Life Wisdom and Tribute to Drs. Dietrich and Alice von Hildebrand

Please see the website of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project:
http://www.hildebrandlegacy.org/index.cfm





LETTER TO A YOUNG GIRL by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand (http://www.priestsforlife.org)

My dear young friend:

I know that young girls like secrets, and I am going to share one with you. God has chosen your sex for you; He made you to be a girl. You know that girls today are often told by feminists that the Church is "sexist" and has "discriminated" against them from the very beginning. She is accused of having treated them as "inferior", less talented, less gifted, made to be man’s servants. She has denied them power in the Church, and prohibited them from receiving the highest honor, to be ordained to the priesthood and so on.

No doubt, you have heard this siren song, because the media are good when it comes to spreading this negative message. And this is why, to rebut these false claims, I would like to make you realize that women – far from being discriminated against – have been granted a unique place by God in the work of redemption. The beauty of their mission is already hinted at in the Old Testament, but it finds its fulfillment only in the New, that is in the sweet Mother of our Savior; in Mary, the gentle Maid of Nazareth who was chosen from all eternity to be the Mother of the Redeemer.

Let us take off our "secular" eyeglasses, and then we shall be able to see that women, far from being "discriminated" against, are in many ways privileged. And this is the "secret" I wish to share with you. The body of every little girl born into this world is mysteriously sealed by what is properly called the "veil of virginity". That is to say, a "secret" is entrusted to her body, and a secret is always "veiled". According to Christian teaching, this veil closes the entrance to a mysterious garden which belongs to God in a special way, and for this reason cannot be entered into except with His express permission, the permission that God grants spouses in the Sacrament of Matrimony. Any little girl aware of this "mystery" will feel that her body is to be modestly clothed, so that its secret will be hidden from lewd looks.

Little girls, of course, grow up. How beautiful when a bride can say to her husband on their wedding night, "I have kept this garden virginal for you, and now, with God’s permission I am giving you its key, knowing that you will enter into it with reverence".

Moreover, when a wife conceives a few hours after her husband has embraced her, God creates the child’s soul in her body, (as you certainly know, neither husband nor wife can produce the human soul; God alone can create it.) In other words, there is a personal "contact" between God and the woman which, once again, gives to the female body a note of sacredness. Don’t forget that He whom the whole universe cannot contain, was "hidden" in the womb of the Holy Virgin for nine months. Once you realize this, you will be awe-filled for the double mystery that God has confided to you: to conceive a human being made to God’s image and likeness, and to give birth to it in pain and anguish. Do not forget that it was also in pain and anguish that Christ re-opened for us the gates of paradise – which had been shut by sin. To women has been granted the awesome privilege of nobly suffering so that a new human being, made to God’s image and likeness, might come into the world. Meditate upon this for a moment, and you will feel a deep reverence for your body. It belongs to God, and is not a "play thing" that you can dispose of as you please.

If you ever study pagan art, you will discover that it pays tribute to the male reproductive organ, representing it in various sculptures and paintings as a symbol of strength, virility, creativity, power. But from the very moment that the Catholic Church became a recognized religion, she fought relentlessly against this pagan cult. But the Church introduced a prayer uttered millions of times every single day in which the female organ par excellence, the "womb" is mentioned. "Blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus". I am sure, my dear young friend, that if you meditate on this, you will understand that it is a privilege to be born a woman, and will respect the mystery that God has put in the female body.

Thank God that He has made you to be born a woman; I am sure now that you understand that it is a great privilege.

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand

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History of Drs Deitrich and Alice Von Hildebrand


Alice von Hildebrand

Alice Jourdain von Hildebrand was born in Belgium March 11, 1923. She came to the U.S. in 1940. Soon afterwards she met Dietrich von Hildebrand and began philosophy studies at Fordham University as his student where she took nearly 18 courses with him. Later she became his secretary and collaborated with him in the writing of a number of his books. Starting in 1947, she began teaching at Hunter College in New York City. She was eventually appointed Professor of Philosophy at Hunter where for 37 years she was an extraordinarily successful teacher. A number of her students converted to Catholicism under her influence, despite the anti-Christian spirit at Hunter. She married Dietrich von Hildebrand in 1959.

Upon her retirement in 1984 she was given a special award by Hunter in acknowledgement of her great distinction as a teacher. Dr. von Hildebrand counts it as one of the great and ironic moments of her career that the award, which is made on the basis of student evaluations, was presented to her by then-President of Hunter, Donna Shalala, who later served for eight years as President Clinton's Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Dr. von Hildebrand is the author of numerous books, including Introduction to a Philosophy of Religion, Greek Culture, By Love Refined, By Grief Refined, The Soul of a Lion, and The Privilege of Being a Woman, as well as numerous philosophical papers. Since her retirement she has been active in the Catholic world as a lecturer on countless topics and her journeys have taken her to South America, Canada, to thirty-five U.S. states, and to many European countries. In her very active television career, she has made over eighty appearances on EWTN and two hundred and sixty at the Apostolate for Family Consecration in Ohio, many of them about her husband. She has devoted her entire life to making known the thought and witness of her husband, Dietrich von Hildebrand.

Why Is Dr. Deidrick Von Hildebrand Important Today


Dietrich von Hildebrand in
Ticino, Switzerland
Dietrich von Hildebrand wrote prolifically throughout his entire life. Beginning with his two dissertations and culminating in his magisterial work in the philosophy of beauty, the Aesthetics, von Hildebrand's work is marked by the fact that he wrote with originality and brilliance on a great variety of subjects; always in search, to borrow a phrase from C.S. Lewis, of the "permanent things."

