Life lessons: A tale of two marches and the paradox of feminism
In the course of one week, the streets of Washington, D.C., saw the feet of thousands of people exercising their right to peacefully protest. On Saturday, January 22, women lined the streets as they participated in the Women’s March on Washington. The following Friday, January 27, women and men lined the streets to participate in the 44th annual March for Life. In some regards, the marches were similar. Both marches hosted thousands of individuals passionately marching for is
Life lessons on spiritual adoption
Back in 1973, after the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion, Archbishop Fulton Sheen urged persons of faith wishing to save the lives of babies to pray for them. The archbishop understood that “prayer is the best weapon to help them — the most effective.” He introduced a program called Spiritual Adoption, asking people to pray every day for nine months to protect the life of a baby threatened by abortion. The simple prayer he gave us is this: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph,