End of Life & Sick Care
Christ’s redemption and saving grace embrace the whole person, especially in his or her illness, suffering, and death. In the face of death—for many, a
Christ’s redemption and saving grace embrace the whole person, especially in his or her illness, suffering, and death. In the face of death—for many, a
“Every parish, association and ecclesial group is called to become a protagonist in a ‘revolution’ of gratitude and care, to be brought about by regular
Walking with Moms in Need is a parish-based, yet nationwide, initiative to better serve pregnant and parenting mothers facing difficulties. It provides parishes with a
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Tracing the roots of St. Josephine Bakhita Parish in our new four-part series. This week we travel back to the 1930’s and discover how one
The Annual Gospel of Life Appeal will take place on Respect Life Weekend on October and 5th and 6th during all Sunday weekend masses. The goal of
born in 1869, in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was kidnapped while working in the fields with her family and subsequently sold into slavery. Her captors asked for her name but she was too terrified to remember so they named her “Bakhita,” which means “fortunate” in Arabic.
“In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy. You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:12-25)
Embryonic Stem Cell research (ESCR) involves harvesting human embryos (usually discarded embryos from IVF clinics) for their stem cells, the primordial cells in their body that have the potential to change into any other kind of cell (such as bone, muscle, or nerve, etc.) that could be used to repair damaged cells in a sick patient (such as turning stem cells into nerve cells and repair a patients damaged spine).