Tag Archive: #respectlife

40 Hours of Adoration for Life

As part of Respect Life Month, we will be offering Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration for 40 hours in the Gathering Place. Adoration will begin following 6PM mass on Sunday October 22nd and continue through Wednesday October 24th at 8PM. All are [read more...]

The Power of Eucharistic Adoration

“It is impossible in human terms to exaggerate the importance of being in a church or chapel before the blessed Sacrament as often and for as long as our daily duties allow…” ~ Father John Hardon Father John Hardon’s quote [read more...]

Living Radical Solidarity

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...]

Welcome to Respect Life Month!

October is the month of Our Lady but also when we celebrate the joy and dignity of every human life. This year’s theme from the USCCB is Radical Solidarity. Join us for a month of prolife events and look for [read more...]

IL Right to Life Banquet

Illinois Right to Life Action’s 50th Banquet will feature EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo and be held at The Carlisle Banquets (435 Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL) on Friday, October 13, 2023. Cocktail hour will start at 6 pm, with dinner served at [read more...]

Respect Life Month is Almost Here

October is the month of Our Lady but also when we celebrate the joy and dignity of every human life. This year’s theme from the USCCB is Radical Solidarity . Join us for a month of prolife events and look [read more...]

Baby Bottle Campaign Total & Thank You!

The OLW Respect Life Ministry is happy to announce that this year’s Baby Bottle Campaign netted $7,720.23 which is $1,200.00 above last year’s collection. The funds will be used by The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland to fund their work [read more...]

Right To Life Ground Zero Tour

St. James Parish’s Respect Life Ministry Invites You Respect Life Mass, Light Breakfast Reception and Pro-Life Training on Saturday, September 16. The meeting will take place right after the 7:30 am mass in the Laramie Room. Because of the extreme [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: Chastity; Freedom, Peace & Romance Without Regret

In today’s world, it seems backwards that a couple would abstain from sex before marriage. Watch any TV show or movie and the couples are always sleeping together while dating. What a strange thought that we need to “try each [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: Your Body is Your Temple

Today our culture seems to prioritize self-gratification. We see it in instant online shopping, social media’s endless scrolling and most unfortunately one-night stands or contraception. The latter has major consequences with unplanned pregnancies seen as inconvenient and consequently aborted. It’s [read more...]