our Lord on the floor. Esther saw Jimmy jump over the people in the pew to pick up the Eucharist he then held it up to the boy and said “Jesus, this is Jesus! No throw Jesus on the floor!” He then explained to the boy he must consume the Blessed Sacrament.

Jimmy got it. He understood things most people miss because we simply “think” too much. We scrutinize, we worry, we try to play God. Esther told me when Jimmy was born she was very angry. She did not understand what she could have done to be punished with such a sick and frail baby who needed open heart surgery and special care. Esther today says Jimmy was a gift that God sent to save her family. It restored her faith bringing her closer to God as well as restored the family unit in a special way. She now understands Jimmy’s purpose was very real and his life was never a “chromosomal mistake” or in vain. Jimmy has shown us God does not make mistakes.
Let us pray for all the Jimmys in the wombs of their mothers and for a medical model which views them as disposable accidents. Hearing Jimmy’s story has helped me to see that perhaps we are the ones with “something” wrong and kids like Jimmy are the perfect ones.
Jesus please help us.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

The Numbers Don't Lie

2008-06-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 21st of June outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below is an interesting article which debunks the myth that legalized abortion is safer for women and protects their lives. We shall continue to pray for true protection of women, as well as respect for their dignity, through life affirming medical and spiritual support enabling the choice of life for their babies and for themselves.
We look forward to praying with you on Saturday.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Spirit & Life®
"The words I spoke to you are spirit and life." (Jn 6:63)Human Life International e-NewsletterVolume 03, Number 23 Friday, June 06, 2008
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www.hli.org
Maternal Deaths Down In Nicaragua Once Abortion Is Eliminated
Unsuspecting pro-life cultures are regularly assaulted by the “logic” of the international abortion promoters who push their anti-life agenda into every culture that will cave in to the pressure. Their main argument goes roughly like this: “When abortion is not legal, women have abortions anyway but in unsafe conditions and back-alley clinics with untrained people who injure and kill them. All this death and injury is totally unnecessary and we could just solve the problem overnight by legalizing abortion to make it safe and keep all these poor women from dying.”
That’s the main argument which, in one form or another, is repeated ad nauseam by the abortion lobby to sympathetic healthcare providers, social workers, government leaders and the media. It can be an effective argument for legalized abortion because people are generally more willing to sacrifice the rights of the unseen child for the immediate perceived needs of the suffering woman. However, that argument is a ruse. Abortion doesn’t work the way they say it does. In reality, legalized abortion, besides killing babies, creates a climate of disrespect for women’s health that leads to a greater number of maternal deaths. Let’s take another look at the most fascinating and heroic case study in the abortion wars that our modern age has seen: Nicaragua.
That marvelous little pro-life country in Central America is a good example of what happens when a country chooses a culture of life. Remember that Nicaragua made abortion completely illegal in 2006 and then reaffirmed that prohibition in 2007. The overall positive results for Nicaraguan women have been just amazing. The abortion promoters screamed that making abortion illegal would cause women to die in droves because of more back-alley abortions, but that didn’t happen. In fact, the opposite is true—fewer women are dying now! A recent publication by Nicaragua’s Ministry of Health noted that the overall maternal mortality rate decreased by 58% in the year that abortion has been made totally illegal. There were 21 maternal deaths for 2007 compared to 50 maternal deaths the year before. This is a stunning reversal!
The lie that women will die from back-alley, “unsafe,” abortions is nothing but a scare tactic to coerce pro-life cultures into compliance with abortion. The truth is that abortion-free cultures have a greater respect for women and babies and are not subject to that degrading pall of killing that lies over the medical profession. In the case of Nicaragua, their rejection of abortion in 2006/2007 coincided—not surprisingly—with a greater provision of basic pre-natal services for pregnant women and accompaniment in childbirth which is what led to the surprising turn-around in the maternal death rate. Even aside from legal protection of babies, pro-life cultures just protect women better, it’s that simple.
We don’t have to listen to the liars who tell us that legalized abortion is “safe.” Women are much safer in countries where abortion is not legal. Abortion enthusiasts were never able to use the maternal death argument in abortion-free Ireland which has the lowest rate of maternal deaths in the world. They are also confounded by pro-life cultures like Poland that restricted abortion in 1993 and has seen a phenomenal increase in maternal wellbeing ever since.
The abortion promoters tell us that certain abortions are unsafe. They’re half right. Actually, all abortions are unsafe. The numbers don’t lie.

God's Precious Child

2008-06-12T07:21:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 14th of June outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Saturday is the large monthly Helpers of God’s Precious Infants prayer vigil. If you have not already joined us for this please do. The details are below.

On Saturday I have the privilege of speaking with a young mother who had her 5 year old boy with her in front of PP. I began speaking to her offering her our assistance and literature when she assured me she was not coming for an abortion. She wanted me to meet her son who was almost aborted 5 years back when they did abortion at the State street women's center location. She told me that those who were out there praying that day helped her from allowing them to kill her son who she loves more than anything. The boy was smiling and joyful. I watched in great thanksgiving to Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother as I watched the two of them walk away into the busy world. For a moment looking into that little boys eyes, time truly stood still. Never underestimate what your prayers and presence can do for these mothers and babies and especially for Our Lord to whom these children belong. Come out and pray with us, these mothers and babies need you.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Dear Fellow Helpers of God's Precious Infants,

The Monthly Prayer Vigil for June will be held this coming Saturday, June 14th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven. The Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am. We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. This is the last month we will be processing on the sidewalk as in the future we will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will close off the roads so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

With Mary At The Foot Of The Cross

2008-06-04T07:40:00.001-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 7th of June outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

I have included an article which quotes the Community Organizer of Planned Parenthood New Haven, Gretchen Raffa, who is responsible for recruiting college students as escorts. I thought all of those who come out to pray might find her perception of us very interesting. Her quote is in response to those of us who come out to pray each week as well as how PP has decided to try to counteract our prayerful presence which has brought peace to women and saved infants lives. The one thing I found uncharacteristic of her description of us was her label. We do not seek to be protesters, only prayers and Helpers of God’s precious infants and their mothers. We seek this through the powerful intercession of Our Blessed Mother while standing along with her at the foot of her Son’s Cross.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Planned Parenthood seeks to forge Yale alliance
BY LAURA YAO
On any given Saturday morning, there are a couple of people milling about the corner of Whitney and Edwards streets. They’re not unruly, though they’re generally quite conspicuous as they hand out fliers to women passing through the gate to Planned Parenthood. A few—the less well-mannered ones—hold signs with pictures of mangled fetuses. On Saturday mornings, Planned Parenthood provides abortions.
This is the scene that greets patients and volunteers alike as they walk up the path to the clinic’s entrance. Gretchen Raffa, a community organizer who has worked at Planned Parenthood for seven years, called the protestors a “thoughtful, prayerful” group of people. “This is not the anti-choice movement of the early ’80s and ’90s where they believed in violence, wanted to harm patients, wanted to kill doctors,” she said. “They’re actually very nice, welcoming protestors.” But still, their polite entreaties and their suggestions that a woman entering the clinic to get an abortion might go to hell were, to say the least, unwelcome.
And since protestor presence has increased inexplicably over the past seven months or so—from one or two people a day to as many as 20 during religiously significant times of the year—Raffa thought to look to Yale for more volunteers, because more friendly faces inside the clinic might make patients less anxious about the less friendly ones outside.
Last Tuesday night, a group of nearly 20 students gathered in the Women’s Center to hear Raffa speak about ways to support the Planned Parenthood volunteer program. Since only one Yale undergraduate currently volunteers in the health center this year, the turnout surpassed everyone’s expectations, said Sara Rahman, TC ’09, co-president of the Reproductive Rights Action League of Yale (RALY). Raffa spoke about the possibility of assembling a “welcome crew” of volunteers, who would serve to “keep an eye on protestors, keep them quiet, and make sure they’re not breaking the rules.”
“When there aren’t volunteers out there, the protestors might get a little more comfortable,” Raffa said. “They won’t cross the line—we have security cameras out there and they know that, they aren’t stupid—but they might knock on a couple of extra windows.”
But there was no gender diversity among the group, which Alice Buttrick, JE ’10, identified as a reason many pro-choice people, both male and female, don’t take action. “The fact that we’re lumped into ‘feminism’ is very frustrating to me, because feminism has this kind of man-hating connotation,” said Buttrick, who is the other president of RALY and an intern at Planned Parenthood. “But it’s not true, because if we hated men, we wouldn’t need reproductive rights. It’s not a women’s issue, it’s just an issue—the whole idea of reproductive rights requires two genders, or there would be no reproducing.”
And the fact that RALY meetings take place in the Women’s Center, she said, might discourage males from coming out. “Often people ask me ‘Are boys allowed?’ And of course they are, but there are paintings of the board members’ vaginas on the back wall, so I understand the hesitation.”
While Buttrick is involved with administrative aspects like organizing events and demonstrations, Kenya Lyons, JE ’08, took an entirely different route. The only Yale undergraduate volunteering in the actual health center, Lyons said her time at the clinic was an enjoyable way to further her medical training as an obstetrician/gynecologist. She interacts with patients by preparing procedure rooms, taking blood pressures, and often holding their hands afterward. “It’s the best part of my week,” she said. “It’s very hands-on, it’s a great opportunity. I’d expect dozens of volunteers, but I may be the only undergraduate here, which makes me sad.”
A possible rationale for the lack of participation and activism amongst Yale students is that “once you get to a certain point of privilege and education, people tend to ignore this issue, and that’s damaging,” Buttrick said. “There’s a very pro-choice feeling here, so nobody feels like they need to do anything about it. All these issues are neglected after a certain point of acceptance, and I think it’s somewhat offensive.”
Lyons would like to see more student involvement on the health side. “If you’re pro-choice and interested in medicine, it’s a good idea to see an abortion being performed. A lot of people don’t have a good idea of what it involves,” she said. “There are a lot of misconceptions: They think of women who are very young, who have no kids. They also tend to think they’re irresponsible, or that they are making a split-second decision. But actually a lot of the women we see are married, in their thirties, and can’t have more kids for health or financial reasons.”
But she also echoed the need for volunteers to keep the protestors quiet. “I walk to the clinic, and even though I’ve been volunteering for a couple of months they still think I’m a patient, they still give me flyers, which makes me very sensitive to what patients go through,” she said. “I understand abortion is very controversial, but it comes down to the fact that an abortion is a medical procedure, and it’s no one else’s business. It’s just inappropriate to ask about someone else’s medical procedure.”
http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=6363

The Helpers of God's Precious Infants Greater New Haven

2008-05-28T07:57:00.000-07:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 31st of May outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

As the new President of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Greater New Haven I had the privilege, along with my family of being invited to spend a weekend at the Monastery of the Precious Blood with Msgr. Philip Reilly. There I had the opportunity to train one on one with him in regards to the Helpers Spirituality, sidewalk counseling and the organizational methods he employs at both his small “prayerful presence” vigils he holds daily as well as his large monthly vigil. Monsignor graciously critiqued the way our large monthly vigils have been running and has left me with great confidence in how we can improve our apostolate here in New Haven and encourage it to grow. The opportunity has been greatly fruitful and enlightening and I will be calling a meeting in the near future to explain to each of you in detail the positive changes which we will be making under the guidance of Msgr. Reilly at our weekly vigils as well as our large monthly. It is our goal to make our apostolate uniform to that of the Helpers in NY, which is how it was intended to be, and when we reach that goal to invite our Bishops as well as Monsignor to lead us in prayer as we process from the Church to the abortion Mill. He has agreed to come whenever we are ready for him. Please feel free to once again review the Helpers New York website at http://www.helpersbrooklynny.org/.

