Respect Life

View Bishop Malloy's Letter on SCOTUS Decision 6/24/22 (PDF format)

The Haven Network was founded in 2004 and is an independent Christian ministry offering life-affirming services and providing emotional, spiritual and practical support for families enduring the death of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, SIDS, Early Infant Death and terminal or life-limiting diagnosis. Visit their website to learn about the resources they offer, including Healing Hearts, a support group based in Rockford.

Pro-Life Resources
Information on local pregnancy services, post-abortion counseling, mental health support, and national political action groups covering abortion, euthanasia, and other pro-life issues can be found by clicking here.

SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS are sometimes experienced by women who have had an abortion. If this is happening to you, please get help immediately. We want you to know that there is hope for you, and that we care very much.

For immediate intervention: U.S.A. National Suicide Hope Line – 1-800-784-2433

+ NFP builds stronger marriages by increasing communication between spouses,
+ NFP is completely natural, based on scientific research and is 99% effective,
+ the divorce rate for NFP-practicing couples is only 2-5%
+ NFP can help couples who are trying to achieve pregnancy

The Augustine Foundation has developed a new website to help educate you on NFP and Catholic teaching on human sexuality, the virtue of chastity, marriage, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. A special feature are several brief courses tailored for young adults. Also included is a video of interviews with Catholic Physicians. Visit catholicsexuality.com.

To learn more about Natural Family Planning visit: www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/naturalfamily-planning/awareness-week. The site can also be found with a search for “USCCB NFP: Awareness Week.” A list of NFP providers and educators is on the Parish Center porch. The Couple to Couple League announces a new self-paced online NFP class and revised course offerings. The self-paced online class is designed for today’s busy couple. The same material presented in CCL live classes is delivered in a series of videos and interactive learning modules. To learn more, contact: CCL at 1-800-745-8252, email: [email protected] or visit: www.ccli.org.

Billings Charting App is available from www.nfpcharting.com. Now available is an android app for Billings users to chart their fertility cycles from the ease of their smart phones. For more information visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nfpcharting

The Minnesota Catholic Conference has available free videos on Catholic teaching on the person and human sexuality from the symposium, “Revisit the Catholic Vision of the Human Person.” View the talks at https://www.mncatholic.org.