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Podcasts with Pro-Life Themes… share these!

Here’s a quick review of some of the Among Women podcasts that may interest you as we conclude this year’s March for Life. (Click on the links for each show and find valuable resources related to the subject matter.) Among Women 121: Pro-life advocate Leticia Velasquez combats the culture of death and discusses her book…

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Why the Canticle of Zechariah is my new go-to pro-life prayer

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the…

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Take three minutes and pray with me today, for life. Day #7 of the USCCB’s Nine Days of Prayer novena to build a culture of life (Prayers & links here)

We’re on Day 7 of a 9-day novena! The home stretch! Get caught up on the Nine Days initiative here. This is from the USCCB website… Intercession: For elected leaders who oppose any restriction on the abortion license: may God allow them to grasp the brutal violence of abortion and the reality of post-abortion suffering experienced by countless…

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Take three minutes and pray with me today, for life. Day #6 of the USCCB’s Nine Days of Prayer novena to build a culture of life (Prayers & links here)

Pray to support life initiatives in this country –especially the events taking place in Washington DC over this weekend. Are you late to this novena? No problem! Start today. Any and all prayer counts. Get caught up on the Nine Days initiative here. This is from the USCCB website… Intercession: For those whose work involves promoting abortion and…

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Among Women 155: Woman, you are a gift! A look at the feminine genius…

This week Among Women looks at the amazing dignity of woman and the gift of physical and spiritual maternity. This is one of those programs that is really foundational — theologically — to the mission of Among Women. I’m so happy to share some of the “feminine genius” that you will find in the writings…

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Take three minutes and pray with me today, for life. Day #5 of the USCCB’s Nine Days of Prayer novena to build a culture of life (Prayers & links here)

Pray with Americans from all over the country  in support of life! Get caught up on the Nine Days initiative here. This is from the USCCB website… Intercession: For scientists and pharmaceutical employees who help create and manufacture contraceptive and abortifacient drugs: that the Lord will open their eyes to the moral danger and health risks these drugs…

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The bodacious message of a woman’s dignity and gifts — my interview on Relevant Radio today. Links to listen!

Okay, being a former radio deejay myself, I really appreciate a smooth delivery and articulation of a clear message…. would that I might have been describing me! But today I held my own and relaxed because I was in the hands of a real pro — an Emmy Award-winner, a great writer, and media host,…

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Woman, YOU are a gift! Encouragement for women in the Washington Post: an article by yours truly…

Here’s  a snippet: Woman, you are a gift!   From the first presentation of woman to man in the Garden of Eden, the gift of who you are is nothing less than “wow!” Your dignity comes from the gift of your being, and the gift of your being created feminine.   Man saw your profound…

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Take three minutes and pray with me today, for life. Day #4 of the USCCB’s Nine Days of Prayer novena to build a culture of life (Prayers & links here)

Don’t feel bad if you are late to this novena. Just start it today… All prayers count! And remember God can work outside of time limitations! Get caught up on the Nine Days initiative here.  This is from the USCCB website… Intercession: For the doctors, nurses and counselors who now know they were wrong in cooperating with abortion:…

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This makes me think: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’s words to women are worth pondering for tomorrow’s anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

God has created each one of us, every human being, for greater things– to love and to be loved. But why did God make some of us men and others women? Because a woman’s love is one image of the love of God, and a man’s love is another image of God’s love. Both are…

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