The valiant struggle to end the evil of abortion can, at times, seem as fruitless as that quest for Christian Unity highlighted during this octave of prayer for the fragmented Body of Christ. And yet, even without this noble goal being reached, the very struggle to safeguard the life of the unborn serves as a bulwark against humanity’s descent into barbarism and the collapse of civilization as we know it. For when ends begin to justify means (the rights of the mother trumping those of the unborn) then the likelihood of all things becoming permissible increases, and we risk becoming indistinguishable from those species (rare even in the animal world) that destroy their offspring. And any assault on our humanity is inseparable from an attack on all that ennobles our life and imbues it with purpose and meaning. So let us not grow weary in this struggle; but let us also ensure that in our struggle to safeguard the life of the unborn we will never resort to means (or even attitudes) that will undermine and diminish our own humanity created in the image and likeness of God the Author of all Life.
Christine Kay says
January 22, 2019 at 1:19 pmA dead baby is never the answer to a problem.
Mary Pelham Whitr says
January 22, 2019 at 2:18 pmTerminating a pregnancy is a terrible thing. In this vein of protecting children, I want to expand the conversation to include the thousands of children torn from their parents at our borders with. I can’t begin to comprehend the pain for the children or their families as they seek sanctuary. Surely these children are damaged for the rest of their lives even if they are miraculously reunited with their families. These conditions weigh heavily in my heart and I feel complicit. It’s not a political issue, it is moral.
Colin Saunders says
January 25, 2019 at 5:36 amIn today’s age there is no excuse for abortion, with all the birth control available, even so a child is a gift from GOD and NO ONE has the right to murder
Lester Ballard says
January 29, 2019 at 11:22 pmWe are on the street in East london on 2nd February protesting against abortion and giving out leaflets, please feel free to join us between 11am to 12. Oxford ST/ST Luke’s road
Fr Joseph says
January 30, 2019 at 9:37 amWill be supporting you in prayer!