Archive for January, 2012
St John Bosco
Enjoy yourself as much as you like – if only you keep from sin – St John Bosco Saint John Bosco loved young boys and young boys loved him. He loved them because he knew they were God’s children and capable of great things, and they loved him because he loved, encouraged, taught and […]
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Why do women have an abortions?
When we give talks to school groups on all aspects of abortion ranging from methods of abortion to the work of The Cardinal Winning Pro-Life Initiative we always ask pupils to think of questions to ask at the end of the sessions. Without fail a tentative hand will be raised asking about how we would […]
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At the Moment of Conception…
“… at the moment of fertilization two separate cells form one new life, genetically distinct in every way from every other human being on earth. The color of our eyes, the shape of our hands, even where we put on weight and when we will go bald was programmed into that one tiny cell that […]
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Turning the Tide
It’s easy to become complacent about the abortion issue. We forget about the lives of innocent babies lost, womens’ lives broken and we carry on with our lives. Here is a video http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2012-its-time-to-turn-the-tide-on-abortion from the U.S. made by the Students for Life which reminds us not to settle back and accept the abortion law, but to […]
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Ending Abortion
We came across an interesting posting by Kristen Walker who muses about what needs to change before abortion can come to an end. She compares the current abortion situation with the ending of slavery and how society had to change their attitude towards coloured people before slavery could end. The same is true for our society […]
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St Rochs’ High School
In the last couple of weeks here at the Initiative we were invited into St Rochs’ High School, Glasgow to do a number of talks on abortion. This is a new acquaintance for both parties and it was great to establish a link which we hope will flourish. Talks on the methods of abortion, the Catholic Churchs’ stance […]
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Inspirational Quotes
This would be a good video to show a youth club, group of sceptical teenagers or just your own children…http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2010/06/famous-pro-life-quotes.html
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Sign of Freedom or Desperation?
“No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg. Abortion is a tragic attempt to escape a desperate situation by an act of violence and self loss. Abortion is not a […]
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March for Life
Here’s a glimpse of what can be achieved with fantastic organisation and a belief in standing up for what’s right. The American pro-life movement seem to have got the whole pro-life publicity show brilliantly executed and this short video http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/the-rebellion-thousands-upon-thousands-of-youth-dominate-march-for-life shows the strength of feeling. It is heartening to see what can be achieved in the […]
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St Timothy & St Titus
“But when the kindness and generous love of God our Saviour appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our saviour, so that we […]
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Cardinal Winning Pro-Life Initiative 