Von Hildebrand's writings can be classified in many different ways. Yet however one makes these classifications, one must realize that whatever the subject, von Hildebrand always remained true to his fundamental identity as a philosopher. Not that everything he wrote was difficult or complex; philosophy is, after all, not about complexity but about a certain way of probing to the very depths of things. (Someone once said very wisely that philosophy studies the questions that children ask.) Von Hildebrand's faithfulness to his true self as a philosopher give all of his writings a freshness and special clarity. One of von Hildebrand's students perhaps summarized von Hildebrand's philosophical spirit best, namely that for von Hildebrand the question of truth was always primary. Convenient, popular, marketable, and so on, where all secondary questions, as his works eminently testify.

Despite the fact that Hildebrand always wrote as a philosopher, his works can be usefully classified into at least three basic categories:

1. Philosophical Texts. Approximately half of von Hildebrand's writings are works of formal philosophy, among them his classic work in fundamental morality, Ethics, and his important book on metaphysics and epistemology, What is Philosophy?. Von Hildebrand also made important important contributions to perennially themes in Christian philosophy - man and woman, sexual purity, virginity, and marriage - as books such as Purity and Virginity, Man and Woman, and Marriage testify.

2. Religious Writings. From the time of his conversion to Catholicism in 1914, von Hildebrand wrote ardently and prolifically on religion, spirituality, and apologetics. His masterpiece in this area, Transformation in Christ, is considered by many to be a classic in Christian spirituality.

As a deeply committed Catholic, von Hildebrand did not shy away from bringing his philosophical gifts to bear on questions of religion. And though he always remained true to the rightly understood autonomy of philosophy, many of von Hildebrand's writings were deeply inspired and motivated by his profound Christian faith. Thus it is that his religious works, notably Transformation in Christ, are filled with important philosophical contributions, and his philosophical works, such as Ethics, are filled with important, religiously inspiried insights.

3. Political Writings. Fleeing Germany in 1934, von Hildebrand put his intellectual talents to work in opposing the poison of the rapidly rising German National Socialism. As the founder of his own anti-Nazi newspaper, The Christian Corporative State, he did intellectual battle at the very roots of the Nazi ideology.


A Special Appeal From Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand

A Critically Important Project

"I welcome with joy and gratitude the founding of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project, which is capable of ensuring that my husband's contributions will be preserved and his message spread for years to come. Pope John Paul II has called for a renewal of philosophy and Catholic higher education; he has also referred to my husband as "one of the great ethical thinkers of the twentieth century." The work of translating and publishing Dietrich von Hildebrand's writings??which can only be accomplished with the generous help of many friends??represents a beautiful response to this call for a rebirth of Catholic spirituality and culture.With humility, I ask for your help and collaboration in this mission by your financial support of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project."

- Alice von Hildebrand

Eternal Word Television Network To Show Pro-life Ad That NBC Refused for Super Bowl

For Information Please Contact:
Michelle Johnson
Director of Communications
EWTN Global Catholic Network
5817 Old Leeds Road
Irondale, Alabama 35210-2164 USA
(205) 795-5769 - Office
(205) 795-5781 - Fax
mjohnson@ewtn.com



BREAKING NEWS: EWTN Picks Up the Ball NBC Dropped in Refusing to Air Pro-life Commercial During Super Bowl

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – See the pro-life commercial NBC refused to air during the Super Bowl on EWTN Global Catholic Network this Sunday Feb. 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET and continuing through midnight ET.

The commercial, sponsored by Fidelis and catholicvote.com, centers around the theme: “Life: Imagine the Potential.” It will begin airing during “Faith Bowl II,” an annual Family Theatre made-for-television special, which analyzes the role that the Catholic/Christian Faith plays in professional and collegiate sports. This year, Major League Baseball’s Mark Loretta of the Los Angeles Dodgers will guest along with former professional soccer player Antonio Soave.

The commercials will continue throughout EWTN’s Sunday evening lineup, including the shows with popular series Hosts Father Benedict Groeschel and Father John Corapi, and will conclude at midnight ET.

EWTN also aired this powerful commercial several times during its extensive coverage of the March for Life, which is always Washington D.C.’s largest march of the year. This year, the event conservatively attracted 300,000 marchers (some estimates were as high as 400,000 marchers), even though the price of hotel rooms was sky high due to the Inauguration two days earlier.

The commercial can also be viewed on EWTN’s pro-life webpage, www.ewtn.com/prolife, after 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, and, of course, on www.catholicvote.com.

During this must-see commercial, the following words flash across the screen over a picture of an ultrasound: “This child’s future is a broken home; he will be abandoned by his father; his single mother will struggle to raise him; despite the hardships he will endure, this child will become the 1st African-American president. Life, imagine the potential.”

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 28th year, is available in over 148 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN, is the largest religious media network in the world.

Poster of Preborn Baby At Prayer Service Saves a Life

http://thecatholicspirit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1110&Itemid=27

Poster for prayer service saves a life
By Dave Hrbacek
Thursday, 22 January 2009

Ultrasound image on display at Jan. 22 cathedral service; Archbishop Nienstedt encourages pro-lifers to be a generation of radical love

Bobbie Hallman was attempting to carry out a simple task — make a poster from an ultrasound image.