Our apostolate both weekly and Monthly has always followed the Helpers spirituality of fasting, peaceful prayer (especially the Rosary), and offering ourselves at the foot of the Cross as we pray and keep vigil. Before I was asked to be President of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Greater New Haven, we watched the pro-life prayer presence form outside Planned Parenthood each Saturday, growing by the grace and the will of God. It gives me great joy to be able to officially unite this beautiful prayerful presence all of you have created weekly, with the large monthly Helpers Prayer Vigils as one apostolate. In light of my new responsibility as President of the Helpers and with Msgr. Reilly’s joyful blessing I am pleased to be clear in saying our apostolate officially has a name. We are the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Greater New Haven. It is with great happiness and anticipation I look forward to sharing the further details with you. I will be in touch soon with information about our upcoming meeting.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

The Mother Of All Mothers

2008-05-21T18:01:00.000-07:00

J.M.J +
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 24th of May outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below is a beautiful poem written by one of the Sisters from the Monastery of the Precious Blood where Msgr. Reilly is chaplain. Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother of all Mothers, Pray for us.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Solace and Love

Come, grieving child, let me a mother be, Your tears, your agony of soul are known to me. Such pain no heart should have to bear alone, Come close and let me make your grief my own.
How well I know a mother's pain of loss! I watched my own Son die upon the Cross. No hymn Sublime, No earthly work of art Can tell of empty arms and broken heart.
But Oh, my child, His dying words ring true: Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Those Outstretched arms forevermore embrace repentant souls that seek His saving grace.
Go then to Jesus and be reconciled, Tell Him your grief for your aborted child. Open to Him your heart, your inmost soul, He yearns for you and longs to make you whole.
Place in His Heart your guilt, your pain, Your fears, and let His gentle hand dry all your tears. Hear His absolving words and, through His Blood, find pardon, peace, and everlasting love.
Forgiven by God, forgive yourself, then, too, Your precious child forgives and waits for you. Yes, till the day you see it face to face, I'll keep your baby safe in my embrace.

S.M.E. Sisters of the Precious Blood 5400 Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11219-4037

Vigil With Father Euteneuer

2008-05-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 17th of May outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

I am also excited to announce this Sunday, the 18th of May we will have the privilege of having Rev. Thomas Euteneuer the president of Human Life International leading us in prayer at Planned Parenthood. For those not familiar with Father Euteneuer, you may read his biography here http://www.hli.org/president_hli.html
Father will Concelebrate the 10 am Mass at Saint Mary’s Church at 5 Hillhouse Ave. in New Haven and then immediately following he will be leading us in prayer at Planned Parenthood.
Below is also an article on Father’s pro-life missionary work as a Priest and Exorcist. We are very excited to have him with us Sunday praying special prayers against the evil which grows within the State of CT’s Planned Parenthood Headquarters.
Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us and with us!
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Exorcist Draws Huge Crowd
Friday, December 7th, 2007: Vigil of the Immaculate Conception, Baltimore, MD -Fr. Tom Euteneuer, president of Human Life International and an exorcist in the Diocese of Arlington, VA, was scheduled to speak Friday night at St. Agnes Church in Catonsville, MD. The talk, part of the ongoing Defend Life lecture series, was "An Evening with an Exorcist: The Demonic Abortion Connection" (see the end of this article for instructions on receiving a free copy of this talk on CD).Planners for the event expected 50 to 100 people to attend, which would have been a good showing for similar lecture events sponsored by Defend Life.But Fr. Carl Cummings, pastor of St. Agnes, and Jack Ames, Director of Defend Life, were stunned when more than 200 people streamed through the door into the Old School Hall, filling all of the extra chairs that were being quickly set up to handle the large crowd. With all 192 available chairs filled, people were left sitting on tables and standing in the back.All were eager to hear Fr. Euteneuer's account of his experiences in spiritual warfare. Despite the large number of people in the Hall, you could nearly hear a pin drop as Fr. Euteneuer began with the long form of the St. Michael prayer in Latin. He prefaced the prayer by saying that we may not understand what he was about to say, but any evil demons who might be present will certainly know and understand his words.The St. Michael prayer was composed by Pope Leo XIII near the turn of the 20th Century after allegedly hearing a conversation between God and Satan. It carries with it an exorcism prayer, asking St. Michael to bind demons and cast them into Hell.Why were so many people present? Perhaps it is because people are hungering for the truth of the demonic and Jesus' power over evil spirits. Anyone with eyes to see can figure out that there must be a demonic influence behind many of the afflictions and problems people are faced with today.And in an age where religion is held as inconsequential and an opiate of the masses, people are hungering for spiritual truth. When asked if he felt whether or not there is an increasing sense of spiritual presence in our lives in these times (both good and bad), Fr. Euteneuer said, "The short answer is YES." He went on to say that nature abhors a vacuum, and the same is true in the spiritual realm.He said that there is a growing divide between those who believe in God and his power over our lives and society and those who either are indifferent or who are outright evil. And both sides are becoming more and more intense. "The divide can be seen in our political parties, our local communities, and in the media," he said.People are hungering for the truth. They were so rapt with Fr. Euteneuer's account that hardly a soul left during the hour and a half talk. In fact, most people remained behind and formed a long line in front of him to ask questions, receive blessings, and get advice, staying for more than three hours.Preceding the talk, Fr. Euteneuer and 27 faithful gathered in prayer outside of the local abortion facility, the Hillcrest Clinic in Catonsville. They prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, and afterwards Fr. Euteneuer prayed spiritual binding prayers against all of the demons and demonic influence effecting the building and all those who participate in the abortions there.A free copy of Fr. Euteneuer's talk, including the extensive question and answer session afterwards, is available by sending your name and address to: CDs@defendlife.org.
http://defendlife.blogspot.com/2007/12/exorcist-draws-huge-crowd.html

Killing Our Children's Children

2008-05-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 10th of May outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below is an article in regards to a CT Planned Parenthood case which sadly is not an isolated case in regards to sexual abuse cover up and the abortion industry. Let’s pray for these women, their babies, and their families.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry

Connecticut Women Involved in Abortion-Sexual Abuse Coverup Case Plea
by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorMay 7, 2008
Hartford, CT (LifeNews.com) -- Two women who allegedly helped a man kidnap and sexually abuse a teenage girl entered a no contest plea on Tuesday. The case is one of the latest in the problematic new national phenomenon of abusers using abortions to hide evidence of sexual assault.
Authorities say an unnamed 15-year-old girl ran away from home last June to live with 41 year-old Adam Gault, a family acquaintance, without her parents knowledge. After getting her pregnant, Gault reportedly took the girl to a Planned Parenthood in West Hartford where she had an abortion.
Gault has pleaded guilty to a variety of charges in connection with the kidnapping and alleged sexual abuse.
Yesterday, Kimberly Cray and Ann Murphy entered pleas in Hartford Superior Court responding to charges of kidnapping, conspiracy and risk of injury to a minor.
The women lived in the West Hartford home with Gault, according to The Day newspaper, and they could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted on the charges.
The girl would not tell abortion facility officials the name of the father but officials, last August, obtained the remains of the baby and DNA obtained form the unborn child matched Gault's DNA.
Planned Parenthood did not appear to report the 15 year-old pregnancy or her desire for an abortion to officials to look into the possibility she was sexually abused.
Police had been searching for the girl for some time and didn't stumble across her until they searched Gault's home over a month after the abortion. The Day said Gault repeatedly told officials he had no information about the location of the girl.
Officials say the two women helped Gault hide the girl despite knowing she had been reporting missing and that her parents were searching for her.
"They're as complicit as Adam Gault,” Marc Needelman, an attorney for the girl and her family, said Tuesday, according to the newspaper. "They were not innocent bystanders. They looked away and allowed him to do what he did.”
All three await a July 11 sentencing hearing.
Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses in various states have come under fire for not reporting cases of sexual abuse or statutory rape to authorities.
In May, the employee of another Connecticut abortion business took an underage girl there for an abortion to hide his actions.
http://www.lifenews.com/state3205.html

Our Lady Melts Hearts

2008-04-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 3rd of May outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8 am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Mike Ferraro has brought it to my attention that this Saturday when many of us will be praying the Rosary at Planned Parenthood, the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is asking all the faithful to participate in the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event. This event is asking for the faithful to pray the Rosary for an end to abortion from 9 am until 10 am eastern standard time. If you can please join us at 9 am at Planned Parenthood to join in solidarity with this prayer event. It will be very powerful to join in union with all those praying throughout the United States while at the abortion mill. If you will be praying from home please also consider joining in this event.

Below is more information and an excerpt from their site at http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/index.php

Please also keep Gretchen who is an employee at Planned Parenthood in your prayers. I had a conversation with her on Saturday which was such a grace. She commented on our apostolate and how peaceful we were. She was touched by what peaceful and good people we were. She actually said to me she understands why we are there and respects that. Those who come out to pray understand how only Our Lady could be responsible for such a grace, as the employees are told never to speak to us. She actually walked over to me and asked if she could speak with me. It was quite remarkable to encounter. This also happened at the very moment Jan pulled up with the large image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We believe Our Lord has special plans for Gretchen, let us keep praying for her conversion! Praise be to God and thank you Blessed Mother for your prayers!

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES
(A PRO-LIFE PRAYER EVENT IN THE U.S.A.)
SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2008
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.(Eastern Time Zone) 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.(Central Time Zone) 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.(Mountain Time Zone) 6 a.m. to 7 a.m.(Pacific Time Zone) 5 a.m. to 6 a.m.(Alaska Time Zone) 4 a.m. to 5 a.m.(Hawaii Time Zone)
The ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled to happen on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. The intention for this Rosary will be: For an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn babies. On the day of the prayer event, it is hoped at least one million people in the U.S.A. will be praying the Rosary within the same sixty minute time span (the chart above shows which hour people in various time zones are to pray the Rosary. People are encouraged to begin praying at the top of the hour, but this is not a necessity).

