by afladmin | Dec 19, 2019 | Abortion
Reflecting on the upcoming Day of Holy Innocents, this thought came to me: ‘satan twists the truth!’ I guess it would help to know that I had earlier read this quote: “Women seeking an abortion are largely women of faith. They’re not having an abortion in spite of...
by afladmin | Dec 9, 2019 | Abortion, Pregnancy
A young, unmarried woman receives very unexpected news. Her fiancé does not handle it well. She anticipates the scorn of her close-knit, religious community. The woman’s story sounds all too familiar. However, her story is anything but normal, because this is Mary,...
by afladmin | Dec 19, 2017 | AFL Publications
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are...
by afladmin | Dec 12, 2016 | AFL Publications
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to...
by afladmin | Nov 25, 2016 | Abortion, Pregnancy
I am thinking and studying about Mary. When I slowed down my reading of Luke’s account, I found some very surprising things…Things I really had passed over before without thinking. Here is what I found: 1. Mary’s response to Gabriel was twofold. When...