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Bobbie Hallman, left, and her daughter, Annie, hold a poster of an unborn child in the womb that was displayed at the Prayer Service for Life at the Cathedral of St. Paul Jan. 22. The image caused an employee of the print shop that made the poster to choose not to abort her unborn child. – Photo by Dave Hrbacek / The Catholic Spirit
She ended up saving the life of an unborn child.

The drama unfolded at a local print shop. She had agreed to make several posters for use in the Prayer Service for Life at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Jan. 22, which was held on the 36th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand in America.

About three weeks before the event, she brought in a handful of small ultrasound pictures that she received from the clinic where her husband, Dr. Kevin Hallman, works in River Falls, Wis.

She showed them to a woman working behind the counter and asked for help making the poster. As she would soon discover, the woman was struggling with an unplanned pregnancy.

“I could see her eyes well up with tears and she walked away,” said Bobbie, formerly of St. Joseph in West St. Paul who now lives in River Falls with her husband and children. “The other lady [behind the counter] said, ‘Oh, you’ll have to forgive her. She’s 12 weeks along right now and she’s not sure if she’s going to keep the baby.’ ”

Just like that, Hallman was thrust to the front lines of the abortion debate. She chose not to try to talk the woman into keeping her baby. Instead, she kept her focus on the poster.

The woman eventually came back to the counter and the two continued looking at the ultrasound pictures Bobbie had brought to pick some for the posters. One stood out — a picture of a fetus at 12 weeks.

“She said, ‘I think you have to use the 12-week one,’ ” Bobbie said. “And, I said, ‘I think I do, too.’ And so, we worked it out and we blew it up [into a poster].”

Text of Archbishop Nienstedt's address at Prayer Service for Life
My brothers and sisters in Christ, especially my young friends, how good and important it is to be here this morning, in support of life and the culture that allows it to flourish. You are the bright promise of a new day in this country, a day when the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are truly secured for all, born and unborn.

As you all know very well, we live in a time and in a world when threats against the well-being of the human person are nearly always present – from a consumerist culture that informs us that our personal worth is dependent on what we own, to the rampant greed that has left our country and our world in such economic difficulty, to wars and famines and oppressive political regimes that terrorize so many. Truly, we live in a world that now more than ever desperately needs the healing power of Jesus Christ’s redeeming love. ... More
Choosing life

In the meantime, people standing in line nearby began to look at the ultrasound pictures, too. Eventually, the pictures found their way back into the hands of the pregnant employee.

“She looked at them individually again and she said, ‘I can’t abort this baby.’ ” Bobbie said. “She said, ‘I was thinking about aborting this baby. I thought it was just a tissue. And, look at this.’ She was pointing to the fingers and the eyes.”

Then, the woman began to cry and the print shop fell silent. In this unpredicted, uncontrolled, unbelievable encounter, a frightened pregnant woman saw the truth about abortion and the truth about life. And, without any type of a sermon being uttered.

“It was touching for me, it was a miracle for her,” Bobbie said. “I remember once Mother Teresa said that she was nothing but a pencil in the hand of God. And, sometimes, we forget that, I think — that we are his instruments and we have to listen and serve each other and help each other.”

Before she left the shop, Bobbie gave the woman her husband’s telephone number and said he would be happy to give her a free ultrasound. Bobbie said she found out later that the woman did, in fact, come in for the free visit.

Challenged to love radically

Such news, no doubt, would have delighted the standing-room-only crowd at the cathedral that attended the prayer service. Those who came saw the poster that persuaded the print-shop employee to not abort her baby, plus a second poster that was placed in the sanctuary along with the first.

They heard brief remarks by Bobbie’s 12-year-old adopted daughter, Annie, plus two other children. They also heard an impassioned speech by Ann Marie Cosgrove, who once had an abortion and subsequently founded Silent No More Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that educates people about the physical, emotional and spiritual effects of abortion.

Finally, they heard words of encouragement and exhortation by Archbishop John Nienstedt, who had special words of thanks to young people in attendance.

“You are the bright promise of a new day in this country,” he said. “God is shining on you. He wants you to stand up, he wants you to stand up and be counted. In a world full of abuses and injustices, it is my belief that none stand so in need of our attention and prayerful opposition as the grave evil of abortion.”

Bobbie Hallman is an example of what Archbishop Nienstedt said pro-life people need to be.

“We must be willing to be pro-life people 24/7, not just when we are about the important business of marching or protesting or lobbying,” he said. “I solemnly challenge you to be a generation of radical love, the seed from which a new people can be born.”

Bobbie is hoping to see the woman at the print shop next year at the prayer service, along with her newborn child.

Whether or not that happens, the image of that encounter is written on her heart as clearly and unmistakably as the poster that now stands as proof that there are ways to win the battle against abortion — one life at a time.

“I just think it’s an absolute miracle that this happened,” Bobbie said. “This picture saved a soul.”

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An estimated 5,000 people gathered on the State Capitol steps in St. Paul Jan. 22 for the 36th annual Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life March for Life. Photo by Dianne Towalski / The Catholic Spirit
March to the Capitol

Following the prayer service, an estimated 5,000 people participated in the annual March for Life at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers not to cut funding for the Positive Alternatives program as they deliberate over the state’s budget deficit. The program provides grants to organizations that provide abortion alternatives.

The legislative agenda of Minne­sota Citizens Concerned for Life, which sponsored the event, also calls for a ban on sex-selection and saline abortions as well as a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion.

According to the most recent figures available, Minnesotans paid $1.6 million for elective abortions in 2006, MCCL said, adding that taxpayers now fund 28 percent of all abortions in the state.

Several pro-life elected officials spoke at the march, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

FOCA's Evil Twin ! Prevention First Act

Prevention First Act is FOCA's Dangerous but Overlooked "Evil Twin," says ALL Co-Founder

By Kathleen Gilbert

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - American Life League's (ALL) Judie Brown last week urged pro-lifers to actively oppose the Prevention First Act (PFA), legislation currently under review in Congress. The Act, if passed, would hand over millions to "family planning" methods, strike a blow to health providers' conscience rights, and financially pave the way for the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA).

Brown, who called the bill FOCA's "evil twin," urged the pro-life community to recognize the more imminent danger presented by PFA.

"We have been warning the entire pro-life movement that this would be a priority, and now we see it in black and white on the official White House web site’s women’s issues page," said Brown in an ALL column.

Brown complained that FOCA, the legislation designed to render illegal all state and federal regulations on abortion, has received more attention than PFA among pro-life circles, although PFA is already "gathering steam." "If and when FOCA is ever introduced and starts to build steam, we are ready to take that on as well, but first things first!" Brown wrote.

The Prevention First Act, which was introduced in the first day of the new Congress, is currently under review by a congressional committee.

"It's a one-two punch: FOCA to strip away all the restrictions and then PFA to pour millions, if not billions, in the abortion industry," Jim Sedlak, executive director of American Life League's (ALL) STOPP International and an expert on Planned Parenthood, told LifeSiteNews.com. "The Prevention First Act ... opens the floodgates for Planned Parenthood and all kinds of birth control, contraception, [and] family planning money."

In addition to supplying abortion and contraception with more taxpayer funding, Sedlak pointed out coercive elements in the bill, including a title requiring all hospitals that do not provide emergency contraception for rape victims to surrender all federal funding.

"That provision would also result presumably in Catholic hospitals having to shut down if they refuse to provide contraception," said Sedlak, noting that such hospitals would lose Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.

PFA would require Medicaid to cover contraceptives in the same format as had been proposed, then removed, in Obama's economic stimulus package. (http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jan/09012702.html)

In addition, all health insurance programs that cover prescriptions would be required to cover the abortifacient morning-after pill.

"We invite our fellow pro-life leaders and their supporters to get with it and start doing all we can to stop this atrocious piece of legislation," wrote Brown in her column.

To read Jim Sedlak's breakdown of PFA, go to: http://www.all.org/article.php?id=11701

NARAL Speaks The Same OLD Lies

I signed up for NARAL's newsletter just to see what they say. And I found out...they don't say anything. When you read this, you will see that they say pretty much nothing.

1) They say women don't have access to abortion ??? Oh, as if! Who are they trying to fool, 13 year olds who don't know better?

2) They want money.

3) Sexually transmitted disease is running rampant...well, no kidding ! Condoms don't work!

4) Anti-Choice? Whoa! The choice is BEFORE the conception. Again, who are they trying to sell this to?

5) 87% of counties don't have abortion clinics?? What?? They want a clinic in every county?? We don't even have enough snow plows for every county! Puhleeese!

6) Asks if I have ever known women who have had abortions..oh yes, yes I have. And EACH one of them needed serious counseling to even come close to forgiving themselves. I have seen "I'm so in love with him" ladies hate the sight of him after the abortion. I have seen grandparents grieve that they cannot stop their daughter from falling for the lies. Oh yes, I have known people who had abortions, the guys who couldn't stop it, and the grandparents who could not stop the death of the child.

7) They are losing ! Ladies and gentlemen, Planned Parenthood is losing. This is the best they can do for *reasons*?

Read below..and don't you know my stomach turns every time I receive this bunk from them but as they say..."know thy enemy."

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How Does Your State Measure Up?

The nation's grade is a dismal D-

Your new 2009 state grade on choice is F

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Dear Kathie,

If you have ever known a woman who has faced an unintended pregnancy, you know the fundamental importance of her right to make this difficult, personal decision without pressure or stigma.

Sadly, that may not be an option in many states across the country -- possibly even in yours.

Please donate to NARAL Pro-Choice America today.

On the national level we must undo the damage of Bush’s legacy by urging President Obama to reverse the last minute Federal Refusal Rule as well as increase our investment in family planning here at home through the Title X program.

It is truly frightening that more than 36 years after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, many women face more obstacles in exercising their right to choose than their mothers did a generation ago. Please support NARAL Pro-Choice America today and help us continue our work protecting choice for another 40 years.

We are at a pivotal moment in American history after pro-choice electoral successes across the country. But with these successes comes profound responsibility.

We cannot achieve our goals without your support. Please donate today.

Here's what we're up against:

* 87 percent of U.S. counties have no abortion provider.
* One in four teenage girls in America today has a sexually transmitted infection.
* Fifteen states have near-total criminal bans on abortion that directly challenge the protections guaranteed under Roe v. Wade.
* Since 1995, states have enacted more than 500 anti-choice measures, including 28 in 2008 alone.

This is why I urge you to contribute to NARAL Pro-Choice America today.

We need your help to protect and defend a woman’s right to choose, and ensure that NARAL Pro-Choice America is around for another 40 years; because American women and their families depend on us to fight for them!

Women are counting on us, and we are counting on you. Please donate today.

My Best,

Nancy Keenan




Nancy Keenan
President
NARAL Pro-Choice America
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Abortion Hurts Men And Women -- Be Silent No More -- Help Is For YOU

Below are all the resources I could find on one page at Silent No More website. This is not just for women but also for men, grandparents, anyone who has had an abortion of facilitated the abortion of another and is hurting from that decision. No one will judge you but everyone will help you. Please take a few minutes to save the links, contact the website in total confidentiality, and know that you are loved!

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Resources for Help After Abortion http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/

As people who have personal experience with abortion, we know this can be a difficult issue to deal with. We applaud your courage for recognizing that your feelings associated with an abortion(s) deserve attention and need to be addressed. Our goal here is to connect you with the people and programs that can help you unravel and understand your feelings and behavior related to your experience.

If the trauma of your abortion is causing you such pain that suicidal thoughts and ideas are on your mind please contact www.suicidehotlines.com or call 1-800-784-2433. You're not alone in your pain and we want to help you.

We have gone through some of the programs listed below, others have been recommended to us by folks like you. The two elements all the programs have in common is that; one, they will empower and impact your life in many great ways – in a sense if you work the programs earnestly, they can help you be set free from the negative feelings and behavior you feel from your abortion. Second, all the people involved care deeply about you, most often they are women and men who have taken time out of their lives to go through training to be properly prepared to help you and do their ministry as volunteers.

Before you begin visiting the websites below, we recommend that you read the outstanding information written by Leslie Graves. It will provide a great overview to help you understand all your options.

As the co-founders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, our desire is to see you make peace with yourself, your child(ren), God and others. Our prayer is that the aftercare program you go through will help you know just how much God loves you and wants the best for you and your loved ones.

Blessings from, Georgette & Janet

How do you know you need healing?

Support and Recovery Groups

* National
* Men's Support and Recovery
* Local
* International
* Website Resources about Abortion Aftermath
* Find help in Central and South America

Books

* General
* Healing
* Affects of Abortion
* Fiction
* Testimonies
* Address Healing in Churches

DVDs

CDs

Upcoming Abortion After-Care Opportunities
Support and Recovery Groups


National

* Heartbeat International/CareNet Pregnancy Centers
1-800-395-HELP (1-800-395-4357)
www.OptionLine.org
www.HeartbeatInternational.org
www.Care-Net.org
* Abortion Recovery InterNational, Inc. (ARIN) - Abortion Recovery International, Inc. - If you are looking for a list of after-abortion resources in your area, please visit: www.abortionrecovery.org. If there is nothing listed, please call 1-866-4-MY-RECOVERY. The Campaign encourages everyone who conducts, or knows of, after abortion healing programs to contact ARIN by visiting: www.abortionrecoveryinternational.org.
* After Abortion National Help line
866-482-LIFE
* Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
1-877-HOPE-4-ME (1-877-467-3463)
www.RachelsVineyard.org
Men's Page - www.RachelsVineyard.org/men
* SaveOne
866-329-3571
www.SaveOne.org
* Victims of Choice
Elizabeth Verchio
PO Box 815
Naperville, IL 60566-0815
888-267-3998
www.VictimsofChoice.com
* National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing
1-800-5WE-CARE (1-800-593-2273)
www.NOPARH.org
* Project Rachel (Pregnancy Loss Outreach of the Catholic Church)
www.HopeAfterAbortion.com
* Healing Hearts Ministries (on-line e-mail emotional support)
1-888-792-8282
www.HealingHearts.org
* Safe Haven Ministries (on-line message board emotional support)
www.SafeHavenMinistries.com
* Ramah International
www.RamahInternational.org
* Rapha (refers to licensed counselors)
1-800-383-4673
* American Victims of Abortion
202-626-8800 x132
* Word of Hope
1-888-217-8679
www.lutheransforlife.org/After_an_Abortion/after_an_abortion.htm
*
Last Harvest Ministries - links to a variety of after-abortion related help.
www.lastharvest.org

Men’s Support & Recovery

* Pro-Life Joes
Primarily a resource for men.
www.prolifejoes.com
* Fathers and Brothers Ministry
Helping hurting men heal from their abortion losses
777 Panorama Ct.
Boulder, CO 80303
(303)543-0148
wlwms@comcast.net
Training manual and bible study guide available at:
www.lifeissues.org
* Life Issues
www.lifeissues.org/men/MAN/index.html
* Fatherhood Forever Foundation
3121 E. Greenway Road #303
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: 602-334-7651
Fax: 602-485-3932
www.fatherhoodforever.org
* Rachel's Vineyard MEN
1-877-HOPE-4-ME (1-877-467-3463)
www.RachelsVineyard.org/men

Local
CA

* Abortion Recovery Counseling (So. California)
Stacy Massey: 949-679-9276
www.abortionrecoverycounseling.com

CT

* A Choice to Heal
Individual Counseling and Healing Workshops
P.O. Box 674
Colchester, CT. 06415
860-267-6393
www.achoicetoheal.com

FL

* Reveille Ministry
www.callforhope.org

MA

* Hope Rising Post-Abortion Ministry, Inc
Contact Susanna Brennan or Joanne McDuffee.
PO Box 158, Boston , MA 02128 , 617-953-4891
www.hoperisingministry.org

NY (Tri-State area)

* Lumina
877-LUMINA1
www.postabortionhelp.org

OH

* Bethesda, The House of Mercy
Provides a community of healing and a sanctuary of hope for persons wounded by abortion. Contact
The Community of Jesus, the Living Mercy
P.O. Box 274
Avon, OH 44011
(440) 777-3141
1-800-482-4100
www.bethesdathehouseofmercy.org
* Bethesda Healing Ministry
St. Margaret of Cortona Catholic Church
1600 N. Hague Ave.
Columbus, OH 43204
(614) 309-2651
(614) 718-0277
www.BethesdaHealing.org

SC

* Piedmont Women's Center
PO Box 26866
Greenville, SC 29616
Heather Bryan, ARA Administrator
864-244-1434
* AbortionRecoveryAssistance Training Institute
Providing abortion recovery assistance to men and women who suffer from the trauma of abortion through the facilitated small group Bible studies, Forgiven and Set Free, and Healing a Father’s Heart by Linda Cochrane. Providing consulting services to post abortion ministries and an annual training institute held in Greenville, South Carolina. The AbortionRecoveryAssistance Training Institute will prepare you to develop or improve your post abortion ministry. It will provide step by step guidance for practical integration and application of the leader’s manual, Facilitating Biblical Healing, with the Bible study, Forgiven and Set Free. Judy Cooter and Jeannie Stoner have co-directed AbortionRecoveryAssistance since the founding of Piedmont Women's Center in 1991. Along with Carolyn Rice they co-authored the Facilitating Biblical Healing manual. The AbortionRecoveryAssistance Training Institute is instructed by Judy Cooter, Jeannie Stoner, and Linda Cochrane. Register online NOW at www.piedmontwomenscenter.org/institute

A ministry of Piedmont Women's Center
P.O. Box 26866
Greenville, SC 29616
864-244-1434

International

* Heartbeat International/CareNet Pregnancy Centers
1-800-395-HELP (1-800-395-4357)
www.OptionLine.org
www.HeartbeatInternational.org
www.Care-Net.org
* The Abortion Recovery International Network - Abortion Recovery International, Inc. - If you are looking for a list of after-abortion resources in your area, please visit: www.abortionrecovery.org. If there is nothing listed, please call 1-866-4-MY-RECOVERY. The Campaign encourages everyone who conducts, or knows of, after abortion healing programs to contact ARIN by visiting: www.abortionrecoveryinternational.org.
* Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
www.RachelsVineyard.org
Men's Page - www.RachelsVineyard.org/men
* SaveOne
866-329-3571
www.SaveOne.org
* After Abortion Canadian Helpline
Second Chance Ministry
905-430-7990
Angelina@SecondChanceMinistry.ca
* Silver Lion Ministries (for men and women)
12 Craglea Corner
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R2C 4L2
www.silverlion.org

Website Resources about Abortion Aftermath

* www.UnChoice.com
Provides information about the impact of coercion and pressure from family and friends on abortion choice.
* Messengers2
Dr. Philip Ney, (250) 642-1848
www.messengers2.com
* Elliot Institute
Dr. David Reardon
www.AfterAbortion.org
* National Memorial for the Unborn
1-800-505-5565
www.memorialfortheunborn.org
* In Our Midst Ministries
www.inourmidst.com
* Rachel's Network
www.rachelnetwork.org
Contains after abortion research studies

Recommended Books

* You're Not Alone: Healing Through God's Grace After Abortion
This book is written by Silent No More Awareness Campaign’s national spokesperson, Jennifer O’Neill. It shares her abortion pain, as well as the stories of other women and gives a great description of the Campaign’s first national Gathering in Washington DC, 2003. We highly recommend this book.
by Jennifer O'Neill
ISBN: 0757301681
Published by: Faith Communications
www.JenniferOneill.com
$18.00

Recommended Reading for Someone Wanting to Address Post-Abortion Ministry in Churches:

* Building Bridges
By Mary Comm
ISBN Number 978-1-60037-410-4
Published by: Morgan James Publishing, LLC, 1225 Franklin Ave., Ste. 325, Garden City, NY, 11530-1693
Toll Free 800-485-4943
www.MorganJamesPublishing.com
$12.95

* Secret Sin
by Mary Comm
ISBN Number: 1600371485
Published by: Morgan James Publishing, LLC, 1225 Franklin Ave., Ste. 325, Garden City, NY, 11530-1693
Toll Free 800-485-4943
www.MorganJamesPublishing.com
$12.95

Recommended reading for someone seeking healing:

