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April Is Abortion Recovery Awareness Month

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Hattip to Opinionated Catholic.  Abortion Recovery International, a group dedicated to helping women heal from the trauma of abortion has proclaimed April as Abortion Recovery Awareness Month.  Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, has issued a proclamation, as has Governor Rick Perry of Texas.  Bravo to the Governors!  Hey Jenkins, if Notre Dame really needs to honor a politician, you need look no farther than Catholic convert Bobby Jindal!

The words of John Paul II in Evangelium vitae ring forth in regard to women recovering from the bitter emotional and spiritual consequences of abortion:

“I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope. Try rather to understand what happened and face it honestly. If you have not already done so, give yourselves over with humility and trust to repentance. The Father of mercies is ready to give you his forgiveness and his peace in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. To the same Father and his mercy you can with sure hope entrust your child. With the friendly and expert help and advice of other people, and as a result of your own painful experience, you can be among the most eloquent defenders of everyone’s right to life. Through your commitment to life, whether by accepting the birth of other children or by welcoming and caring for those most in need of someone to be close to them, you will become promoters of a new way of looking at human life.”

Project Rachel is a great resource for women seeking healing from abortion.

In 1994 at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta ended her speech with the following words:

“If we remember that God loves us, and that we can love others as He loves us, then America can become a sign of peace for the world. From here, a sign of care for the weakest of the weak – the unborn child – must go out to the world. If you become a burning light of justice and peace in the world, then really you will be true to what the founders of this country stood for. God bless you! “

Amen.

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Friday, April 24, AD 2009 10:43am

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Friday, April 24, AD 2009 6:48pm

You can find the Abortion Recovery InterNational, Inc. website here:

http://www.abortionrecoveryinternational.org

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Friday, April 24, AD 2009 8:05pm

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