Today marks the 37th anniversary of the historic Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion which has resulted in the death of over 50 million pre-born babies. The victims are not only the innocent children whose lives have been ended even before they came to see the light of day, but the mothers and fathers of these children who live with the emotional and spiritual wounds which are the consequences of the decision to abort.
A further consequence of this legal decision is the continued unraveling of respect for human life and the dignity of the human person. When the most innocent and the most vulnerable are left without legal protection we have taken the decisive step on a slippery slope leading inevitably to further violations of human dignity and even more widespread disregard for the sacredness of human life.
There are people in our parishes, in our communities, perhaps in our families and even fellow UW Oshkosh classmates who carry the burden of their own participation in an abortion. They need our compassion and understanding. Rachel’s Vineyard is a weekend retreat experience offered in a confidential setting whose entire focus is healing and reconciliation. We encourage those who are bearing the wounds of abortion, or those who may know somebody who is carrying these deep hurts to consider this opportunity to heal. http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
Do not continue to live in the shame, fear or numbness – call Rachel’s Vineyard toll-free on their national hotline: 877 HOPE 4 ME (877-467-3463)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has established January 22 as a day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through abortion and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. Through prayer and penance, let us further build a culture of life in which the dignity of every human person is valued and every human life is protected from conception to natural death.
Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
St. Mary’s Site (605 Merritt Ave. Oshkosh)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
January 22nd 7am – 7pm
HELP is Out There!
Labor of Love
204 Church Ave.
Oshkosh, WI
920-231-6006
Pregnancy Counseling Center
10 Fourth Street Ct.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-923-5299
Pregnancy Counseling Center
539 S. Webster Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-433-9955
Pregnancy Test Hot Line
1-800-395-4357 (24/7)
Praise the Lord! Thanks to Wisconsin Right to Life and Sue Rehener, we were gifted with 500 roses to give out on campus to Celebrate Life. This last week, students have worked hard to tag these roses with some words encouraging LIFE! We have been giving 
them out sporatically throughout this week and the reactions of students have been quite interesting. From “Thanks” to “No Thanks”…we have really heard it all! Today, we had some girls pull up in their car and offer to pay for some roses. We said they were free and they had a hard time accepting a free gift just to celebrate us 
being alive. Why do you suppose that is? Why is it so hard to accept a good, free gift? Pretty symbolic to our lives as Christians…God freely giving His 
love. We have done nothing to deserve it, but it is a good, free gift that is constantly available to us. Why do we reject it? Why were some students rejecting these roses? Only God knows. But the ones who received these beautiful, free gifts walked away smiling, greatful, excited, filled with wonder and awe as to why they were free…in short, these students 
were indeed filled with LIFE!
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