by afladmin | Dec 31, 2018 | Abortion
Since 2002, the women of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, which I co-founded, have been speaking publicly about their abortions and the many reasons they regret having made that irrevocable choice. We have been embraced by the pro-life movement because ours are...
by afladmin | Dec 17, 2018 | Abortion
“You don’t protest do you?” It’s a question I’ve been asked with varying degrees of derision and disbelief when I’ve discussed my work with people who were either ambivalent on the abortion issue or are inclined toward being pro-choice. Pro-life people have earned a...
by afladmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Social Justice
“I know my rights!” This is a line usually delivered by a belligerent, unpleasant character on your dime-a-dozen police procedurals. The other characters may roll their eyes collectively during his bellicose rantings. We the members of the audience are meant to...
by afladmin | Dec 6, 2018 | Abortion
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s focus is the sanctity of life lectionary. You can see all the Anglicans in Action videos on our YouTube Channel. This week’s action...
by afladmin | Dec 3, 2018 | End of Life
Have you ever shopped for a birthday card for someone over 40? They tend to be comedic in nature, laughing about the realities of getting older. Forgetfulness, aging bones and muscles, greying or thinning hair, wrinkles. You can probably write the jokes yourself. It’s...
by afladmin | Nov 29, 2018 | q&a
I want to participate in the March for Life in Washington DC, but it is too far away for me to travel. Is there a local march in my area? There may be! While attending the national events in Washington DC and San Francisco are exciting and very worth the trip, many...
by afladmin | Nov 29, 2018 | Abortion
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s focus is safeguarding those in nursing homes. You can see all the Anglicans in Action videos on our YouTube Channel. You may have...
by afladmin | Nov 26, 2018 | After Abortion Care
I recently attended a mass in which the priest focused on “hope.” He spoke of hope being rooted in reality and that it is not a wishing like earthly hope, but a knowing. It is a knowing hope because of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. In...
by afladmin | Nov 20, 2018 | Abortion
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your churches and communities on our Take Action page. This month, we are looking at life-affirming conversations during Thanksgiving. We have all suffered through an...
by afladmin | Nov 15, 2018 | Adoption
This week’s action idea is related to adoption – most of the time when we think about adoption, we focus on the families who adopt a child, or we celebrate the baby who has been united with a new family. Sometimes we celebrate birth parents who choose life for their...