Christ Obedient For Us Unto Death

2008-04-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 26th of April outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Planned Parenthood of New Haven is feeling the spiritual effects of your prayers, their business is suffering, and they are responding. That is why it is so important for us to remain vigilant in peaceful prayer each week. The escorts seem to be more aggressive in trying to keep us away from the women, as fewer are showing up for abortions and others are changing their minds. Regardless of their tactics to intimidate (taking our pictures etc) please continue to remain in prayer just as Our Blessed Mother stood at the foot of the Cross silent and present to Our Lord. We must always go there and remain in the mindset that we are praying at Calvary with Jesus and Mary as our models for conduct. We do not respond to persecution with retaliation only with prayer and obedience to God. We do not yell out judgmental and angry comments to the abortionist or staff. We look to Jesus who freely became obedient for us unto death, never once speaking out against those who killed Him. This past Friday and Saturday very few women came for abortions in comparison to our usual observations and the parking lot seemed to be filled mostly with staff. Praise God! Let us continue God’s work at Planned Parenthood and witness to the love of Christ which is the only way to encourage the conversion of hearts.
Margaret Blume from Choose Life at Yale has asked me to pass on the following announcement below to all who wish to participate.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Choose Life at Yale Candlelight Vigil
Choose Life at Yale is going to hold a candlelight vigil for all of the victims of abortion this Wednesday, April 23rd, from 9-11 pm. It will be on Yale's cross campus (in front of Sterling Memorial Library.) We would love to have as many there aspossible!
Thanks so much,
Margaret Blume

God's Plan For Life

2008-04-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 19th of April outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

It is clear to each of us who come out on Saturday to pray at the abortion mill that the culture of death is all around us. However you need not be that close and center to see this culture on a daily basis in our everyday lives. This perversion of the truth which has brought mother to the understanding to have a better life she can and should kill her own children has made it abundantly clear that one must be watchful in understanding that what is bad is often presented as good by the world and what is good is often presented as what is bad. How did it all get so distorted we wonder? what has brought a once morally conscious society to the pits of hell where a child in the womb is no longer a life? One could certainly write a dissertation on this subject however we know that altering God’s plan for our lives in any way is always at the very root of such destruction. Contraception is really at the very root of abortion. God has a plan for sex and marriage and when we alter His plan rejecting His great love and protection for us we fall, just like Adam and Eve did. Let us pray for an end to abortion, but also for an end to contraception and a renewed obedience to God’s plan for sex, Marriage and chastity. Here is a wonderful website on God’s plan for life. http://www.godsplanforlife.org/

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Helper's of God's Precious Infants

2008-04-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 12th of April outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Monthly Vigil is also on Saturday the 12th. If you feel called to participate more fully by beginning the Vigil with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass followed by Exposition, Adoration, and Benediction, please join us at Saint Mary’s Church at 7:30 am. The Helper’s of God’s Precious Infant’s Prayer Vigil begins with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven Ct on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by a half hour adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and concluded with a send-off Benediction at 8:30 am. We leave Saint Mary's and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Josephs Church at 129 Edwards St. We then process on foot praying the Rosary, while following the Crucifix of Our Lord and the Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, to the Planned Parenthood Killing Center at 345 Whitney Avenue New Haven. After the Prayer Vigil, at about 10:30 am, we will process back to Saint Josephs for the final closing Benediction. That will be followed by some light refreshments in the Church Hall.

The Vigils that we hold weekly are mirrored after Monsignor Reilley’s follow up vigils which he holds daily to compliment the large monthly vigil which he and the Helper’s in New York hold monthly.
Please take some time to check out the Helper’s NY website at http://www.helpersbrooklynny.org/ to learn more about this worldwide pro-life movement.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

The Right To Life

2008-04-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 5th of April outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below I have included a testimony of a survivor of abortion. This woman’s witness of her life speaks for itself.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday as we thank God for our lives and petition for the lives of our unborn brothers and sisters through peaceful prayer.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Gianna Jessen
Testimony of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen before the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on April 22, 1996.
My name is Gianna Jessen. I am 19 years of age. I am originally from California, but now reside in Franklin, Tennessee. I am adopted. I have cerebral palsy. My biological mother was 17 years old and seven and one-half months pregnant when she made the decision to have a saline abortion. I am the person she aborted. I lived instead of died.
Fortunately for me the abortionist was not in the clinic when I arrived alive, instead of dead, at 6:00 a.m. on the morning of April 6, 1977. I was early, my death was not expected to be seen until about 9 a.m., when he would probably be arriving for his office hours. I am sure I would not be here today if the abortionist would have been in the clinic as his job is to take life, not sustain it. Some have said I am a "botched abortion", a result of a job not well done.
There were many witnesses to my entry into this world. My biological mother and other young girls in the clinic, who also awaited the death of their babies, were the first to greet me. I am told this was a hysterical moment. Next was a staff nurse who apparently called emergency medical services and had me transferred to a hospital.
I remained in the hospital for almost three months. There was not much hope for me in the beginning. I weighed only two pounds. Today, babies smaller than I was have survived.
A doctor once said I had a great will to live and that I fought for my life. I eventually was able to leave the hospital and be placed in foster care. I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a result of the abortion.
My foster mother was told that it was doubtful that I would ever crawl or walk. I could not sit up independently. Through the prayers and dedication of my foster mother, and later many other people, I eventually learned to sit up, crawl, then stand. I walked with leg braces and a walker shortly before I turned age four. I was legally adopted by my foster mother's daughter, Diana De Paul, a few months after I began to walk. The Department of Social Services would not release me any earlier for adoption.
I have continued in physical therapy for my disability, and after a total of four surgeries, I can now walk without assistance. It is not always easy. Sometimes I fall, but I have learned how to fall gracefully after falling 19 years.
I am happy to be alive. I almost died. Every day I thank God for life. I do not consider myself a by-product of conception, a clump of tissue, or any other of the titles given to a child in the womb. I do not consider any person conceived to be any of those things.
I have met other survivors of abortion. They are all thankful for life. Only a few months ago I met another saline abortion survivor. Her name is Sarah. She is two years old. Sarah also has cerebral palsy, but her diagnosis is not good. She is blind and has severe seizures. The abortionist, besides injecting the mother with saline, also injects the baby victims. Sarah was injected in the head. I saw the place on her head where this was done. When I speak, I speak not only for myself, but for the other survivors, like Sarah, and also for those who cannot yet speak ...
Today, a baby is a baby when convenient. It is tissue or otherwise when the time is not right. A baby is a baby when miscarriage takes place at two, three, four months. A baby is called a tissue or clumps of cells when an abortion takes place at two, three, four months. Why is that? I see no difference. What are you seeing? Many close there eyes...
The best thing I can show you to defend life is my life. It has been a great gift. Killing is not the answer to any question or situation. Show me how it is the answer.
There is a quote which is etched into the high ceilings of one of our state's capitol buildings. The quote says, "Whatever is morally wrong, is not politically correct." Abortion is morally wrong. Our country is shedding the blood of the innocent. America is killing its future.
All life is valuable. All life is a gift from our Creator. We must receive and cherish the gifts we are given. We must honor the right to life.
http://abortionfacts.com/survivors/giannajessen.asp

The Kindness Of The Heart Of Christ

2008-03-25T09:17:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 29th of March outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

I am also emailing to inform you that Monday, March 31st has been designated the Day of the Unborn Child by the Knights of Columbus. In commemoration of this day, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hamden will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 12 Noon to 5:30 PM followed by Rosary and Benediction for Life at 5:30 PM.

In great joy and thanksgiving to God I want to share with you that on Good Friday and Holy Saturday at Planned Parenthood two babies were saved! On Good Friday a young mother named Alicia came out to PP to abort her child. As we spoke to her we could see she was in pain, but our words seemed to not be reaching her. She actually said to me on her way in “I am sorry but I just cannot keep this baby” None the less we reassured her we could help and we would be here praying for her if she changed her mind. Then we prayed for a miracle as it was not looking good. We could not believe our eyes as she emerged from the building smiling almost unrecognizable as the woman who we had just spoken with. She drove over to us to let us know she changed her mind. “I could never go through with it she said, never”, quite a different tone than the girl who felt the desperation of the only choice Planned Parenthood gives-death. This story with Alicia is so important because it orchestrates how critical it is that each of us come out to pray. Our words were falling on deaf ears we could not reach her with our words, but God can work miracles and can reach inside the hearts of each of us. It was the spiritual combat of the prayers that was attacking the spiritual abortion which had already taken place within this woman’s heart. How very humbling He chooses to use each of us within His plan. It always is the prayer that saves us and that saved Alicia’s baby that day and that’s why we need you to come out to pray each Saturday. Alicia is doing well and had her first prenatal appointment yesterday. We are working on helping her find affordable housing. She revealed to me that her boyfriend was against her having the abortion and would not go with her to PP that day. She said he is a Christian and perhaps was praying from home. God certainly heard our prayers and answered his!

On Holy Saturday there were many of us praying on the sidewalk alongside the Crucifix of Our Lord. A young woman on foot was walking towards PP when Wendee and Brenda handed her some literature. She seemed like she did not want to hear what we were trying to say to her and kept walking. As we continued to pray the woman emerged from the building crying holding her head down and talking on the cell phone. She was visibly shaken. Phil said to her in a very gentle tone as she passed “it is ok honey we can help you”. She kept walking but appeared calmer. I met up with her and walked along side her and told her again it was ok and we were here to help. She hung up the cell phone and began to cry. She held on to me. I told her we understood if she was here something was very wrong but this was not going fix it for her. I asked her why she was here. She said she had tried to come for an abortion a week ago but she just could not do it and she left. So when she came today and we were there praying with Jesus on the Cross she knew it was not what she was supposed to do. She knew it was wrong. Minerva was afraid that with a second baby she would be unable to pay her rent. We are working with her now to get her the assistance that she needs. She has also set up her first prenatal appointment and was very grateful that we were there to help her. She kept saying to me “It is so kind of you, so kind of all of you to do this for me…” we all know what Minerva felt was the love of Christ and the kindness of His merciful heart. Thank You Jesus for allowing us to share your love and thank you Blessed Mother for interceding to your Son. Please keep Alicia and Minerva and their babies in your prayers.

Please join us on Saturday at PP where God is always working miracles whether we can see it or not, and where we can serve Him and bring glory to His name.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

This Is My Body

2008-03-17T08:55:00.000-07:00

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I am posting at the request of many of you in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Good Friday, the 21st of March outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.
There will also be a prayer vigil, as usually scheduled, Holy Saturday on the 22nd of March which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please make the sacrifice during this Holy Week to come out on either Friday or Saturday to pray for the Unborn and to join Our Savior at this modern day Calvary. Let us come out to pray and to console Him through His Passion and death.

As we draw ever closer to the Passion, death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ this Holy Week and especially ever closer to Holy Thursday I wanted to share this reflection written by Fr. Frank Pavone. Even if you have read it before it can become all the more profound meditating on it this week.

