Tag Archive: #respectlifeministry

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...]

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: 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...]

Looking Back on Respect Life Month

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Respect Life Ministry had quite the month of events. We invited the parish to pray for life after all masses, attended the March for Life in Palatine, hosted a wonderful speaker, and held perpetual adoration [read more...]