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From the Friars: An Urgent Request!
Two weeks ago we received the message from the Massachusetts Bishops about the tragic state abortion legislation recently passed. They encouraged us to speak up, specifically to participate in the effort now underway to suspend and repeal this disgraceful law. We will have volunteers in the vestibule of the church and outside the other doors who will be collecting signatures. If you are a registered voter, please carefully sign the petition according to the instructions. The sad reality is that some government officials will be looking to disqualify as many signatures as possible.
This is not about politics. This is about basic human dignity and speaking the truth about what abortion is without deceptive euphemisms such as “reproductive health.” There is nothing healthy about killing innocent human beings. Abortion is not a treatment for any disease or medical condition, and pregnancy is not a sickness. Human reason and the Gospel demand that we love and care for them both, mother and child.
This is a historic moment. Even many otherwise pro-abortion people are repulsed by this extreme law which allows a fully formed and viable unborn child to be killed for any reason whatsoever. Our bishops are vocally supporting and cooperating with this petition drive of the Compassionate Care Coalition, which is not a specifically Catholic entity. This is not normally done but the dire circumstances demand strong action.
Our country lived for many decades under a tragic contradiction, with African people being brutally bought and sold as slave labor. Where was the “liberty and justice for all” in that? Now unborn children are excluded from the human family and disposed of as “medical waste.” Some things should not be tolerated.
May mothers and their children have access to quality, life-affirming medical care. Image by Gemini AI.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” As we celebrate 250 years of so many blessings, let us pray, work and offer sacrifices for the success of these efforts to undo such a great injustice, and for the conversion of the hearts of God’s children gone astray.
Amen.
Fr. Peter