May God bless you and your families with graces this Holy Week bringing you ever closer to Our Crucified Lord who will soon gloriously rise!
Amen Alleluia,
Mike and Kerry
This Is My Body

By Fr. Frank A. Pavone

Did you ever realize that the same four words that were used by the Lord Jesus to save the world are also used by some to promote abortion? "This is my body." The same simple words are spoken from opposite ends of the universe, with meanings that are directly contrary to each other.
Scripture tells us that on the night before He died to save all people, the Lord Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying, "This is My Body, which is given up for you." He was pointing to what would happen the next day, when He would give that same Body on the cross. He sacrifices Himself so that we may live. He gives up His Body so that He can destroy the power of sin and death. As a result, He welcomes us into His life, into His Kingdom. He makes us members of His Body!
On the other hand, abortion supporters say, "This is my body. So don't interfere with it! It's mine, so I can do what I want, even to the point of killing the life within it. All is secondary to my dominion over my body." In fact one abortion supporter has written, "I say their (pro-lifers') God is worth nothing compared to my body" (Michelle Goldberg, "Rant for Choice," in University of Buffalo student newspaper, 1995).
"This is my body." Same words, different results. Christ gives His body away so others might live; abortion supporters cling to their own bodies so others might die. In giving His Body, Christ teaches the meaning of love: I sacrifice myself for the good of the other person. Abortion teaches the opposite of love: I sacrifice the other person for the good of myself!
"This is my body." If, indeed, our body is ours, then let's ask the next question: Why? The answer is so that we can give our body, our life, ourself, away in love to one another and to God. Christ declares, "Do this in memory of me." He calls us to do what He did, and that is precisely how we reverse the dynamic of abortion. Mom and Dad must say to their child, "This is my body, my life, given for you," rather than, "This is my body, my life, so go away!"
Human happiness and fulfillment are never found by pushing other people out of the way. They are found when we push ourselves out of the way. Pope John Paul II says as much in Evangelium Vitae #51: He who had come "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mk. 10:45), attains on the cross the heights of love: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (Jn. 15:13). And he died for us while we were yet sinners (cf. Rom. 5:8).
In this way Jesus proclaims that life finds its center, its meaning and its fulfillment when it is given up.
At this point our meditation becomes praise and thanksgiving, and at the same time urges us to imitate Christ and follow in his footsteps (cf. 1 Pt. 2:21).
We too are called to give our lives for our brothers and sisters, and thus to realize in the fullness of truth the meaning and destiny of our existence.
"This is my body." It is no accident that the same words are used for such different purposes. A spiritual conflict rages here. We win, in our own lives and in the world, by living these words in self-giving, life-giving love.
http://www.priestsforlife.org/brochures/thisismy.html

He Uses The Weak

2008-03-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

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I am posting in regards to this Saturday’s peaceful prayer vigil on the 15th of March which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

This past Saturday, while we kept vigil at Planned Parenthood a young man was walking down the sidewalk past us who appeared as a passerby. He smiled and said hello to us and Martin and Tim gave him some of our literature. It was truly Providential as they had no way of knowing that man was pondering a decision which would impact the life of his unborn child. As the man continued to walk towards the front of the building he became very engrossed in the literature. Then he slowed down and appeared to be walking back to us, stopping and then heading forward again. Tim responded to his behavior by catching up to him to see if he needed assistance. When he did the man began to cry explaining that his girlfriend was in their car in the parking lot ready to go in for an abortion. After speaking with Tim the young man and woman changed their minds and left Planned Parenthood!

Another young couple began to pull into the driveway where Phil and I were standing and proceeded to roll down the window where we gave them some literature. We spoke with the couple about choices and that we understood if couples were here at this place, they have very real problems in search of an answer; however this was not the right answer. This would not fix their situation or bring things back to how they were before. Choosing abortion today would only wound them and separate them from their baby. I went on to show them the picture of the 10 week old feet of an unborn child and how beautifully formed their own were at that age. I also showed the dad a picture of the danger his child would face if he allowed them to take his girl into Planned Parenthood. He appeared disturbed but moved at the same time. As I was speaking a car pulled up behind and began honking the horn. I told the couple that we would be here praying for them and if they changed their minds they could come back. The leader of the escorts came over shouting we were blocking the driveway and the couple was forced into the lot. We began to pray that the words spoken had been what God wanted and instilled in the hearts of these parents. We watched the couple proceed into the building. I walked over to Alton who was one of the prayers on that particular hour and asked him to pray especially for this young couple. Then Phil and I continued to pray unsure of what was to happen. As I starred at the pavement in prayer Phil said “Kerry, Look! They are coming back!” We just kept saying the Hail Mary as the young couple walked back over to us with smiles on their faces. The grace and joy could be felt by all those who were on the sidewalk as the young couple walked over to tell us they had changed their mind and cancelled the abortion. Phil and I embraced them with great joy and they thanked us for helping them to see they were making a decision they would regret forever. Fallon and John went on to tell us that they did not want to abort their baby, but were wracked with fear that they would not have enough to provide for him or her. When they heard us tell them upon arrival that we could offer them the true help they needed especially for the baby they said that fear was alleviated. I asked Fallon how far long she was and she joyfully and tearfully stated “Ten weeks just like the picture you showed me!” The couple said they were deeply moved to see the picture of their babies feet and how beautifully formed they were. We talked with them for quite some time and rejoiced in the joy and grace of God. It was a good day at Planned Parenthood New Haven indeed!

On Sunday I followed up with Fallon by phone who told me she had scheduled her first prenatal visit and had called one of the crisis pregnancy centers on the literature I had given her. She went on to say that she knows if we had not been there that she and John would have chosen abortion and regretted it for the rest of their lives. She went on to say “Thank you for being there yesterday you guys saved my baby’s life please don’t ever stop doing that.” She then asked if she and John could come out to pray with us. What an awesome gift. Thank you Jesus and Mary!
We will continue to be there every week because we know that people like Fallon and John and their baby need our prayers. They need your prayers. Please come out and pray with us this Saturday and help these couples know they are never alone with the love of Christ. Phil you said it best... He uses the weak.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Uniting Our Cross to His

2008-03-05T08:52:00.000-08:00

J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to this Saturday’s peaceful prayer vigil on the 8th of March which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

We frequently hear the expression “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke

How very often this statement applies to our lives and those who are closest to us. In bad situations we often do not want to draw attention to ourselves by confronting a friend or family member we may know is in trouble or need because we may feel others think it is simply none of our business. How often we commit sins of omission because we are afraid to stand up for what we know is right, good, and true, what we know in our heart God would want us to do. Often it is not easy to do the right thing and many times we will be ostracized or persecuted by those who may not yet have accepted Jesus as the Truth, the Way, and the Life. However we know regardless of what opposition we face in order to truly love Christ we must take up our Cross and follow Him no matter where that may lead us, even if that takes us to the sidewalk of the abortion mill. When we come out to pray at Planned Parenthood we are truly being a disciple of Jesus, for we know it is there where our crosses become united to His.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Today's devotional is by Father Frank Pavone, the
national director of Priests for Life...sent to me by the 40 Days For Life Campaign
http://www.40daysforlife.com/norwich

Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow
me cannot be my disciple.

--Luke 14:27

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REFLECTION
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To stand up for what is right means we stand
against what is wrong, and that means that those
who love what is wrong will oppose us, just as
they opposed Christ. Taking up the cross means we
continue speaking and standing for the right even
when that opposition comes.

We experience this, in particular, when we are out
on the streets, where people are not expecting the
pro-life message and where they did not go to hear
it. We must remember to never take the opposition
personally.

When people ridicule or yell at us, we might get a
guilty feeling or be tempted to think we did
something wrong. We did not.

The insults are not being hurled at us personally,
but rather at the truth of what we are standing
for, and at the demands of the moral law.

There are many who are trying to run away from
those demands, or who have managed to tuck the
abortion problem away into a distant corner of
their minds where it can no longer disturb them.

By standing publicly for the cause of life, we
have short-circuited that denial and frustrated
those efforts to ignore the issue. Therefore, some
will be angry, perhaps not fully realizing why.

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PRAYER
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Lord, thank you for the grace of being pro-life,
and of standing strong when others may ridicule or
oppose me.

During this 40 Day campaign, may your peace fill
my soul, especially when I may endure the
opposition of others, and may I become more like
your crucified and risen Son. Amen.

Using Your Suffering

2008-02-27T10:09:00.000-08:00

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to this Saturday’s peaceful prayer vigil on the 1st of March which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below I have included a very sad article I received which highlights the importance of serving the Lord through coming out to pray for these babies and moms. It is said that it is impossible for us to know how many lives will be spared through serving God by praying and standing as a witness at the abortion mill, at least until eternity. We know by faith that Our Lord uses all things for good especially faithful and earnest prayer and fasting.

You may not know it now, but God very well may be asking you to serve Him by coming out to Planned Parenthood and offering the sacrifice of your time, comfort, and prayers for the very least of His, these women and babies everyone else has forgotten about or written off as inconvenient. If God appeared and asked you right now to come out to pray would you tell Him no? Would you say I am too busy, too cold, too tired, or too afraid? Do you feel there is just plain too much going on in your own suffering? If this is true then thank God! There is great power in the prayer of the suffering, use that suffering and that fear and that discomfort for Jesus who is asking us in sacred scripture to protect and love and care for the least of His people. He assures us whatever we do to them and for them we do unto Him. Offering our own suffering and getting out of ourselves by giving it all to Jesus we are assured He will transform it not wasting one ounce.

One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received in regards to suffering is when you are hurting help someone else who is hurting. Give it to Him and come and pray with us. After all, offering your suffering may mean life instead of death for a mother and her child.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

FOXNEWS.COM HOME - WORLD U.K. Artist Kills Herself After Aborting TwinsSunday, February 24, 2008Last Updated: 12:23pm GMT 24/02/2008An artist killed herself after aborting her twins when she was eight weeks pregnant, leaving a note saying: 'I should never have had an abortion. I see now I would have been a good mum.'
Emma Beck was found hanging at her home in Helston, Cornwall, on Feb 1 2007. She was declared dead early the following day - her 31st birthday.advertisementHer suicide note read: 'I told everyone I didn't want to do it, even at the hospital. I was frightened, now it is too late. I died when my babies died. I want to be with my babies: they need me, no-one else does.'The inquest at Truro City Hall heard that Miss Beck had split up with her boyfriend, referred to as 'Ben' after he 'reacted badly' to the pregnancy.She saw her GP before the termination, but missed an appointment at a hospital in Penzance. She then cancelled, but later turned up to an appointment at a clinic at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske. The counsellor was on holiday so a doctor referred Miss Beck to a pregnancy counselling telephone service eight days before carrying out the abortion when she was eight weeks pregnant, the inquest heard.The coroner, Dr Emma Carlyon, ordered that the identities of the doctor who performed the abortion and her lead consultant be kept secret.The inquest heard that Sylvia Beck, the victim's mother, wrote to the hospital after her daughter's death, saying: 'I want to know why she was not given the opportunity to see a counsellor.'She was only going ahead with the abortion because her boyfriend did not want the twins.'I believe this is what led Emma to take her own life - she could not live with what she had done.'The doctor said: 'I discussed Emma's situation with her, and wrote on the form, 'Unsupported, lives alone, ex-partner aware'.'It is normal practice to give a woman the number for telephone counselling when a counsellor is not available.'I am satisfied that everything was done to make sure that Emma consented to the operation.She added: 'We have since appointed more counsellors so there is more holiday cover.'Katie Gibbs, Miss Beck's GP, told the hearing: 'She was extremely distressed by the abortion procedure, and I didn't think she ever came to terms with it.'She had a long history of anxiety and depression. Despite my best efforts, she was not willing to see a counsellor after the termination.'Her boss at the clinic, said: 'The time that can be given to a woman by a counsellor is limited in a busy hospital.'I am satisfied everything was done to make sure Emma was consenting to surgery. I don't feel there was any gap in the counselling service.'There were lots of individuals who would be alert to any doubts. The comments made by Emma's mother are not about a doctor I recognise.'Mrs Beck told the court: 'Emma was considered a talented artist, and sold a number of paintings.'She was pleased when she became pregnant, but Ben reacted badly to the news.'Recording a verdict of suicide, Dr Carlyon said: 'It is clear that a termination can have a profound effect on a woman's life.'But I am reassured by the evidence of the doctors here.' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/22/nartist122.xml

