Homily for January 22, 2020

Decisions and actions against human life are influenced by many things: feeling fearful, feeling unsupported, feeling pressured, feeling angry, or feeling alone. All of these feelings lead some people to make decisions that put the lives of others at risk, as well as their own lives.

Consider a college student who has conceived a child in her womb. Her boyfriend tells her that she must choose between him and their unborn child.

Consider expectant parents who have just been told their baby may have a serious disability. Our culture and our laws provide for them to consider a choice to end the child’s life so as to have the baby not suffer or struggle.

The disagreement between those who are “Pro-Life” and those who are “Pro-Choice” elicits very strong feelings on both sides. Nonetheless, we are called to love both the unborn children and their parents, even if they are considering abortion, providing concrete support to help those in difficult pregnancy situations to welcome their children before and after they are born. +