Category: Respect Life Ministries

2026 Calendar of Events

The following is a list of Annual Diocesan respect life events and suggested respect life parish activities  JANUARY 17, 2026  Walking with Moms and Formation Day with Sisters of Life St. Agnes Catholic Church – Parish

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elderly talking to a care taker

Care for the Elderly

“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

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Walking with Moms in Need

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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stem cell research

Stem Cell Research

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).

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Just War

The Catechism of the Catholic Church begins its section on war with this solemn disclaimer, “The fifth commandment forbids the intentional destruction of human life.

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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Since the Supreme Court reinstated the constitutionality of capital punishment (or the death penalty) in 1976, more than 1200 people have been executed by the state.  According to groups like The Freedom Project, there is evidence that hundreds of people who have been executed, or who await execution, have been wrongly convicted of capital offenses and are actually innocent. 

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