Author: St Peter Respect Life Committee

July 14, 2018: Maternity Home Tour (North Philadelphia)

Editor’s Note: The following is an email sent by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia to their mailing list on July 11, 2018.

 

We would like to invite you to tour Guiding Star Ministries, our maternity home in North Philadelphia on this Saturday, July 14, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.  Please come visit and see some good news in action.

At Guiding Star Ministries, we are able to offer a real alternative to abortion vulnerable women, providing an option with an affirming, supportive choice for life.  Many expectant mothers vulnerable to abortion feel they cannot possibly provide for their baby and are in need of safe, reliable housing. Guiding Star provides housing and so much more.  The help extends beyond the walls of the house, as we provide baby supplies, job training and connections, and parenting training and support to families in the community.

Currently at Guiding Star there are six moms, nine children and two unborn babies on the way.  This year five Guiding Star resident moms have given birth to five beautiful babies, including a 5.4 lb baby girl this past Sunday!

To visit Guiding Star on Saturday, July 14, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., please RSVP to our office at mail@prolifeunion.org or call 215-885-8150.   We keep the address confidential and will provide it to you when you RSVP.

See you there!

Tom Stevens
President & CEO

Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia
Phone: 215-885-8150
Email: tstevens@prolifeunion.org

The legacy of ‘Humanae Vitae’ at 50 years (CatholicPhilly.com)

Editor’s Note: As our world suffers the loss of stable marriages and families, rampant objectifying of the human person, #MeToo, it’s clear that Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae was prophetic.  As this most controversial document celebrates its 50th anniversary, we can see how Humanae Vitae got human nature right.  It’s time to give this masterful document its due.

 

ReadIconRead The legacy of ‘Humanae Vitae’ at 50 years by Helen Alvare.

July 25, 2018: Humanae Vitae @50 Lecture at St. Ann (Phoenixville) by Angela Franks

Dr. Angela Franks, Professor at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization, St. John’s Seminary, Boston MA, will be giving a lecture entitled Humanae Vitae @50: Church Teaching for the #MeToo Moment.

Wednesday, January 25
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
St. Ann Roman Catholic Church
502 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460

Recent writings by Dr. Franks include:

What’s a Body For?
Plough Quarterly magazine, Summer 2018

#MeToo shows the dangers of ‘end-less’ sex. ‘Humanae Vitae’ shows the way forward.
America Magazine, April 17, 2018

Contraception and Catholicism: What the Church Teaches and Why
Published November 22, 2013 by Pauline Books & Media

For more about Dr. Franks, visit her website.

Philadelphia Area Observances of the 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae

A coalition of pro-life and Catholic organizations in the greater Philadelphia area is conducting activities to observe the 50th anniversary of the document Humanae Vitae (HV), which occurs on July 25, 2018. The St. Peter Respect Life Committee is one of the sponsors.

There are 3 Ways You Can Participate:

  1. Become a signatory to the coalition’s HV 50 Declaration. Submit your signature online at their website HV50Philly.com. Or, print, sign and mail the HV 50 Signatory Form by July 20, 2018.
  2. Attend the Humanae Vitae at 50 presentation on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM in Upper McShain Hall at the Malvern Retreat House. This event features a screening of the newly released 90 minute movie, Sexual Revolution: 50 Years Since Humanae Vitae.Sexualt Revolution Movie Poster HV50PhillySexualt Revolution Movie Description and Cast
  3. Attend the conference presented by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Life and Family entitled, Humanae Vitae: The Prophetic Voice of Blessed Paul VI 50 Years Later on October 13, 2018.

 

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