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Trump Administration Gives $5 Million to Pro-Life Clinics!
From the New York Times:
Trump Administration Gives Family Planning Grant to Anti-Abortion Group
The Trump administration took an important step on Friday in its push to restrict access to abortion and contraception, announcing that it would give as much as $5.1 million in family planning funds to a nonprofit organization funded by allies of the Catholic Church.
The grant from the Department of Health and Human Services went to the Obria Group, a Southern California-based nonprofit that describes itself as being “led by God” and that aims to siphon patients — and money — away from Planned Parenthood.
The grant to Obria, which includes $1.7 million in the first year and the prospect of that amount in each of the next two years, represents a fraction of the total amount of family planning money awarded by the department on Friday. But both supporters and opponents of abortion rights cast it as a potentially significant move to try to defund medical clinics that provide abortions, such as those affiliated with Planned Parenthood….
Obia was founded by Kathleen Eaton (now Kathleen Eaton Bravo), who was one of our speakers at the 2011 Walk for Life West Coast. Bless her!
The Times also quotes Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, calling Mr. Trump as “the most pro-life president in our nation’s history.” Bless him too!
Best Possible News CONTINUES! Harper Anne Bjornstrom!!!
Say hello to the newest Walk for Lifer, Harper Anne Bjornstrom!
What an angel! Darling Harper was born on March 14, and you first saw her sharing her Heartbeat for Life with Mommy Olivia on January 26–that’s them at left:
As you can imagine, Mom and dad Olivia and Tommy are proud and absolutely delighted:
The entire Walk for Life West Coast shares in your joy and sends our love, prayers, and congratulations!
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
Great ‘Culture Project’ Video of the Walk..and More!
Those great young people from the Culture Project made a great Walk for Life West Coast / ONE Life L.A./ March for Life video. Check it out:
Photo: Jason Weinrich/Walk for Life West Coast
LIFE Runners Across America!
Our Friends at the LIFE Runners weren’t only at the Walk for Life West Coast (although they were; check out the photos here)!
They were also all over the U.S. Check it out!
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
Arizona State Students for Life at the Walk!
Members of Arizona State University’s Students for Life gather in the Civic Center Plaza at the San Francisco Walk for Life Jan. 26. (Ryan Everson/CATHOLIC SUN)
The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix, has the story:
“Do not be ashamed to bear your testimony to our Lord, but bear your share of hardship for the Gospel,” said Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco. The remarks came at the Walk for Life Mass Jan. 28 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, where Pope Francis granted a plenary indulgence to all Catholics.
The day of pro-life activities on began with the special Mass celebrated by Archbishop Cordileone alongside nine other bishops from the region. In his homily, the archbishop addressed how secularized moral values, including the rise of abortion and contraception, has harmed the sanctity of the family and human life. The bishop told the faithful they will encounter adversity when defending their Catholic values, just as the Apostles did when Jesus sent them out “as lambs among wolves.”
“The world will hate us for it, and attack us for it. That’s what happened to Pope Paul after Humanae Vitae,” the bishop said, referring to Pope St. Paul VI’s 1968 papal encyclical that reaffirmed the Church’s teaching on the use of artificial contraceptives.
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
St. Stephen’s of Sacramento at the Walk!
St. Stephen’s Church in Sacramento is a ministry of the FSPP–Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Here’s their parish group at the Walk for Life West Coast, and some other FSSP Parishes came too–and to the other Marches as well. Check it out here.
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
Blogger’s Favorites, #2!!
These Walk for Life West Coast shots are by Debra Greenblat of Catholic San Francisco. Thanks, Deb!
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
Photo: Debra Greenblat/ Catholic San Francisco
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
President Asks Congress for Abortion Legislation
Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017. (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)
From President Trump’s State of the Union:
“Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb moments before birth.
These are living, feeling, beautiful, babies who will never get the chance to share their love and dreams with the world.
And then, we had the case of the Governor of Virginia where he stated he would execute a baby after birth.
To defend the dignity of every person, I am asking Congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb.”
What a contrast between the two parties.
Blogger’s Favorites, #1
Some of my personal favorites from the 2019 Walk for Life West Coast. More to follow!
Photo: Kelly Connelly/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jason Weinrich/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
Photo: Jose Aguirre/Walk for Life West Coast
#babiessavingbabies #walkforlifewc #WalkForLife #WFLWC
Kneeling Room Only: Walk for Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral!
Wow. The Cathedral is never more filled with worshippers than it is at the annual Mass before the Walk for Life West Coast. Check it out, kneeling room only!
Photo: Jason Weinrich/Walk for Life West Coast
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