Abortion Hurts Us All

2008-02-20T08:16:00.000-08:00

J.M.J +
I am posting in regards to this Saturday the 23rd’s peaceful prayer vigil which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8 am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

Below I would like to share with you a powerful testimony which was sent to me by the 40 Days For Life Campaign. You may click here to hear the powerful story http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=65
It goes to show that none of us are immune to the effects of the evil of abortion and that knowing abortion is wrong in our hearts and carrying the pro-life cause there is simply not enough, not when our brothers and sisters in Christ are being killed in our neighborhoods and we are doing nothing to stop it. Every child that is killed wipes out generations to follow and effects each of our lives in a very real and profound way. Eileen Smith whose daughter died as the result of having an abortion understands this all too well. Please read the excerpts of her testimony below provided by the 40 Days For Life Campaign and hear her story in her own words.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

'My daughter was killed by an abortionist.'

That is the shocking testimony of Eileen Smith,
whose daughter Laura died as the result of an
abortion this past September 13.

Laura was raised in a pro-life Christian home. Her
mother knew nothing was amiss until she received a
chilling phone call with the stunning news. 'To
say my world was rocked to its core is an
understatement.'

Eileen e-mailed me during this 40 Days for Life to
share her tragic story and to say that she had
always been pro-life in her heart, but 'I am sorry
to say, that is where it stayed. I believed if I
lived my Christian life, preached the gospel,
raised my children with Christian principles that
not only would abortion not touch my home, but we
could make converts to Christianity and thereby
lower the numbers. I was wrong on all counts.'

Eileen says she now realizes that God 'is the head
of the pro-life movement and He will guide and
direct and empower us if we but hear His voice and
follow His heart.'

She has committed the rest of her life to this
vital battle, and challenges all 'Christian
leaders make life a major priority in their
mission and pulpits.'

'I believe the Lord will continue to inspire you,'
said Eileen, 'and give you the wisdom you need to
continue and be victorious in this enormous fight
against this horrific evil. I believe we shall see
abortion be outlawed in our lifetimes. God bless
you in all you do.'

Eileen agreed to record a short phone interview
with me to share her experiences with you.

During this *MUST HEAR* audio, you can
listen to Eileen's powerful story of tragedy --
and overcoming -- in her own words. Listen at:

-->> http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=65

God's Pearl

2008-02-13T09:09:00.000-08:00

J.M.J+
I am emailing in regards to this Saturday the 16th’s peaceful prayer vigil which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8 am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion.

For those of us who come out each Saturday it is no surprise to see how threatened Planned Parenthood has become by the prayerful presence of Almighty God. So much deception and lies spews forth from that building that in the face of Truth they have no choice but to feel exposed. Our very peaceful and prayerful presence has shown to be powerful, and it’s being manifested in the building. This is why it is so important for each of us to come out to pray and why we need each and every one of you. Fasting and prayer as Our Lord has told us in the bible is certainly the only way to drive out this Planned Parenthood demon. Those of us who sidewalk counseled this past Saturday were assigned a PP deathscort to try to encourage the women not to speak with us right on the sidewalk. As a car drove in an opened the window to freely receive literature these women would tell them to drive in and not to listen to us. We were literally are and arm with them in the driveway entrance. God is so very good to us who are trying so hard to serve him and our brothers and sisters in the womb. His ways are truly so far above ours, His patience and long suffering certainly foreign to our world. At first it seemed we were in trouble with this new stumbling block, but God permitted it because He knows and sees everything. It seemed the more the deathscorts tried to convince people to just drive in, the more people wanted to hear what we were trying to say. Like it almost peaked their interest in what PP was so desperately trying to hide. We knew it was our awesome God showing us that pearl again amongst the oyster.

This opportunity also gave these two young ladies who were PP deathscorts much time to hear why we were out there praying and how God would like them to join us. Joanne and I spoke with them at length speaking words of truth exposing the deception and lies that our culture has fed them. Because they are instructed by PP to not speak to us we seriously felt we had never spoken so much in our lives. We prayed the Holy Spirit would inspire our words and trusted that the Helpers praying the rosary would carry us through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother.

We are looking forward to sharing the sidewalk now with our new friends from PP who whether they know it or not are participating in the killing of these innocent lives and hurting women, men, and families everywhere. We are looking forward because we know our God has placed these women too into our care and we by the grace of God will strive faithfully to help bring them to a place of understanding where God’s grace can work. We know God wants their participation in this killing to stop, but also wants their hearts for Himself. Please pray for these three women and all who participate in the killing in New Haven. If there is anything we have learned it is that God’s ways are not ours but His ways are the best!
I have included this link http://www.plannedparenthood.org/issues-action/abortion/clinic-escort-11854.htm
to Planned Parenthood’s website featuring an article written by a PP deathscort and her experience dealing with those who come out to pray. I found the authors experience to be drastically the opposite to what we as Christians are hoping to give as a witness in front of PP. It is often true that those of us defending life are often portrayed in an untruthful light; however we take joy in being able to offer these persecutions in consolation to our Lord who was so badly persecuted and lied about. We in New Haven know that speaking words of love to these individuals is the only way to help bring about conversion of what most of the time is already a hardened heart. This does not mean stifling the truth, but speaking it with love. Please join us this Saturday as we imitate Our Lord who became obedient for us unto death, even death on a Cross, and let us die to our selves so that we may love as our Lord did. As blessed Mother Teresa said so often to truly love we must love like Jesus did. He shows us authentic true love every time we look at the Crucifix. Jesus gave everything He had for us even His own life He gave and loved until it hurt. Let us in humility for this great gift thank Him by loving these babies and moms with all we have, loving until it hurts.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

At The Foot Of The Cross

2008-01-31T15:58:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to this Saturday’s peaceful prayer vigil which will take place outside Planned Parenthood Killing Center (345 Whitney Ave New Haven) from 8 am until 12 noon, the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Below I have included an excerpt from an article written by Julie Carroll for The Catholic Spirit on sidewalk counseling. http://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=1310
We all have seen the power of prayer on the sidewalk in New Haven and know that without the presence of God through prayer words spoken to these woman fall on deaf ears. Let’s face it praying outside Planned Parenthood is not easy for any of us. It is not easy to stand at the foot of the Cross where innoscent blood is shed. It is out of our comfort zone, fearful, and emotionally painful to be where we know a great evil is taking place. It is true that it is not pleasant standing at the foot of the cross and we often run as the apostles did. We often fail Our Lord in our own weakness running from the many crosses we encounter daily. But when we look out of ourselves we can see we are being given this chance, this awesome chance to make it right, to make reparation for the many times in our lives we weren’t there when our Lord was crucified, when we weren’t there to console Him and Our Lady who stood vigil.
There is a story of a young woman who’s mother was dying of cancer and in her final days wanting so much to not stand by that Cross alone she asked her husband to call her mother’s close friend and her own best friends to let them know it was time for them to come and say goodbye. The young couple was saddened to hear the voices on the other line saying I do not want to remember her this way so I am not coming. I want to remember her when she was well.
It is Jesus whom everyone loved when He proclaimed the Kingdom of God. They were amazed by His power and His authority. His miracles amazed them and His healing love compelled them. But when our Lord submitted to His Cross he did not have His usual “following” as no one could be found only Mary and John and the women consoled him in love as He breathed His last.
I still have a hard time remembering the day my mother died and I would have done anything to save her if I could, but I knew being there at the foot of the Cross was where God wanted me to be. Come to the place where God wants you to be Planned Parenthood New Haven and join us at the foot of the Cross, you will never be sorry you did.

God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Bringing God's presence
Cathedral of St. Paul parishioner Charles Ramsey began counseling at abortion clinics as a seminarian at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. After he left the seminary, he joined Pro-Life Action Ministries as the coordinator of volunteers. Now he sidewalk counsels six to seven hours a day, six days a week.
'It's really about bringing God's presence to people who are in a great deal of darkness, a great deal of confusion,' he said.
Ramsey encourages both women and men to get involved. 'Each person has their gifts and strengths,' he said. 'Women can definitely say some things better, and men can, too.'
Debra Braun at Pro-Life Action Ministries has witnessed countless examples of the impact sidewalk counselors have made during her nearly 22 years at the organization.
One example that sticks out in her mind happened a few years ago at the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul. Outside of the clinic, a couple whose doctor recommended abortion to end a difficult pregnancy met a sidewalk counselor who helped them get the medical assistance they needed to safely continue the pregnancy. After giving birth to a healthy baby girl, the couple was so grateful that they named their daughter after the sidewalk counselor, Braun said.
Two years later, the family stopped by the Pro-Life Action Ministries office, where their daughter presented the workers there a rose, a symbol of the pro-life movement.
'[Sidewalk counseling] can be difficult,' Braun said. 'However, the rewards are incredible when you're holding a baby in your arms and the parents tell you, 'Thank you for saving my baby's life.'

