March for Life 2011

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1/24/2011

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Supreme Chaplain Addresses Young People on Life Issues

Supreme Chaplain Addresses Young People on Life Issues
Supreme Chaplain William Lori addressed hundreds of young people at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, January 23rd. He spoke on the legacy of Cardinal John O'Connor for whom the conference at Georgetown is named. Also speaking on the panel were Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore, Mother Agnes Mary Donovan of the Sisters of Life, and Professor Helen Alvare of George Mason University Law School.

Supreme Chaplain Delivers Homily at the Mass on the Morning of the March for Life
“You and I are here on pilgrimage. And like pilgrims the world over, this journey is not an easy one. Many of you got up earlier than you ever dreamed possible to catch a plane so that you could be here. Many more rode sleeplessly for hours on busses or in vans. All of us left behind the comfort of our own homes to be here, many to keep vigil throughout the night.” Read more…

College Knights at March for Life Seek to Change Hearts, Save Lives.
On Monday January 24th College Knights joined Supreme Advocate John Marrella and over two hundred thousand fellow marchers at the thirty-eighth annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

College Knights have been a staple at the March in recent years, and this year was no different, with Knights from Notre Dame, Holy Cross, George Washington University, Catholic University of America, Harvard University, Auburn University, and many more traveling from campus to the Capital to stand up for the unborn. Read more…

On HeadlineBistro.com: Fathers for Good Editor Brian Caulfield Offers His Reflections on the March for Life
There is a certain symmetry to the annual March for Life that – appropriately – appeals to the whole human person: faith and action, body and soul, intellect and social interaction. Held every year in Washington, D.C., since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision allowed abortion on demand in the United States, the March for Life has become the largest and longest-running civil rights movement since the drive for equal rights in the 1960s. Read more…

Knights of Columbus donate new ultrasound machine to Hartford, Conn., pregnancy resource center.

Hartford Archbishop Henry Mansell and Supreme Knight Carl Anderson joined a large group of Connecticut Knights and other supporters of the St. Gerard’s Center for Life on January 19, 2011 for a blessing and dedication of an ultrasound machine donated by councils in the Hartford area. Read more…