Building a Culture of Life - Part 5
Here is the next part of the pro-life resolution passed by Supreme last August:
"FURTHER RESOLVED, That we believe that “women deserve better than abortion” and will continue to support programs which provide women facing crisis pregnancies with alternatives to abortion, including adoption, and that we support projects which provide spiritual support to those women and men suffering from the traumatic emotional and psychological after-effects of abortion;"
This resolution brings to light the work we should be doing to support women in crisis pregnancies and those men and women who are suffering from an abortion. We are not only pro-life, but we are pro-woman. We need to stand up as men, real men, not the wimpy pseudo-men that our society tries to turn us into. Women want us to be the leaders, protectors, and providers we were all meant to be. When we fail them in those roles, our women seek them elsewhere, and not always in the most wholesome ways. Men failing to be real men are largely to blame for the abortion crisis!
We have an opportunity to atone for some of our failings. A few minutes down Frederick Rd. from our Council Hall is Pregnancy Center West, a place where women can turn when they don't know where else to turn. They provide free services to women who are or think they may be in a crisis pregnancy. Their Pregnancy Counselors are volunteers specially trained in pregnancy counseling. Their goal is to provide women with top quality compassionate care, as well as complete, accurate information about adoption, single parenting, abortion and STDs. They do not perform or refer for abortion. All of their services are free and confidential.
Pregnancy Center West is in need of our help. Some of our brother Knights already volunteer there to provide a male presence. Some contribute money on a regular monthly basis. Our help is also needed with cleaning, maintenance, and minor repairs to their clinic. We can always spread the word about what they do and where they are located. If you want to help, give them a call at 410-788-4433 and find out what they need most from you.
Vivat Iesus!
Joe Healy
