Archive for the ‘Post-Abortion’ Category

The series of videos of Sr Roseann answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary of the abortion act, is now available on YouTube. The series is titled “Abortion – 50 Years On”. In due course, we plan to make these videos available in pen drive form to schools, along with a booklet […]


Sr Andrea would like to thank everyone for their prayers. Last weeks Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat was beautiful, and participants responded very well. Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they continue their journey of healing.


Please pray for all participants on this week’s Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, which Sr Andrea will be leading. This is for anyone who has been affected by abortion. Pray that they would find peace, love and a new beginning in their lives.


There is a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat, for post-abortion healing, coming up in May. See the Rachel’s Vineyard website for further details: http://www.rachelsvineyard.org.uk We rely on God’s grace to give people the courage to go on retreat and for God’s grace to be at work in healing broken hearts during the retreat. We ask for your […]


Dear friends, Sr Andrea, alongside some others, will be running another Rachel’s Vineyard post abortion healing retreat on the first weekend of February. These retreats are always very powerful for those attending and also for those helping to run. We’re always blessed to have so many praying for the success of the retreat and for […]


While we’re still in November, and continuing that excellent practice of praying more intently for our beloved dead, I wonder if I might draw your attention to a beautiful memorial that stands in a fairly prominent spot in a circular patch of grass in Bent Cemetery in Hamilton.  The inscription reads: ‘In loving memory of […]


This is an excellent statement by our Bishops. If you don’t have time to read it all, just read the first 5 paragraphs, which are the summary. You can download a printable copy of this statement from the website http://catholicnews.org.uk/abortion-act-joint-stmt-231017 Executive Summary This statement, published by the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, on the occasion […]


Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew and rebuild your life after experiencing the trauma of abortion. The healing weekends offer a supportive, confidential and non-judgemental environment where women and men can deal with painful post-abortive emotions.  A Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat for spiritual and emotional healing after abortion will be held north of […]


The effects of abortion on women are recognised and frequently discussed. Men are dismissed as irrelevant to the abortion decision and procedure. However, many men are broken by losing their child through abortion. This article tells a few of their stories: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4626424/Abortion-men-haunted-regret.html


Dear friends, We ask that you help us in prayer over the next couple of weeks. The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat will take place on 13th – 15th June – a healing retreat for those who are struggling with the aftermath of abortion. Sr Andrea is one of the organisers of this retreat, along with […]