Can a death sentence improve your life? Do you live life to the fullest? That includes eternity. Yet, who among us lives as if death is coming? The default setting for most is to live merely—or at least mostly—for Earthly life. In such a case, a death sentence can be a…
Prayer is a lethal weapon. But in the hands of the enemy with sacrilegious intentions, it is useless. Although abortion workers continually say that prayer vigils outside abortion clinics are ineffective, they are attempting to use prayer to launch a counter-offensive. Unfortunately, they lack the knowledge of how such a weapon works.
Each flag represents a life lost to abortion. When Maria Wanchic of Bismarck, ND was thirteen years old, she thought of all the lives lost to abortion and imagined putting up a memorial to represent them as individuals. “At the time, I thought about crosses,” she said. That was two…
Snow covered early in week Abortion supporters have vowed revenge against North Dakota legislators for making it the most pro-life state in the nation. They have promised a legal battle against the new laws and are threatening lawmakers with voting them out of office. To be sure legislators get the message…
Women’s Medical Society dubbed “House of Horrors” (Pro-choice groups are now using this story to promote abortion. Read under subtitle “Spin Doctors” of this article.) The Media has a penchant for murder, to the point of obsession, often saturating coverage with every little detail. Curiosity mixed with horror draws large audiences. Yet there…
The day before ND’s historical victory for life, our little prayer group ventured into an emotional pro-abortion rally. “Let’s get together today at 2:00 PM to pray and balance the offensive that will occur at 2:30 at the capitol.” my friend Isabel texted me. I decided that praying for the unborn…
Madonna (Richter) Silvernagel had suffered a parent’s worse fear, not once, but twice—the death of two beloved baby daughters. She could not have known that she herself would die young, but her legacy lives on in a powerful way. Her daughters, now married with families of their own, give thanks that their mother did…
This story is a dramatic testimony to the value of life–even life that results from a rape. It was featured in Amazing Grace for Survivors. It had been more than a year since Casey was stillborn, and it seemed Steve and I would never be able to have the third child we wanted so badly. The nurse…
When I was collecting stories for the Amazing Grace for Survivors book, I came across this heart warming story by a friend of a friend who was born blind. Here is her story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I suppose Melissa would be called…
I once did not understand. So now, instead of getting upset when others don’t understand, I see it as an opportunity to inform or at least to pray for them. When I came to understand Catholic teaching on love and marriage, my heart grew to include the unborn children I once thought I did not…
Today, in “Annie’s Mailbox” newspaper column, a woman who admitted having no desire for children wrote: “Babies are messy, leaky, smelly and noisy, as well as demanding and expensive.” The woman is accurate. It is not logical to have a child. A baby will drain your bank account and rob you of sleep. It will…