Author: Tom Faranda
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Peekskill Birthright completes it’s move
On Saturday and under the leadership of Tina McDermott, with the help of (mostly) members of the Knights of Columbus, Birthright moved into their new digs on 826 South St., in Peekskill. The equipment and materials in storage at the St. Francis Convent headed out – lots of stuff. But "many hands make light work"…
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A Wall St. Journal editorial on the 9-0 Court decision rebuffing abortion mill “buffer zones”
The editorial speculates that the decision didn't go far enough, because Chief Justice Roberts wanted a unanimous decision. Free-Speech 'Buffer' Rebuffed. The right Supreme Court decision for the wrong legal reason. It isn't every day a unanimous Supreme Court endorses the free-speech rights of abortion protesters, so huzzahs for that. Thursday's opinion striking down a…
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Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Massachusetts buffer zone
A limited decision; some members of the Court wanted to go further. Court strikes down abortion clinic buffer zones Massachusetts asserts “undeniably significant interests in maintaining public safety on [its] streets and sidewalks, as well as in preserving access to adjacent healthcare facilities,” Roberts wrote. “But here the commonwealth has pursued those interests by the…
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Chris Slattery interview with Lifesite News
Great job by Chris, laying out the reality of abortion in NY State.
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Westchester-Putnam Center for Life Breakfast Recap
The annual Center for Life Breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Mount Kisco on Saturday, April 26, 2014 was another uplifting opportunity to enjoy breakfast with friends, network, and become better educated about critical pro-life issues. Stefano Gennarini, J.D., Director of the Center for Legal Studies for the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM)…
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An Easter “Gift”
The following poem was composed by good friend Jeanette Ibrahim and submitted by another good friend, Chris Rostenberg. LifeNet thanks you for your gift to us all, Jeanette and Chris. The Gift God the Father gave his only begotten Son to bear witness to the truth. Jesus loved us immeasurably. By coming as a man,…
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How the Pill kills unborn babies
This video needs to be sent around! Dr. Marie Anderson, an OBGYN. The video is 3 and a half minutes long and is from the American Life League.
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The saint of the NICU: conversion diary
The inspiring story of a woman's difficult pregnancy and childbirth complications recalled on her youngest son's first birthday. Tempered by emotional and physical hurdles, this newborn infant confronts medical challenges with the support of family and Mom's renewed faith. The saint of the NICU … only minutes after the baby arrived, he was taken away…
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Is Faith the Hope for Addicts?
There is never one answer, but we welcome proven methods to help alcoholics and addicts achieve sobriety and peace. Their restored personal dignity is a gift to themselves and to the communities in which they live. The Wall Street Journal on March 28, 2014 ran this piece on addiction recovery: Can Faith Rewire an Addict's…
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Baby Noah, miscarried at 12 weeks, shows the humanity of the unborn
Here is the full article from Lifenews – We urge you to forward this on to as many people as possible. Baby Noah died from a spontaneous miscarriage on February 20th, 2014. His mother, Lara, named him Noah because it means “rest” and “peace”.