* A Solitary Sorrow
by Teri Reisser, M.S., M.F.T with Paul Reisser, M.D.
ISBN Number: 0-87788-774-8
Published by: WaterBrook Press, 2375 Telstar Dr., Suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
$11.99
* Abortion & Healing, A Cry To Be Whole
by Fr. Michael T. Mannion
ISBN Number: 0-934134-35-9
Published by: Sheed & Ward, 115 E. Armour Blvd., PO Box 419492, Kansas City, MO 64141, 1-800-333-7373
* Abortion Recovery Facilitator Guidebook and My Abortion Guilt, Grief and Shame Is Ending Soon.
by Victims Of Choice, Inc.
Order through www.victimsofchoice.org
A guidebook for those desiring to address the pain of abortion in women using a one-on-one, Christian, Therapy Model.. The guidebook is both a training tool and the recovery program. On site training is available by Victims Of Choice.
* Forgiven and Set Free
by Linda Cochrane
ISBN Number: 0-8010-5723-X
Published by: Baker Books, PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakerbooks.com
$8.99
* Healing a Father's Heart
by Linda Cochrane and Kathy Jones
ISBN Number: 0-8010-5722-1
Published by: Baker Books, PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakerbooks.com
$9.99
* Her Choice to Heal
by Sydna Masse
Publisher: Chariot Victor Publishing (November 1998)
ISBN-10: 1564767345
ISBN-13: 978-1564767349
www.amazon.com
* I'll Hold You in Heaven
by Jack Hayford
ISBN Number: 0-8307-3259-4
Published by: Gospel Light Worldwide, PO Box 3875, Ventura, CA, 93006, 1-800-4-Gospel
www.regalbooks.com
* I'll Hold You in Heaven Remembrance Book
By Debbie Heydrick
ISBN Number: 0-8307-3260-8
Published by: Gospel Light Worldwide, PO Box 3875, Ventura, CA, 93006, 1-800-4-Gospel
www.regalbooks.com
* Into The Light
by Nicole W. Cooley
ISBN Number: 978-1-4141-1064-6
Published by: Pleasant Word (a division of Wine Press Publishing, PO Box 428, Enumclaw, WA 98022)
Georgette Forney wrote the forward for the book, Into The Light. This is what she had to say about it: Into The Light is an incredibly courageous book. Nicole’s willingness to honestly discuss rape, abortion, pornography addiction and many other painful experiences is a testimony of God’s strength working in broken people. Every person who reads this book can connect with some part of her story and learn as Nicole did more about God’s healing grace. I strongly recommend this book for everyone; it teaches us to have more compassion for one another and encourages us to face our traumas.
www.nicolewcooley.com
* Life After Abortion - Healing Leadership Guide Video and Workbook/Guide.
by Jennifer O'Neill
www.JenniferOneill.com
* Redeeming a Father's Heart
by Kevin Burke, LSW, David Wemhoff & Marvin Stockwell
ISBN Number: 9781434313676
$12.95
* SaveOne: A Guide to Emotional Healing After Abortion
by Sheila Harper
ISBN Number: 0-9742051-0-9
Published by: SaveOne, 1-866-329-3571
SaveOneInc@aol.com
www.saveone.org
$16.00
*
The Four Steps to Healing-Non-Denominational Edition
By Martha Shuping, M.D. and Debbie McDaniel, M.A. LPC
ISBN-13: 978-0972876940
Published by: Tabor Garden Press
Order single copies from www.amazon.com for $12.99.
Order a single copy or inquire about a quantity discount for multiple copies through http://postabortionhealing.net.

If you or someone you care about has experienced the pain of unresolved grief after abortion, you know how hard it can be to find help. Magazines and talk shows offer advice on nearly every topic, yet it’s rare to see a headline for post-abortion recovery. The Four Steps to Healing sheds new light on an issue that has touched the lives of many but is talked about by few. The myth of abortion as a “selfish” choice is dispelled here by illustrations of women who chose abortion out of concern for everyone’s need but their own. Many who suffer from post-abortion grief are, in fact, caring nurturers, helpers by nature who take spiritual matters seriously. To address the specific needs of those who ling to reconnect and go further in their faith, The Four Steps to Healing is available in both Catholic and non-denominational versions. Filled with practical suggestions, prayers and stories of hope, it is a resource for those who want to be healed and for those who want help.
* The Four Steps to Healing-Catholic Edition
by Martha Shuping, M.D. and Debbie McDaniel, M.A. LPC
ISBN-13: 978-0972876926
Published by : Tabor Garden Press
Order single copies from www.Amazon.com for $12.99.
Order a single copy or inquire about a quantity discount for multiple copies through http://postabortionhealing.net.
* Many women hide the secret of abortion deep in their hearts, and they suffer severe consequences. Surrendering the Secret is a powerful new study in the best-selling Picking Up the Pieces series. Author Pat Layton, founder and president of A Woman's Place Ministries, Inc., helps women find the path to healing through honest, interactive Bible study, meaningful group experiences and caring community.
Book Title: Surrendering the Secret
Author: Pat Layton
Publisher: LifeWay (2008)
ISBN-10: 1415864691
ISBN-13: 978-1415864692

Recommended reading for someone looking for more information on affects of abortion:

