Respect Life Ministry
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What Do We Mean By "RESPECT FOR LIFE?"
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Every human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God. [CCC-2319] There is no stage of development, nor medical or psychological or physical condition, nor action or inaction taken, nor color, gender, or creed which changes this fact that each person's dignity is given by God and must be protected by all people. There is no distinction made between respect for the human body and respect for the human soul or spirit - both are interconnected and bound to each other. Our goal as Christians is to work within our families and our communities to promote the protection of life, and the promotion of the dignity of every human person. It is our responsibility to promote legislation and laws that reflect this goal.
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Respect for the Preborn Child in the Womb
Respect for Those Who are Sick or Have Terminal Illness
Respect for Those Who Have Limited Abilities or Special Needs
Respect for People of Color and Minority Populations
Respect for the Elderly
Respect for Immigrants and Assylum-seekers
Respect for the Poor and Marginalized
Respect for Differences in Gender or Sexual Orientation
Respect for Human Health and the Right to Live in Peace
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Quotes from Popes
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“Every analysis must necessarily start from the premise that—although each person lives in a particular concrete social and historical context—every human being is endowed with a dignity that must never be lessened, impaired or destroyed but must instead be respected and safeguarded, if peace is really to be built up."
Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Oct. 2, 1979
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"[L]ife is the first good received from God and is fundamental to all others; to guarantee the right to life for all and in an equal manner for all is the duty upon which the future of humanity depends."
Address to Participants of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, February 24, 2007
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“Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.”
Day for Life Greeting to Great Britain and Ireland, July 17, 2013"Reason alone is sufficient to recognize the inviolable value of each single human life, but if we also look at the issue from the standpoint of faith, 'every violation of the persnal dignity of the human being cries out in vengeance to God and is an offence against the creator of the individual.'"
Evangelii gaudium, The Joy of the Gospel, apostolic eshortation for the Universal Church, November 24, 2013
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Sacramento Life Center
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About SLC:
Sacramento Life Center is committed to making sure all women and teen girls have access to free or low cost medical care – especially those who are pregnant with nowhere to turn. They also provide counseling to expectant mothers and fathers, connection to MediCal benefits and other social services, and free baby clothes and supplies through the baby's first year.
They offer all of these services at no charge under the direction and supervision of licensed physician, through two licensed Community Clinics: Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic, which has a clinic in the Arden area and a Mobile Medical Clinic. To see all that SLC has to offer, CLICK HERE
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Baby Bottle Project News
Please see this letter from Sacramento Life Center regarding the 2020 Baby Bottle Project. During this COVID-19 quarantine, our original return date has been postponed, but the Life Center still needs your donation!
Click this link to read the letter:
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40 Days For Life = September 23-November 1, 2020
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Vigil location: FPA Abortion Clinic, 2322 Butano Drive, Sacramento
Vigil hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through FridayLocal Contacts
Susan: (530) 320-1614 • susanalive@gmail.com
Wynette: (916) 955-1577 • wynettesills@gmail.comThe world's largest grassroots movement to end abortion...what people are saying:
40 Days for Life brings 2 Chronicles 7:14 into 21st century focus. As one human race, we become united in prayer. Glory to God!
~ Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am in this movement today because of ordinary people who took on an extraordinary task. My former abortion clinic is closed because of their sacrifice. Babies are alive because of them....Now I stand alongside you in this movement.
~ Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood Clinic DirectorOver 17,000 lives have been saved,107 Abortion Centers have closed, and 206 Abortion workers have quit since 2007 through the work of this movement. For the national website for 40 Days for Life, CLICK HERE.
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Dr. Alveda King
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Abby Johnson
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Healing After Abortion
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Rachel's Vineyard
Many women and men feel pain, guilt, shame, grief - or any combination of those - following an abortion experience. Sometimes, these feelings can surface years after the initial trauma. Rachel's Vineyard is here to help both women and men to recover and heal from these experiences, and to find hope for a future that is no longer dominated by the past.
Upcoming Local Retreat Dates (tentative, due to COVID-19)- October 9-11, 2020 (English)
If you are interested in attending a retreat or would like to speak with a priest or counselor, please contact us! All inquiries are confidential and financial assistance is available. Diocese of Sacramento Project Rachel Ministry: (916) 733-0161 or 888-456-HOPE or projectrachel@scd.org
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