In a two-minute video set to music, eighth grader Dillon Stevenson, a parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Plymouth, compares abortion to how animals are euthanized, posing the question of whether our society places more value on the life of a puppy than on the life of a child. He also touches…
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Life is a Gift
by Mike Stechschulte •
Conference to tackle euthanasia, same-sex attraction DETROIT — Seven years ago, Bobby Schindler’s life changed as he watched his sister fight for hers. Terri Schiavo had suffered severe brain damage several years earlier after entering cardiac arrest in her St. Petersburg, Fla., home, but that wasn’t what was threatening to take her life. According to…
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Catholics prep for Respect Life Month
by Robert Delaney •
Detroit — In the Archdiocese of Detroit, thousands of pro-life advocates will take their message to the wider community on Respect Life Sunday and over the next few weeks as they participate in National Life Chain Sunday, Oct. 2, or in 40 Days for Life vigils outside abortion clinics. Life Chain participants, carrying signs with…
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Catholics chip in for pro-life witness
by Robert Delaney •
DETROIT — To reach the broader public with a pro-life message on Respect Life Sunday, the Gospel of Life Committee at St. Sebastian Parish in Dearborn Heights launched a campaign to place a half-page advertisement in the Sunday, Oct. 2, issue of the Sunday Free Press. The headline on the ad will read, “The Right…
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Detroit-area Respect Life Month events
by The Michigan Catholic •
METRO AREA — The following events are happening in the Detroit area during October: 40 Days for Life Locally, 40 Days for Life vigils are taking place, Sept. 28 through Nov. 6. Visit www.40daysforlife.com or call the numbers below for details: Bloomfield Hills — Outside 43380 Woodward Ave. (248) 742-3535. Dearborn — Outside 4132 Schaefer…
