The day began at Family Planning Associates with two guards, one of who was very aggressive. One of the counselors stopped a cab coming into the lot. A frightened girl sat in the back and it was clear she was Hispanic. The counselor called over the Spanish-speaking counselor, and the girl was given information about the horrible practices at the clinic. Not much time was given, however, as the aggressive guard was soon over telling her not to listen and to go inside. At one point he opened the cab door to escort her out. This young woman who was all alone silently made her way into the abortion clinic.
A sidewalk counselor spoke with an African-American couple who listened carefully for a while, but then said they had given it lots of thought. The woman looked concerned, and the counselor told her, “If you feel creepy in there, like its not the right thing to do, remember, you can leave at any time, just get up and go.” They went inside, and the boyfriend left for a while, but then came back and the couple left. They would not talk on the way out.
One of us approached a car with an African-American man who had his seat reclined. Another counselor was talking with his wife. As the woman went into Family Planning, the counselor continued to talk gently to the man about the practices of the doctor there. He kept looking up at the building and then tried to call his wife. When she did not pick up her phone he told the counselor that he was going up there to get her. At one point the couple left the clinic and was encouraged to call Culture of Life Family Services. Please pray for this couple that they continue on the path to life for their unborn baby.
One of the counselors spoke to two young women about the abortionist, and the risks of having an abortion. They agreed to go leave Family Planning and go to Culture of Life.
A young couple was approached by a counselor and kept walking up the stairs to Family Planning Associates. As they were walking along another counselor told the young woman that whatever the other counselor told her was true and that this counselor knew of at least one woman who was hospitalized after having gone to Family Planning for an abortion. The couple immediately turned around and sat on the stairs. The counselor joined them on the steps and the young woman began to cry. She allowed the counselor to give her a hug. She said she had a bad feeling about Family Planning when she woke up this morning but she was also concerned for her health because she was diabetic. She was afraid to have the baby. She told the counselor she was 11 weeks.
The counselor told her of many women who leave Family Planning Associates and choose life and she encouraged her to go to Culture of Life to get competent care. The young woman was eager to leave. The counselor followed them to Culture of Life Family Services, and there they were able to have a sonogram.
Unfortunately the young woman had miscarried and her baby had no heartbeat. However, God in His mercy spared this life from the horrors of abortion and this young woman now did not have to live with the sin of abortion on her soul nor the guilt of this most terrible sin. She was go grateful to have left Family Planning and firmly promised that this would not happen again.
These stories are breathtaking: what heroes, particularly the last. And, where is the good bishop? Do any bishops get out here? Better to party and issue useless position papers on “world economics” and “helping the poor”, topics about which they are ill-prepared and badly educated to explain. And, where are the bishops in the trenches of their diocese in teaching about the evils of birth control and the need to follow Humanae Vitae? Answer: No, can’t go there, as many lady parishioners will bolt and say bad things (and maybe not give money) as they have learned that it is “a matter of conscience” to use the pill, etc. But, these “mighty men” say loud things about how bad and “schismatic” are traditional Catholics, and how all must bow before the altar of “Vatican II” (without giving any meaning to it at all). God bless the young diabetic woman; she seems to have courage and will make a good mom, someday.
CHRIS, what’s with all the bishop-bashing?
sometimes bishaops and priests and nuns are at such places, and other times they are doing other things — do you think they are most important than the good catholics deswcribed in this article?
a woman talking to another woman can be a lot more eff3ective than some bishop (who will never get pregnant, never have to care for a family).
max,
Have you ever been to a killing center when a priest is present?
For that matter, have you ever been to a killing center to protest at all?
Well I have, many many times and counting, and a priest’s presence is always a great moral builder for those who do stand between the killers and their victims!
We now have wonderful visiting priest from Uganda who joins when he is able, what a blessing!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
max,
Why would you accuse St. Christopher of bishop bashing and then write the words, “than some bishop who will NEVER HAVE TO CARE FOR A FAMILY?”