Only Through Prayer

2008-01-29T07:45:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to this Saturday February the 2nd’s peaceful prayer vigil which will take place outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8 am until 12 noon, the hours that the babies are killed by abortion. Below I have included an excerpt from the official Helpers website http://www.helpersbrooklynny.org/ which beautifully explains the importance of a constant prayer presence at the mill. It emphasizes that the most important job is that of the Prayers themselves who are invoking God’s grace to spiritually combat the evil which threatens both the baby and the mother. Thank you for coming out to pray these babies and moms need your prayer and presence more than anything.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

http://www.helpersbrooklynny.org/
The Mission
There are three ways that we help God's Precious Infants:
Prayer - Helpers of God's Precious Infants.
The Prayers come to the abortion mill to pray for an hour or more, on any morning that the babies are going to be killed. They carry on a most important spiritual battle, as they stand outside the mill. They praying a spirit of reparation: for their own sins; the sin of abortion; and particularly for the deaths that will occur while they stand outside on that day. They pray for women going into the abortion mill: for the abortionist and his staff; for the neighboring community; for their legislators; for the religious leaders of the nation; and for all who, through indifference, do nothing to try to stop abortion. The Prayers provide spiritual and moral support for the Sidewalk Counselors. They are essential. Before a mother is able to physically abort her child, a 'spiritual abortion' must take place within her heart. By the time she arrives at the abortion mill, she will have already rejected her child. This'spiritual abortion' must be overcome by spiritual means, before the mother can change her mind about the physical abortion. By their sacrifice and prayer, the Prayers obtain the grace of God that is needed to reverse the "spiritual abortion",while at the same time the Sidewalk Counselors are working to prevent the physical abortion of the child. The Prayers are also there to give a personal love to God's infants who will die that day. Just as John-the-Baptist was able to leap for joy in Elizabeth's womb because he was aware of presence of the love of Jesus and Mary (remember that it was at the sound of Mary's voice that he leapt in his mother's womb), so too will the babies joyfully leap in their mothers' wombs when they hear the voices of the Prayers. They will know they are loved. Assist the Mission
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." (Mt. 5:7)Why? That we might be faithful and pleasing to God by saving the physical lives of God's precious infants through the spiritual conversion of their mothers. That we might grow closer to God by experiencing the mystery of His Cross. By denying ourselves comfort in the morning, we will better find out what Calvary is like. That we might more clearly realize Christ's personal love for each one of us, and know the joy of having responded to His call. That we might learn to pray, offer penances, abandon the results of our labors to God, and recognize that it is God's power and love which will overcome the evil of abortion and soften the hearts of those who participate.

Prayers For the Babies of Roe

2008-01-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to this Saturday the 19th’s peaceful prayer vigil being held outside of Planned Parenthood in New Haven (345 Whitney Avenue) which will take place during the killing hours of 8 am to 12 pm noon. Please respond to commit to an hour of prayer. As we approach the 35th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade we cannot help but remember the 40 Million + babies whose lives have been taken by the evil of abortion. Let us take our weekly place at this modern Calvary they call Planned Parenthood in consolation for all those who have been crucified there with Our Lord.
Our Friends from Grace Baptist church will be having their annual memorial service for the babies who have been lost due to Roe vs.Wade on Saturday the 19th at Planned Parenthood New Haven from 9:00 am – 9:30 am. The service will consist of prayer, scripture reading, and song.
Below I have some important pro-life news for the 22nd.

In solidarity with those who are travelling to Washington D.C. for the 35th Annual March for Life to protest Roe vs. Wade, the Pro Life committee of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hamden, will hold Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 from 12 noon to 5:30 PM. The ‘Rosary for Life’ and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated at 5:30PM. To commit to a Holy Hour before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament please respond. Then shortly following the Benediction, on the evening of January 22nd a memorial candlelit vigil of prayer will be held outside 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood New Haven headquarters at 7:00 pm. This solemn and peaceful vigil will remember the over 40 million babies who have been killed by abortion since Roe vs. Wade. For more information and to give a headcount for candles please respond. Please contact me as soon as possible.

The Office of Radio and Television of the Archdiocese of Hartford will be covering a pro-life special featuring Deacon Robert Brunell on the March For Life New Haven sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Mike, little Michael Mario and I were also interviewed in regards to the New Haven pro-life apostolate weekly prayer vigils we have been holding outside Planned Parenthood including the candlelit vigil which will take place on the 22nd. I have included an excerpt below from their webpage indicating the date and time the interview will air. Following that is more info on the Knights of Columbus March.
Crossroads Magazine will broadcast this interview on WCTX-TV MyTV9, Saturday the 19th at 10:30 p.m. and on WTXX-TV The CW20, Sunday the 20th at 10:30 a.m. EDT and is also available on the Internet at http://www.ortv.org

On January 22nd the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the annual Rosary March for Life which will take place following the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated at 12 noon by the Most Reverend Christie Macaluso at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven. The procession of the Rosary will begin at St. Mary’s and proceed to the front of Superior Court on Church Street. Then it will process to the front of Superior Court on Elm Street, City Hall on Church Street, and concluding in front of the Federal Court on Church Street.

Please contact me as soon as possible to commit to a Holy Hour on the 22nd and or to sign up for the candlelit vigil following.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry

A Modern Day Calvary

2008-01-11T07:56:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
We are still in need to fill hours for tomorrow's prayer vigil which will take place at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood from 8 am to 12 pm noon. Please respond to take an hour of prayer. Let us console our Savior and His children in peaceful prayer.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry
"Could you not watch one hour with me?" (Mt. 26:40) Would you spend some time with the little babies in your own neighborhood before they die? Maybe you'lleven be able directly to save lives; maybe not. What's even more important: you'll be there. In a sense, itmay be a way to redeem the abandonment of Jesus by His apostles when they refused to be with Him atHis death. Too often we also refuse to be with Jesus for fear of the Cross, do we not? These little ones dying today are intricately connected with the sufferings and death of Our Savior. There isa bond here that must not be overlooked. All the political action, educating, donation of funds, demonstrations,alternative work, important and necessary as these are, do not make up for an absence at the death scene. Thus,let me beg you to view your presence at the killing center in your area as the place where God wants you to be.Grab your Rosary, pick up your Bible, bring your devotionals, and go out to the Calvary not far from you - whereChrist is being crucified today in your midst. ... we may not be able to save their lives, but can we not plead on their behalf? And should they die, as usuallyhappens (God forgive us!), let us lift up our hearts to God Almighty on their behalf ... it will be the only humanlove they will know on this earth... JOAN ANDREWS
http://www.helpersbrooklynny.org/mission1.htm

Telling Them To Run!

2008-01-09T18:33:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to the peaceful prayer vigil which will take place at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood this Saturday the 12th of January from 8 am until 12 pm noon. Please respond to commit to an hour of prayer.
Jim Chu, a veteran fellow pro-life advocate and dear friend I respect very much once said to me there is nothing quite like the joy of saving someone’s life. He went on to say this after we received the news that a woman had decided not to have an abortion that day. He told me that if she should contact me for further help to be sure to let her know that I was carrying that baby from now on as well! Jim is a very wise and holy man for those of us who have the honor of knowing and praying with him. I feel his words are so very important for all of us. In helping these women to “carry” their babies we are helping them to carry their cross as well? Are we not lifting the weight off these ladies shoulders and offering the love of Christ which fell 3 times in perseverance for our salvation? It is true that people are searching for God in the most unlikely places. Even a trip to PP in the depths of such despair, some of these ladies are hoping that you and I will be there waiting to help them. Waiting to hear a voice of Mercy and Love speaking through our very presence. Make no mistake in understanding that your presence and prayers can save someone’s life this Saturday. I have included below a letter from a post abortive woman written to a CT Right to life Corporation. I also included a separate letter from a post abortive support website. They are a very powerful testimony to the desperate need of a prayerful presence outside of all abortion mills. Please join us on Saturday in a peaceful prayer presence, a baby and mother’s life depends on it.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry

Dear Sirs,
I am sending this letter because I was a little late. You see about a month ago I had an abortion done. I had wished people were picketing then because I can swear to God I would never have gone in. You see when I went I had heard of women picketing; but there were none there. After seeing pictures of what aborted children look like I really don’t think it’s right to do. I don’t agree with them.
The thing is that when I went to the Summit Women’s Center, I asked them if it was formed even slightly. Their answer was no! When one person picketing gave me this booklet of color photo’s “Life or Death”, it shows the baby has been formed.
One friend of mine was going to get an abortion after I had mine done; but I sat down and talked to her or an hour and when I showed her the booklet she really changed her mind. I’m very glad that I have saved one life, or helped save one with the help of your pamphlets.
Sometimes I just sit here for hours crying, hating myself for what I have done. Sometimes I think what is being done is right but after seeing your booklets I understand how wrong it is. It is really sickening how they dispose of the baby. It’s a life that could have been not trash to throw in a garbage can, and not think of it.
I would appreciate it very much if there is any way I can learn more on abortion, and if there are any more pictures that are available to people who like to know more about abortion and your group.
One more question before I close. Is there anybody I can talk to or write, I am so depressed, and like I said, all I do is cry over the baby who could have been.
Thank you.
Yours Truly,
A broken hearted mom

I am 27 years old a mother of a six year old boy.I had an abortion on October 27 2004. Here is an entry from my diary.
I still cry almost every night and day. It’s been 5 months almost to the day that I aborted my...(I can barely say it) since I had the abortion. April 15 was our due date.
I wish I could say that I have no regrets but I can’t because I do. I wish I hadn't done what I did. I was so scared and alone and I still am. I awake trembling some times and have scary dreams. It’s so hard for me to forgive myself and let go.
I think of all the reasons that got me to the clinic and up on that table, they ALL seem SO irrational now, now that it's too late. Even though they were so intense and vivid then. It’s funny I silently wished for those crazy pro lifers to be outside that Vancouver clinic that day to scream and yell at me to STOP! I just couldn't stop myself. My fears possessed me.
It's like a form of suicide only you're awake and left to bleed all alone and alive with a childless hollow womb.
I really fell. I feel like I'm still falling, screaming and no one hears, directionless and sad and shamed.My face burned with shame on the way to the clinic as I wrestled still, back and forth, KEEP IT! I WANT MY BABY! Oh I just CAN’T! I swallowed hard as I left my 6yr old son in the jeep with my cousin (he drove me there) and went into the clinic.
As I sat there alone in the waiting room I desperately searched the faces of the other women there for some kind of sign although I don’t know what exactly. Some looked afraid like deer caught in the head lights, Just like me, others looked matter of factly and some even nonchalant.
I asked for a washroom key, left the locked clinic and went into the washroom in the hall and contemplated my escape. Oh I just don't understand it...I wish someone was there to say RUN! http://hopeafterabortion.com/words/letters.html

Let’s tell them to run! Come pray with us!

