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Iowans for Life

What It Means to be Prolife: A Teenage Perspective

January 20, 2013 by Katherine Bourne 2 Comments

Katherine Bourne, a high school sophomore, shares thoughts on being a Catholic prolife teen. This entry was selected as a 2013 March for Life essay winner.

Posted in: Authors, Guest Contributors Tagged: abortion, Iowans for Life, March For Life, Prolife

The Week in Review — 7 Quick Takes

June 22, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

— 1 — I made my writing debut for CatholicMom.com this week and will be contributing there every first and third Tuesday. I greatly admire Lisa Hendey, the feminine genius behind CatholicMom, and am tickled pink to be collaborating with her. This week I write about Radio Apps and the New Evangelization. — 2 — For Facebook users, CatholicMom.com … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Iowans for Life, Mary Ann Kuharski, PiusMedia, Timothy Cardinal Dolan

40 Days for Life

February 19, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

The 40 Days for Life campaign begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, in 258 locations in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and Spain. See the list of locations to get involved in the campaign nearest you!

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: abortion, Fasting, Iowans for Life, Prayer, Prolife

Reflections from the 2012 March for Life

February 2, 2012 by Maggie DeWitte Leave a Comment

For 39 years, thousands of people have made a pilgrimage to Washington, DC to bear witness to the sanctity of human life.  This year was no different. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision (Roe v. Wade) that changed the United States of America in a way no other decision has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guest Contributors Tagged: Dowling Catholic High School, His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Parish, Iowans for Life, Knights of Columbus, Laura Downey, Maggie DeWitte, March For Life, Mass, Mass for Life, Monsignor Charles Pope, Prolife, Roe v Wade, sanctity of life, St. Francis Assisi Parish West Des Moines Iowa, Verizon Center, Washington DC

Living Out the March For Life

January 19, 2012 by Lisa Bourne 4 Comments
Choose Life

Dave Anson has an interesting story. Ordinary guy, who happened to be raised without a firm faith foundation. He served in Vietnam, experiencing, as did many of the very young men who served there, a lot of terrible things. Anson worked hard at bringing himself to a good place in his life after a less than perfect … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guest Contributors Tagged: abortion, Gabriel's Corner, Iowa, Iowans for Life, Knights of Columbus, March for Life 2011, March for Life 2012, Prolife
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