Tag Archive: #respectlife

Baby Bottles Due: June 17 & 18

It’s time to return the baby bottle you picked up on May 6-7! The bottles are due back on the weekend of Father’s Day (June 17-18). Please drop your cash or check filled bottles into the baskets that will be [read more...]

Prayer Service for Loss of a Child

St. Theresa Parish invites anyone who experienced the loss of a child — no matter the time since your loss, the circumstances, or the age — to a special Prayer Service for the Loss of a Child on Sunday, May [read more...]

What Is Motherhood?

While we seem to always think about motherhood in the physical aspect, there is also an aspect of motherhood called spiritual motherhood. To understand spiritual motherhood, St John Paul II wrote an apostolic letter in 1988 called MulierisDignitatem (On the [read more...]

Baby Bottle Campaign for The Women’s Center

From Mother’s Day through Father’s Day 2023, we will collect donations for The Women’s Center – a pregnancy care center that supports women with counseling and guidance before, during, and after their pregnancies. How You Can Help: Take a baby [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: From the Heart of a Survivor

In November of 2003, I became pregnant. Although it was unplanned, my baby definitely was not unwanted. I was very worried about telling my boyfriend the news and what his reaction would be. It was one of anger. How would [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: From Pope St. John Paul II

Through the Incarnation and birth of Christ, God reveals to us the dignity of all human life. Human life, as a gift of God, is sacred and inviolable. The Son of God has united himself with every human being and [read more...]

Join Us in Praying the St. Joseph Adoption Novena

Leading up to the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 20, please join us in praying the St. Joseph Adoption Novena.  Invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, we will pray the Lord blesses all who travel [read more...]

Jesus Was Born to a Teen Mom

This is a story about people jumping to conclusions and judging others without grace or mercy. And it’s also a story of incredible grace and forgiveness. This is a story about people jumping to conclusions and judging others without grace [read more...]

Respect Life Corner: Illinois Life Happenings

ILLINOIS LIFE HAPPENINGS Illinois is now a very dangerous place for women and babies. Last week Illinois legislators passed a bill that states: Non-physicians can now perform abortions Doctors who lose their licenses in other states can work here If [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 9

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray that civic leaders will [read more...]