Chairman’s Statement on Dobbs Anniversary USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities On June 24, 2024, we celebrated the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ending the tragic reign of Roe v. Wade. It [read more...]
Last Saturday, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Respect Life Ministry hosted representatives from Respect Life Ministries in other Vicariate l Parishes to a morning of sharing and fellowship. Fourteen attendees from five parishes plus the Archdiocese attended. Each shared how [read more...]
The USCCB’s president and the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities announced a nationwide invitation to prayer. On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could impact the widespread accessibility of [read more...]
According to the Thomas More Society, Illinois will more than double its annual abortion rate from its current average of 40,000 abortions to about 100,000 abortions. This is due to Illinois’ loose restrictions on abortion, the repeal of parental notification, [read more...]
9 Days for Life begins on Tuesday, January 16 and runs through Wednesday, January 24. Join Catholics nationwide in prayer for the protection of human life! You can download the novena or get the daily prayers and reflections by email [read more...]
December is not just the month of Christ’s birth, but also of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation celebrated on December 8th. This feast day tells us that Mary was just like us in terms of her [read more...]
Join Northwest Families for Life, the Knights of Columbus, and several neighboring parishes — including Our Lady of the Wayside — in the March For Life. The march will kick off on Saturday, October 21, at 1:00 pm, from St. [read more...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Respect Life Month. Join a nationwide novena starting Friday for the protection of human life from conception to natural death. Each day of the novena features a different prayer intention, as well as [read more...]
An excerpt from Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge statement on Respect Life Month 2023 Since 1973, the year the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide in Roe v. Wade, the month of October has been set aside by the U.S. bishops [read more...]