Catholic Teens 1-16-07
Hey All—
Next Monday is the 34th tragic anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion (Roe v. Wade). In recent years we have looked down our noses, aghast at how little, people (Catholics especially) appeared to do to prevent the Holocaust. “How could so many sit by idly amidst such horror?” “Why didn’t they do something?” we wonder. Remember Hitler was democratically elected. You already know where I’m going with this….
When the abortion holocaust has ended, history will also judge us by asking “what did you do to prevent such atrocities?”
Even more profound is what awaits us on Judgment Day when we come face to face with God to give an account of our own life. And when He asks, what did you do to prevent the killing of the most innocent in the womb? What did you do to help mothers in such difficult circumstances that they’d even consider an abortion? What did you do to vote into office those who would help make abortion illegal again? And how will we respond? There is no excuse for doing nothing. There are houses, (Hannah House) to help mothers in difficult circumstances. Do you support them? St. Peter’s Family Life Committee has set up a Spiritual Adoption prayer effort that lasts 9 months. Did you take advantage of that? This Monday there is a day of prayer at St. Peter’s for an end to this tragedy. Will you come? 3 busses from the Diocese of LaCrosse are taking young people to Washington D.C. for the National March for Life. Did you support them? When the time comes to give an accounting. how will you respond?
This year there are 3 busses of teenagers from our own Diocese who will be making the trip to Washington for the National March for Life. (A few years ago, there were only a handful of us. Let us pray for them, for their efforts, and join them spiritually in overcoming today’s holocaust.
Question O' The Week:
Abortion
Would you consider abortion in the following situations?
1. There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with her 15th. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty, and the excessive world population (editorial note: overpopulation has now been shown to be false), would you consider recommending she get an abortion?
2. The father is sick with sniffles, the mother has TB. They have 4 children. The 1st is blind, the 2nd is dead; the 3rd is deaf; the 4th has TB. She finds she’s pregnant again. Given the extreme situation, would you consider recommending an abortion?
3. A white man raped a 13 year-old black girl and she got pregnant. If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?
4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She’s not married. Her finace’ is not the father of the baby and he’s very upset. Would you consider recommending abortion?
-In the first case, you have just killed John Wesley, one of the great evangelists of the 19th century.
-In the second case, you have killed Beethoven.
-In the third case, you have killed Ethel Waters, the great black gospel singer.
-If you said “yes” in the fourth case, you have just declared the murder of Jesus Christ!
-Author Unknown
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Intentions:
-For the Kluck family and the husband who may have cancer again, we pray to the Lord.
-For all those traveling to Washington for the March for Life, especially our own Fr. Sakowski, Danny, Arturo, & Jennifer, we pray to the Lord.
-For an end to the horror of abortion, we pray to the Lord.
-For all those considering an abortion, that they may choose Life and get the help they need., we pray to the Lord.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:
-The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 4th—Watching the Super Bowl on the big screen in Kolbe Hall!
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating tha
Next Monday is the 34th tragic anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion (Roe v. Wade). In recent years we have looked down our noses, aghast at how little, people (Catholics especially) appeared to do to prevent the Holocaust. “How could so many sit by idly amidst such horror?” “Why didn’t they do something?” we wonder. Remember Hitler was democratically elected. You already know where I’m going with this….
When the abortion holocaust has ended, history will also judge us by asking “what did you do to prevent such atrocities?”
Even more profound is what awaits us on Judgment Day when we come face to face with God to give an account of our own life. And when He asks, what did you do to prevent the killing of the most innocent in the womb? What did you do to help mothers in such difficult circumstances that they’d even consider an abortion? What did you do to vote into office those who would help make abortion illegal again? And how will we respond? There is no excuse for doing nothing. There are houses, (Hannah House) to help mothers in difficult circumstances. Do you support them? St. Peter’s Family Life Committee has set up a Spiritual Adoption prayer effort that lasts 9 months. Did you take advantage of that? This Monday there is a day of prayer at St. Peter’s for an end to this tragedy. Will you come? 3 busses from the Diocese of LaCrosse are taking young people to Washington D.C. for the National March for Life. Did you support them? When the time comes to give an accounting. how will you respond?
This year there are 3 busses of teenagers from our own Diocese who will be making the trip to Washington for the National March for Life. (A few years ago, there were only a handful of us. Let us pray for them, for their efforts, and join them spiritually in overcoming today’s holocaust.
Question O' The Week:
Abortion
Would you consider abortion in the following situations?
1. There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with her 15th. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty, and the excessive world population (editorial note: overpopulation has now been shown to be false), would you consider recommending she get an abortion?
2. The father is sick with sniffles, the mother has TB. They have 4 children. The 1st is blind, the 2nd is dead; the 3rd is deaf; the 4th has TB. She finds she’s pregnant again. Given the extreme situation, would you consider recommending an abortion?
3. A white man raped a 13 year-old black girl and she got pregnant. If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?
4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She’s not married. Her finace’ is not the father of the baby and he’s very upset. Would you consider recommending abortion?
-In the first case, you have just killed John Wesley, one of the great evangelists of the 19th century.
-In the second case, you have killed Beethoven.
-In the third case, you have killed Ethel Waters, the great black gospel singer.
-If you said “yes” in the fourth case, you have just declared the murder of Jesus Christ!
-Author Unknown
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intentions:
-For the Kluck family and the husband who may have cancer again, we pray to the Lord.
-For all those traveling to Washington for the March for Life, especially our own Fr. Sakowski, Danny, Arturo, & Jennifer, we pray to the Lord.
-For an end to the horror of abortion, we pray to the Lord.
-For all those considering an abortion, that they may choose Life and get the help they need., we pray to the Lord.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:
-The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 4th—Watching the Super Bowl on the big screen in Kolbe Hall!
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating tha
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