Bishops ARE supposed to care about their family AKA their flock. max, Without even realizing what you are writing it looks like you are also admitting that there has been terrible negligence.
CATHERINE, your wisdom is beyond compare.
If only it was true. As pointed out by seerval comments on AmP the statement that these bishops are opposed to ObamaCare is misleading. Because a bishop has opposed abortion coverage, does not mean he is against “ObamaCare” or the “current health care proposal in Congress”. They have stated they are in favor of universal health care and just about everything in the H.R. 3200 but abortion and conscience rights concerns. Big time social justice is dominating the Am Catholic Church.
Praise God she didn’t have the abortion. Diabetes or not, she needs to trust God more. I know that it must be scary but pregnancy is always a risk of anything can happen. But we must never directly destroy a life, never!
Why. Do you fail to identify. Who was doing the killing?
Someone asked “Where are the bishops?”
Here is where our bishops are. Their elected President of the USCCB, Cardinal Dolan, just made the following stunning remarks:
“Do you not think it’s a cause for celebration in the Catholic community in the United States of America that the two vice-presidential candidates are Catholic? We’ve got two men who – and you can disagree with one of them or both of them – say they take their faith seriously, who don’t try to hide it, and who say, ‘Hey, my Catholic upbringing and my Catholic formation influences the way I think.’ Not bad. Not bad.”
This is astounding. So, baby butchering Biden is “Catholic”, and between Biden and Ryan we “can disagree with one of them or both of them”.
This is a license straight from the mouth of the President of the USCCB to vote for the baby killing Democrats.
Unbelievable.
Juergensen, rather what I find unbelievable is not so much Dolan but the people who feed at his trough. I’d say his sacraments might be in question as to validity … How evil must a bishop be to ignore abortion? How evil must a bishop be before his administering of sacraments becomes invalid? I do not know, but am posting this question. Jesus did not guarantee any bishops, but only the Church. So, how evil does a bishop have to be before he should not be listened to or followed? How evil does a bishop have to be before he becomes de facto not a member of the Catholic Church? How long will it take for bishops to respond to the Pope’s calling them to become holy?
The validity of the sacraments do not depend on the holiness of the priest. There is no question about the validity of Cardinal Dolan’s sacraments. Cardinal Dolan is not evil. He does not ignore abortion. His point was that the candidates are not holding their religion at arm’s length like President Kennedy did. His point was that Catholism was not something that kept people from voting for them as it used to be in America. For you questions: According to the Catechism of Pope St. Pius V “Christ demands obedience even to wicked pastors.” Now, that does not mean that one has to sin, but in all things that are not sin they should be obeyed. Should one commit a mortal sin or even a multitude of mortal sins, they are still the bishop. They do not, even by doing something that would excommunicate them, become “not a member of the Catholic Church.” The error of believing this could happen has caused many to leave the Church and join schismatic groups who claim to be the true Church.
“His point was that the candidates are not holding their religion at arm’s length like President Kennedy did” ~ Actually Biden does hold his religion at arm’s length. In fact he stiff-arms his religion. He supports baby butchering, sodomite marriage, and sundry other mortally sinful offenses against God and the Church. Portraying Biden and Ryan as equal Catholics is quintessential moral relativism. Our Holy Father has clearly taught against this; too bad so few of his fellow bishops do.
Yes, you are right about him being pro-choice. I don’t know about those other sundry mortal sins.
No, not “pro-choice”. Pro-ABORTION. Pro-MURDER. Pro-BABY BUTCHERING.
I do know about those other sundry mortal sins: contraception; abortifacient contraception; sodomy; lesbianism; et al.
John, go and see for yourself.
Always know when to stop talking. I’ve ineeivrtwed quite a few people, it was just impossible to shut them up. They start to jump from one topic to another, one ended up talking about the dog she had in high-school That was wasted time and effort.