* Aborted Women Silent No More
by David C. Reardon
ISBN Number: 0-9648957-2-2
Published by: Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791-7348, 1-888-41-ACORN
www.afterabortion.org
$24.95
* Abortion Survivors
by Dr. Philip G. Ney
ISBN Number: 0-920952-11-9
Published by: Pioneer Publishing Company, Ltd., PO Box 27103, 750 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, BC, CANADA, V9B 5S4
www.messengers2.com/pioneer
$5.00
* Deeply Damaged
by Dr. Philip G. Ney
ISBN Number: 0-920952-10-0
Published by: Pioneer Publishing Company, Ltd., PO Box 27103, 750 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, BC, CANADA, V9B 5S4
www.messengers2.com/pioneer
$19.95
* Detrimental Effects of Abortion An Annotated Bibliography with Commentary
by Thomas W. Strahan
ISBN Number: 0-9648957-0-6
Published by: Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL62791-7348, 1-888-41-ACORN
www.afterabortion.org
$34.95
* Fatherhood Aborted
Guy Condon and David Hazard
ISBN Number: 0-8423-5423-9
Published by: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL
www.tyndale.com
$12.00
* Forbidden Grief
by Dr. Theresa Burke
ISBN Number: 0-9648957-8-1
Published by: Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL62791-7348, 1-888-41-ACORN
www.ForbiddenGrief.com
$24.95
* How To Talk With Your Children About Your Abortion
by Dr. Philip G. Ney
ISBN Number: 0-920952-12-7
Published by: Pioneer Publishing Company, Ltd., PO Box 27103, 750 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, BC, CANADA, V9B 5S4
www.messengers2.com/pioneer
$5.00
* Men and Abortion
by C.T. Coyle, PhD.
ISBN Number: 1-894169-87-5
Published by: Essence Publishing, 44 Moira St. West, Belleville, Ontario, Canada K8P 1S3, 1-800 238-6376
www.essence.on.ca
Distributed By: Life Cycle Books, PO Box 561, Fort Collins, CO, 80522-0561, 1-800-214-5849
www.lifecyclebooks.com
$14.95
* Post-Abortion Aftermath, Writings Generated by Various Experts at a Post-Abortion Summit Conference
edited by Fr. Michael T. Mannion
ISBN Number: 1-55612-708-1
Published by: Sheed & Ward, 115 E. Armour Blvd., PO Box 419492, Kansas City, MO 64141, 1-800-333-7373
* Psycho-Spiritual Healing After Abortion
by Douglas R. Crawford and Fr. Michael T. Mannion
ISBN Number: 1-55612-246-2
Published by: Sheed & Ward, 115 E. Armour Blvd., PO Box 419492, Kansas City, MO 64141, 1-800-333-7373
* Victims and Victors, Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault
edited by David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa, and Amy Sobie
ISBN Number: 0-9648957-1-4
Published by: Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL62791-7348, 1-888-41-ACORN
www.afterabortion.org
$11.95
* Women's Health after Abortion, The Medical and Psychological Evidence
by Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy, Ian Gentles
ISBN Number: 0-920453-22-8
Published by: The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research, 3089 Bathurst St., Suite 316, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2A
www.deveber.org
$19.95

Recommended reading for someone seeking fictional stories:

* Reconciled
By Elisabeth Grace Daniel
2006, Xulon Press
ISBN 978-1-60266-482-1
If you have wondered what a pregnancy center is all about, this book will help you better understand the complexities involved in a crisis situation through the fictional stories of three different couples and how they are ministered to by their local Christian Crisis Pregnancy Center and how God can move and protect and restore human life.
* Forgiven Much
by Leslie T. Dean
ISBN 1 60034 749 5
This novel brings to life the Mary Magdalene you have never met. Dean imagines Mary’s life as one of desperate hopelessness woven with stories of the bible and shows us how to live a life of biblical purity regardless of our past.
* Heart of Stone
by Mia Vanduran
ISBN 1 59781 146 7
In this novel, we meet Samantha, a recovering alcoholic dealing with the reality of post-abortive stress. She is sorry for the choice she made and knows that while God forgives her, Aaron Eagle, a Lakota and her ex-fiancé might not. Years earlier, Samantha aborted Aaron's baby without telling him she was pregnant. Now, years later we learn that they still have feelings for each other and find that there is healing in forgiveness.
* If You Were Mine
by Cynthia Scott Hutchinson
ISBN 1 4259 3777 2
As you read this fictional story, you will come to care for Jenny as she deals with a very real and very painful consequence of having an abortion as a college student. It is a love story turned tragic that delivers hope for Jenny and for the millions of others who have lived through their own heartache and despair.

Recommended reading for someone seeking abortion testimonies:

* Forgiven: Finding Peace in the Aftermath of Abortion
by Christina Ryan Claypool
ISBN Number: 0-7880-2112-5
Published by: New Creation Ministries
Order at Amazon
* From Fallen To Forgiven
by Jennifer O'Neill
ISBN Number: 0-8499-1715-8
www.JenniferOneill.com
$22.00
* Real Abortion Stories
Edited by Barbara Horak
www.realabortionstories.com
* Silent No More
by Sister Anne Sophie
ISBN 1 57918 269 0
Sister Sophie is our Regional Coordinator in Corpus Christi, Texas. In her book, she shares her powerful testimony that will help you find the courage to stand as a witness to a world in need of the Gospel of Life.
* Surviving Myself
ISBN Number: 0-688-15992-3
www.JenniferOneill.com
$24.00
* You Aren't Alone, The Voices of Abortion
by Peggy Kirk, M.A.
ISBN 1-57733-113-3
Published by: Blue Dolphin Publishing, P.O. Box 8, Nevada City, CA 95959, 1-800-643-0765
$16.95

Recommended DVDs

* Silent No More Awareness Campaign presents,
The Truth about Abortion: Experience vs. Rhetoric,
by The Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Produced in house and can be purchased through the Campaign www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org
$10.00
* Tilly
produced by Anchor Educational Foundation
can be purchased through Heritage House at www.HertiageHouse76.com
$24.99

Recommended CDs

*

We Can Change the World
Produced by Trish Short for Artists for Life Foundation
410-526-7497
$15.00
"We can change the world is blessed with haunting, memorable music and crisp, intelligent lyrics which speak from the very heart of the tragedy of the loss of a child through abortion." - Dr. Theresa Burke
*

The Choice
One woman's journey through abortion, mourning and spiritual healing
Project Grace - www.abortionrecovery.org
$15.00
*

Healing After the Choice
By Michael John Poirier
The popular singer/songwriter focuses on the themes of healing and forgiveness, especially for those affected by abortion. Includes 17 selections, total time 72 minutes.
www.healingafterthechoice.com
$16.95

Men and Women Both Suffer From Abortion

At htt://www.abortionchangesyou.com is a place where men as well as women can go.

Men suffer too in very similar ways as the women. Men may have been a part of the abortion or had no say. Contact the link above, just in case you might need them.