Join us to pray the rosary this Saturday, September 1st at the abortion clinic in Raleigh. We will begin with Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 8 AM, gather at 9 AM and carpool to Raleigh to begin praying at 10 AM. At the end, we will stop by the Perpetual [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Rosary Prayer this weekend
Posted in Events, Rosary Prayer on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Asking the Governor to Veto H634
Posted in Announcements, Legislative Action on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This summer, the North Carolina Carolina General Assembly passed an Advanced Directives bill, H634, which opens the door for euthanasia in our state. For more information on the bill, please see http://www.lifetree.org/. To see the actual bill itself, go to http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H634&submitButton=Go. This bill is currently on Governor Easley’s desk. If you [...]
Moral Criteria for Biomedicine
Posted in Citations on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Donum Vitae:
Which moral criteria must be applied in order to clarify the problems posed today in the field of biomedicine? The answer to this question presupposes a proper idea of the nature of the human person in his bodily dimension.
For it is only in keeping with his true nature that the human person [...]
Science—At the service of human persons
Posted in Citations on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Donum Vitae:
God created man in his own image and likeness: “male and female he created them” (Gen 1: 27 ), entrusting to them the task of “having dominion over the earth” (Gen 1:28). Basic scientific research and applied research constitute a significant expression of this dominion of man over creation. Science and technology [...]
The Gift of Life
Posted in Citations on August 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From Donum Vitae from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, February 22, 1987
The gift of life which God the Creator and Father has entrusted to man calls him to appreciate the inestimable value of what he has been given and to take responsibility for it: this fundamental principle must be placed at the [...]
Birthchoice Blessing
Posted in News on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this month, Bishop Burbidge blessed Birthchoice. From the Diocesan website:
On Thursday, Aug. 2, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the office and a new ultrasound machine at Birthchoice in Raleigh. The $30,000 machine and the cost of setting up an exam room and hiring a nurse were funded through donations from past Benefit for [...]
The incomparable worth of the human person
Posted in Citations on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Evangelium Vitae by Pope John Paul II:
Man is called to a fullness of life which far exceeds the dimensions of his earthly existence, because it consists in sharing the very life of God. The loftiness of this supernatural vocation reveals the greatness and the inestimable value of human life even [...]
Welcome to Tar River Life Network
Posted in Announcements on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the website for the Tar River Deanery Life Network. We are Catholics in the Tar River Deanery of the Diocese of Raleigh who are committed to promoting the Culture of Life in all its stages from conception to natural death.
Latest news from Diocesan Respect Life
Posted in Events, News on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
News on Project Rachel and the 21st Annual Raleigh/Durham Life Chain. Click here.
Life Issues in a Pluralistic Culture
Posted in Citations on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpted from an article by Dr. Janet Smith from Church and State in America:
There is a paradox or contradiction at the very heart of our approach to human life. We go to great lengths to preserve human life and to diminish human suffering, yet at the same time we increasingly treat human life in such [...]
Raleigh Run for Life
Posted in Announcements, Events on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The 13th Annual Run for Life will be held at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on Saturday, September 8th, 2007 starting at 8:30am with a one-mile Fun Run for children of all ages. The 5K race starts at 9:00am with an awards ceremony immediately following.
Download registration here. Sponsor form is here.
Bodies without Souls
Posted in Citations on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An excerpt from a review of the book, Bodies Bazaar, by Lori Andrews and Dorothy Melkin from Catholic Educators Resource Center.
The book’s title, Body Bazaar, is a pun on the strangeness of how elements of the human body — DNA, umbilical cord blood, embryos, bone, tissue — have become products for a burgeoning [...]
The Inviolable Right to Life
Posted in Citations on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici (On the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World) issued by Pope John Paul II on December 30, 1988.
In effect, the acknowledgment of the personal dignity of every human being demands the respect, the defense and the promotion of the rights of [...]
St. Michael Prayer Campaign to End Abortion
Posted in Resources on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Human Life International, join the St. Michael Prayer Campaign to end abortion. Click here to download the prayer card, or order through the website here.
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, [...]
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