Loving Him

2008-01-09T18:30:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to tomorrow’s prayer vigil outside 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood which will take place from 8am till 12 pm noon. We are still in need to fill the hours as several members of our apostolate are ill or away this week! Therefore those of you who have never come out and perhaps need that extra push here it is! We need your witness and prayers this Saturday tomorrow!
God is seeking more and more for us to come out of our comfort zones and witness to His great love. How can we go to Mass each day and receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament if it does not change us, making us more like Him? These women who are coming out tomorrow to have an abortion are real people. The innocent babies who have been sentenced to death, just as our Lord was are in need of our prayers and consolation. The bottom line is they need our love and through that love Jesus our Savior lives. If we are faithful and sacrifice ourselves we know God will spare lives and souls as how could a loving Father as ours not look down upon His unborn children so intimately united to His Sons suffering and not have mercy? I have heard many people talk about wanting to become closer to Our Lord. If you really want to be close to Jesus then come out to pray with us. We know that other than the True Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament there is no place closer to Jesus than praying for the unborn for we know our Lord is present at this “Calvary” they call Planned Parenthood, where innocent blood is shed. So what is our job coming out to pray you may wonder? How can I really help? The answer is simple. Our job is to love them. The women, the men, the babies, those who may laugh at us or persecute or make fun. That is what we do because we know that in loving them we become closer to Him who is Love and He lives within us. Please enjoy this short video which highlights how amazing Our Lord’s Love is for each of us. http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/2/Are-You-Amazed
Lord Jesus, Our Savior
There is none like You. Thank you for your amazing grace and love. As unworthy as we are we know you desire to love us each intimately. Thank you for this gift and inspire us all to let your Love radiate to the rest of the world so that when others look at us they no longer see us , but rather Your amazing love which heals all broken of hearts. Thank you Jesus for saving us all with your love.
Amen
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

God Has Already Won

2008-01-02T13:04:00.000-08:00

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"When the time comes as it surely will, when we face that awesome moment, the final judgment, I've often thought...that those in the pro-life movement will not be alone. I think there will be a chorus of voices that have never been heard in this world but are heard beautifully and clearly in the next world --- and they will plead foreveryone who has been in this movement. They will say to God, 'Spare him because he loved us,' --- and God will look at you and say not, 'Did you succeed?' but 'Did you try?'"
---- Henry Hyde

Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in regards to the peaceful prayer vigil scheduled for this Saturday the 5th of January at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood during the killing hours of 8am until 12 pm noon. Please respond to take an hour of prayer.
We have been so very blessed to have received such beautiful consolations from Our Lord over the past few weeks on the precious lives that have been spared and hearts that have been converted. However we all know that many precious infants’ lives continue to be taken so violently right from the womb. The world labels these babies as inconvenient, as a mistake, as less than normal or perfect, or even as unwanted. However we know that God makes no mistakes and His plan is Truth. We know these tiny souls yearn for love just like we do only their need is so much greater as they have no voice to speak and their tiny arms reaching out to us for comfort are hidden from our eyes. I have included below the sad news in response to the email sent just before Christmas about the woman seeking an abortion due the suspicion that her baby might have downs syndrome. This woman decided to reject the graces God extended and chose to kill her baby. She had hundreds of people praying for her, but decided to reject the love of God. God’s Will which really is His love for us, will never be forced upon us as we must accept it freely. In faith we know that things are not always what they seem. Mother Angelica once was speaking about fear in times of perceived defeat. She commented When Jesus was Crucified His Apostles fled in fear and after His death remained in the upper room till He appeared to them. The only ones who remained at the foot of the Cross were Our Blessed Mother, John, and a few women who were probably healed or had demons driven out by Jesus. The rest, who claimed to love Him the most, where nowhere to be found. You see what appeared to be the greatest defeat to these men was really the greatest victory of all time. God took the greatest evil that could ever be imagined and created the greatest triumph through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s ways are not our ways and we must accept in faith that God will not allow these precious lives to be taken in vain. For we already know how the story ends, God has already won.
Please come out and pray with us these babies and mothers need you.
God bless,
Mike and Kerry

Thy Kingdom Come! Dear All in Christ,
Thank you all for your prayers, I just received word that Tammy's friendin CA had the abortion as planned. Tam's note is below. I would like to add that I believe God can certainly allow good to come out of this tragic loss of life. There were so many prayers going up toheaven for this mom and her baby that I cannot help believe this woman will eventually come to know Him through it all...She exercised her free will but God's will is so much stronger. His will for us to know him as Love and to accept with joy the crosses we face out of love for him. That will be my on going prayer for this mom. Thanks again and may God richly bless you this coming year. Yours in Christ and the Movement,
Peggy

Hi Mom,
Unfortunately, she had the abortion. The whole thing was a real heartbreak for me. Here is the message she sent out to the class last week:

"THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for the beautiful flowers that I found when I gotback from the hospital!!!!! It filled the house with a wonderful smell for days and everytime I look in the direction of the roses I just have to smile:) Also thanks a lot for all your caring E-mails and cards-I'm very lucky to have so many caring friends at Strollerstrides! The D&E went very well and I recovered fast. I've got the "green" light to exercise, so watch out!!!"

I never heard a word from her. I just can't believe the braziness and audacity in her openness about this. It kills me that she is sending this to over 100 people and most likely we were the only ones who said anything. I really tried to do everything I thought God asked of me. I talked to her on the phone twice, and drove down a copy of all of the emails Ireceived for her to read them...and finally, in desperation, I gave her phone #to afriend with Downs twins. Kathy called her and said Sibylle said 'I've made my decision, I am having the procedure in a few minutes, and I can'tbelievewhat an invasion of privacy this is.' And, of course, she was upset that I gave Kathy her #. But, a life was at stake! I didn't know what else to do. Anyway, I'm sorry that the news is not good. But my best reflection in prayer is that God wanted to use this to prepare us and everyone praying for Sibylle to welcome him with more love and devotion on Christmas day. And it certainly (for the first time) has made me open to the possibility of having a Downs child. I appreciate and value life so much more now. All of the Christmas holiday I couldn't talk about this without crying b/c life is such a precious and delicate thing- I'm so thankful that God pulled me out of my comfort and gave me the grace to ACT and to try to change her decision. It was so hard for me to confront her (and without Byrnes' support I never would have). But it has showed me that some things are too important to sit back and watch happen. I could probably write a lot more, but I know you are at work. I think people should be encouraged that #1 SO MANY others around the country are doing all they can to support life (I must have received over 100 emails from people I don't know) and #2 that God is giving us opportunities like this to make a difference- and the more we act on it, the more influence we'll have-who knows how many people she might tell about how I 'invaded her privacy'..and how many of those people will agree with what I did, and maybe be encouraged to do the same some time in the future.. you know? Thank you for your prayers and for getting the word out. I wish I had better news. I was convinced there would be a miracle- but God had other plans.
I love you Mom, Have a great day,
Tam

Fifteen Year Save!

2007-12-26T06:35:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
Praise God! I am so overflowing with joy right now I could not wait to send this belated Christmas present to all of you especially the pro-life veterans of many years. I have copied an email from a fellow pro-life advocate and Knight of Columbus Steve. I am also emailing in regards to this Saturday’s peaceful prayer vigil which will take place at 345 Whitney Avenue’s Planned Parenthood from 8 am till 12 pm noon on the 29th of December. If you would like to take an hour of prayer please respond. What an awesome joy to receive such beautiful consolations that God is working miracles out of compassion for His people. Our Blessed Mother looks on us her children with love and joy and is interceding to her son in response to our efforts! We may never know until eternity how many lives were spared and souls were saved because we decided to serve God by praying and witnessing for the Unborn. So when we feel discouraged by the babies who have lost their innocent lives and weighed down by the persecution of passersby, when we feel too tired and too cold to come out to pray, and when we wonder if our efforts and prayers are doing anything at all lets reread this story and praise God for His great consolations and faithfulness! And let us remember that God’s time is not our time, but His time is the most glorious of all!
God Bless you all and a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas indeed!
Mike and Kerry
Hi Kerry, I thought I would let you know what happened today after you left. Not long after you left most of the others departed also, all except for Mike who was on the sidewalk in front of pp and Nathanael. While Nate and I were praying the Rosary a car stopped and the woman driving asked me to come over to her car that she wanted to ask me a question.So I walked up to the passenger side window of the car where a pretty young woman sat with a big smile on herface and said hi how can I help you. The driver of the car, an older woman asked me if I knew the name of one of the older men who was standing here earlier. I told her I wasn't sure which man she was talking about and then asked why she wanted to know their name. She said she wanted to thank him for talking her out of having an Abortion some 15 years ago, I think she said Bloomfield? Then she said she wanted to show him a picture of her 15 year old son as a result of him taking the time to witness to her that day....TEARS OF JOY FLOWING FREELY!!!!! I was really caught off guard. I said thanks be to God! Praise God ...Praise the Lord Jesus Christ or something like that. Then I gave them both a little baby Jesus and a Miraculous Medal of Mary. They were both Very Happy and said to tell all the people that come out to pray and talk to the people about not having abortions that they do make a difference. Keep up the Great Work don't stop Praying. You never know when you are going to find out when you made a Positive Result happen in this world or in someone’s life. You may find out that day or the next week or it might take 15 years or you might have to wait until you get into Heaven to find out the True Fruits of your labor :)
God Always Wins :)

May God bless you,

Love and Peace,
Stephen :)

An Early Christmas Gift!

2007-12-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

J.M.J +

Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing to thank all of you for the prayer coverage at New Haven Planned Parenthood last Wednesday on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and on Saturday. I wanted to share with you the fruits of your labor in serving God for the many hours that you do! On Saturday while five of us were praying the sorrowful Mysteries a car preceded to drive into PP Parking lot. In it a young woman and man rolled down their window in response to some literature we were holding up. As I got closer I could see a very fearful woman who began to cry as soon as I asked her if she was there for an abortion that day. I went on to hand her the appropriate literature and explain to her that she did not have to choose death for her baby and we could offer her the help she needed. I explained that her baby already loves her, God loves her and we love her. The young man in the car said he did not want her to have an abortion, but could not talk her out of it and she went on to say that things were not good between them right now. He looked at me and said he knows that the people in that building only want their money that they do not care about much else. I asked her if she knew who I was holding in my hands, her eyes fixed and drawn to a beautiful retablo image of Our Lady of Guadalupe I held to my chest. She looked up at me with a smile and said yes her tears began to flow harder. I then told her that Our Lady did not want her to have an abortion today and I was no longer speaking for myself but for what I believe Our Mother would want me to say. Tears began to stream. I asked her how far long she was she looked at me with a look of shame and said 12 weeks. I could hear the beautiful sound of the rosary being prayed directly behind me. I knew it did not matter what happened now because it was in Our Lady’s hands. As we talked about Our Lady of Guadalupe and the more the woman looked at the image her hard stare began to soften and at the conclusion of the Crucifixion of the sorrowful mysteries she looked up at me and said I won’t do it. I won’t do it. I am going to keep my baby. It was like watching a conversion of heart happen right before our eyes. It was surely a miracle at the prompting of the last two days of prayer as well as at the powerful Intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The next best part of the story is when I asked the young woman her name. She went on to tell me “My name is Marie” the name of Our Lady! So for all of you who came out to pray on Wednesday and Saturday as well as those of you who are praying from home or before the Blessed Sacrament thank you! We all now have a spiritual son or daughter as our early Christmas present who will get the chance to live and to love and serve God! Praise Jesus!
For those of you who would like to commit to an hour of prayer for this Saturday the 22nd at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood please respond. We are seeking to cover the hours that the precious babies are killed from 8:00am until 12:00pm noon. It has been made very clear to me by numerous priests that this battle we are fighting is a spiritual one. The prayer is front and center and without all of you coming out to pray a sidewalk councilor would be null and void. This is God’s work and cannot be done by human hands alone. This has been the basis of the Helpers Movement all along. It is wonderfully explained in the following paragraph of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Prayer Book. “The goal of the Helpers is to establish at every site where the Unborn are unjustly killed a presence of pure prayer so that a woman seeking an abortion can really hear a compassionate offer of help from a sidewalk councilor. While the focus is on prayer, designated sidewalk councilors speak gently to woman entering the clinic offering literature which contains available true help. In this way the Helpers create an occasion for God’s grace to work and God, for His part, does take advantage of the opportunity.”
Please remember Marie and her baby as well as the father in your prayers each day and contact me to join us in prayer on Saturday and to rejoice over the precious life that was spared!
Praise God,
Mike and Kerry

Our God is With Us!

