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Fearfully, Wonderfully Made

In February 2002 during a visit to Rome, our family devoted an entire day to exploring the Vatican Museums, including a much-anticipated visit to the Sistine Chapel. Late in the morning, as we entered the chapel, my wife, Ann, son Christopher, and I began pacing the...

Why Abstinence is the Better Way to Go

Abstinence education truly lowers the rates of sexually transmitted infections or STI’s in teens. On July 6, 2012, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released a pro-abstinence staff report called “A Better Approach to Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: ...

When I Pass Over: 10 Preparations for Death

By: Fr. Lee Nelson As a priest, I have buried so many who never gave the slightest thought to what their families would do, what decisions would need to be made, how to provide for their loved ones. This kind of planning is a great comfort to in this life to me and to...

How to Listen to Someone Who is Hurting from Abortion

As we reach out to those who have suffered the loss of a child through abortion, it is important to understand the paradoxical tendency: 1. They want to bury abortion-related feelings 2. They have a desperate hunger to find an outlet for the pain, to find...

2016 March for Life in Canada

  March for Life Canada – May 12th, 2016 – Thank you for standing with us! Thank you to the Bishops, Clergy, and Laity who witnessed for the Sanctity of Human Life across Canada on May 12. AFLC was well represented in Victoria, BC; Edmonton, Alberta;...