2007-12-13T11:55:00.001-08:00

J.M.J +
Dear Friends of the Unborn,
We rejoice together in thanksgiving for the abundant prayer presence at yesterday’s peaceful prayer vigil in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Planned Parenthood in New Haven. We were able to cover all the hours of abortion and many of them with multiple prayer warriors. We had about 30 people who came out to pray yesterday that I am sure of! However I do think more came out than were scheduled from speaking to some of you who reported more people praying. Father Martin DeMayo from St. Marks in Stratford joined us in prayer at PP as well. We continue to offer prayers of thanksgiving for his intentions for making such a sacrifice in regards to the distance he drives as well as his precious time! The candle lit vigil was very powerful for those of us praying alongside the beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Many of us commented how much last night’s crescent moon looked like the moon under her feet in the image. It brings us continual joy to do the will of the Father through the intercession of Our Lady and Advocate for the Unborn.
I am sure you know I am emailing in regards to this Saturday, the 15th’s, peaceful prayer vigil which will take place at the location of 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood in New Haven from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm noon, the hours where the precious infants will be killed. Please respond to commit to an hour of prayer. If you have not already joined us in prayer at the abortion mill we ask you to please consider doing it this weekend. We need to pray directly at the mill when babies lives and God’s children’s souls depend on us being on the frontline. The abortionists as well as all those who support the culture of death are God’s children and we must remember Jesus loves them greatly and longs for all souls to come to Him, especially those who are so very lost. I know that standing up for these babies in front of the abortion mill may seem intimidating at first, however we must remember we are not doing this on or by our own account. This is God’s work. He is with us! Our Lord and Savior died for each and every one of us, our sins certainly could bury us alive, but Our Emmanuel, our God who is with us, has saved us. For we know… “If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)
Out of great love and adoration we embrace His will and accept in gratitude and humility to carry His Cross with Him. It is through Jesus’ Crucifixion and death that God has reconciled all to Himself bringing life out of death. Therefore as His disciples we must follow His will for salvation and die to ourselves. For we know that in this dying to ourselves babies in the womb will live!
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
“What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed Him over for us all, how will He not also give us everything else along with Him? Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us. Who will condemn? It is Christ [Jesus] who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? As it is written:
“For your sake we are being slain all the day;
We are looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8: 31-39)

Am I not here, who am your Mother?

2007-12-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

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Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am emailing in great joy for the wonderful peaceful prayer presence we had today at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood! We had 35 people who came out to pray today that I am aware of!!! Our Lady, on the Feast of her Immaculate Conception, has obtained for us so many graces. The Christian presence and witness we experienced was yet just the beginning of the gifts we received today. A couple who went into Planned Parenthood as we were praying during abortion hours came out about 40 minutes later. As we know although the abortion procedure may only take 20 minutes, the women are kept for a total of 3 hours including the time of preparation, anesthesia and recovery. As this couple emerged from the building and drove past us out the driveway both of them had beautiful smiles on their faces and were waving and bowing their heads a s if to say thank you. As you can imagine we do not get many waves from those driving out that driveway. Many of us feel strongly that a baby's life was saved here! Praise God! Another most awesome gift Our Lady sent to us on this Most Holy Feast of her Immaculate Conception is the answer to a prayer I know many of us have held in our hearts for some time; Our Mother sent us one of her Priests. We had the honor of being lead in prayer today by Father Martin Demayo from St Mark’s Parish in Stratford. We are so very grateful for his presence and prayer.
I became inspired while reading an article in Columbia Magazine of the December issue written by Father Chavez, entitled Our Lady’s Messenger. It beautifully conveys the story of Saint Juan Diego’s encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe. As we move into the Feast of Saint Juan Diego tomorrow and into the 5 consecutive days that Our Lady appeared to him on the 9th through the 13th , we are reminded that even the saints faced their own anxieties and uncertainty in the midst of a difficult world and troubling life circumstances. Father Chavez illustrates so beautifully below the faithfulness and love that Our Mother has for us as her children.
“On December 12th, Juan Diego left his home very early to summon a priest in Tlatelolco who could care for his uncle, who was seriously ill. Anxious and upset about Juan Bernardino’s condition, Juan Diego detoured around Tepeyac Hill so he could avoid encountering the Virgin Mother. However, Our Lady intercepted him and pronounced the most beautiful words, which are also directed to us: “Hear me and understand well, my littlest son, that nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not happily within my fold and under my arms? What else do you wish?” Mary assured Juan Diego that Juan Bernadino was already cured. Indeed, at the same moment, the Virgin appeared to the dying uncle and not only restored his health but also identified herself as “Holy Mary of Guadalupe.”
At this time of great transformation in the pro-life movement all of us are needed more than ever on the frontline. We know that our God is always faithful, He never changes. He is hearing our prayers and embracing our reparations for those who are killing His children and He is displaying His almighty power over the darkness of evil. We know our Blessed Mother is always faithful to the Will of her Son, from the beginning of her Fiat a resounding Yes, she inspires us to imitate her example by becoming obedient followers of Jesus her son. We can see though the example of her life and almost hear her now asking us to “…Do whatever he tells you.” John 2:5 It seems quite often that witnessing the powerful act of God’s hand, as we are in the pro- life movement, can frighten us. It is as if we want to be faithful but are afraid to go outside of our comfort zone in putting our Faith into action. It is almost as if through our own weakness and limitations we fear that somehow we will be unable to accomplish the goals we have set. It is then we need to remember that this is God’s work and He is in control. We are merely instruments being faithful to His Will. Now is the time for us to remain vigilant and all the more faithful. It is time to pull together as the Body of Christ, for our Master’s greater glory and for babies, women, and families!
After some discussion over the past week and especially today I have been made aware that it is very important to all of us to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe who’s feast is coming this Wednesday , the 12ths of December. Being she Is Our Mother, the Protectress of the Unborn, the patron of the Pro-life movement and of the Americas many of us feel it important to honor her faithfulness and intercession on behalf of the Unborn specifically by creating a strong prayer presence this Wednesday by covering the hours the babies are killed from 8:00 am-6:00 pm. We then are asking for as many people as possible to either come back or join us at 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm for a candlelit vigil in the front of the Planned Parenthood building facing Whitney Avenue on the sidewalk. We need as many people as possible to join in prayer and song while creating a very powerful witness! We are most focused in covering the 11:30am -6:00 pm abortion hour time slot and again especially the candlelit vigil as we need as many people to create a prayerful witness on the sidewalk adjacent to Whitney Avenue.
Please respond back as soon as possible to commit to an hour or to the Candlelit vigil time as I need an idea of how many candles I will need to purchase.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and passion for the pro-life movement. It is an honor to know and pray with all of you!
God bless you!
Mike and Kerry
Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not happily within my fold and under my arms? What else do you wish?”
Our Lady of Guadalupe Protectress of the Unborn Pray For Us!

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Saving Her Children

2007-12-07T18:30:00.000-08:00

J.M.J +
Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I am posting to thank all of you who have committed to an hour of prayer or are coming out with the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants for tomorrow December the 8th’s peaceful prayer vigil at 345 Whitney Avenue’s Planned Parenthood in New Haven from 8am-12 pm noon. For those of you who wish to participate and have not taken an hour of prayer please respond. I am excited to tell all of you that we are now officially listed as a peaceful prayer protest at the American Life League’s website at http://www.all.org/stopp/maps/display.php?region=ct&PHPSESSID=d3e44b2649126366388bd4c9c78b7cb3
If you click on the New Haven PP location on the map you can see our information. We are now the second PP site listed in the state of Connecticut. The other is the 12 Case St. location in Norwich which recently hosted the 40 Days For Life this past Fall. This is awesome news because both Norwich and New Haven are 2 of the 4 PP's in CT which provide surgical abortions and we have them both covered. We all know that an abortion whether surgical, medical, or chemical is the same equally horrendous act of murder and therefore we continue to pray that all of our CT abortion clinics will become vigil sites. However it sends a powerful message to society that God has chosen these two facilities to be covered in prayer on a consistent basis. It is a great victory and honor at the hand of God that we should be able to cover the State headquarters at New Haven in a prayerful presence because we know more than anything that praying for the unborn on the front line is truly God’s work. We are allowing miracles to work through us as we pray becoming instruments directed by His hand. How awesome to become a vessel for His grace!
Below I have copied and included a story from Families Against Planned Parenthood website to keep fresh in our minds that God can use us to work miracles. The Holy Spirit wants to flood our hearts with grace and love causing them to overflow in prayer for these women, babies, men and families. The more people I speak to the more we all feel that something big is happening in the pro-life movement nationwide. We all felt this in the 40 Days For Life and we feel it now quite powerfully here in New Haven. Even those who are not consciously aware of the prayerful haven we are creating through God’s grace, say they cannot explain this feeling of optimistic change in the air. All of us know that we are s imply following where our Lord is leading us and He is changing the hearts of men and woman. We are remaining faithful servants on the front line and He is saving souls and lives by the healing grace of His hand. Tomorrow is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and I could not close this email without conveying the many graces which are and will be distributed through Our Blessed Mother’s most beautiful and Immaculate heart! I cannot help but to call to mind how many times Our Lady has saved me and my family through her intercession. We will never know in this lifetime how many times Our Lady has protected and saved our children from harm. Now it is time that we help to save hers. And help her in her only wish and desire, to lead all s ouls to her Son!
God bless you!
Mike and Kerry
http://familiesagainstplannedparenthood.org/blog/2007/1201/encouragement-from-the-front-line/
When I arrived at the Planned Parenthood facility this morning I saw every entrance into the shopping center had pro-lifers with pictures of babies who had been aborted. It was very cold and starting to snow, the people we relieved in front of the clinic were happy to see us and spoke to us about a couple they believe turned away and did not have an abortion. We were encouraged and began to pray and to try to speak with those going in.
Several young couples went into the clinic. Pretty soon one came out again and started walking to their car, I asked them to come talk to us and the man (boy?) waved as they got in their car. As they came out of the driveway, he rolled down his window and spoke, saying "we decided not to go through with it."
Smiling widely, I thanked them and offered them the information on places that could help them with the pregnancy crisis. I told them God would bless them for this decision and we spoke of all the people that were praying for them and who wanted to help them. Both were smiling, the girl with a brightness in her eyes that could only be unshed tears. The boy thanked me and they drove away. Please continue to pray for this couple!
Today I know at least two babies lives were saved by our presence. I feel honored and blessed to be used by God in such a way. Please, when you are discouraged, cold, and feeling like we are getting nowhere, remember that each minute we are out there, a baby, a mother, and a father may be saved - in more ways than one! May God Bless you and keep you warm!