Respect Life Sunday - October 2, 2005

On Sunday, October 2, 2005, the Church asks all the faithful to focus in a special way on the issues of life that are part of our contemporary experience. Some of these issues are:

• capital punishment,
• sickness, old age, dying, and euthanasia,
• abortion,
• contraception,
• stem cell and genetic technologies,
• social attitudes toward life and death.

Every Sunday, really, is Respect Life Sunday, because we gather together to give praise to the Author of Life who embraced all the frailities and fears of human life, even death. Thus, in our liturgy, we see most clearly what a world looks like in which every person, no matter what, is recognized and treated as an image of God.

Below are some links from the United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that give pastoral, historical, theological, and academic information on the Church's stance on life, as well as some preaching ideas and suggested intercessions. Many of these articles are also available in Spanish.

Statement of Cardinal William H. Keeler for the Respect Life Sunday on October 2, 2005
by Cardinal William H. Keeler

Justice, Mercy and Capital Punishment
by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
JUSTICIA, MISERICORDIA Y PENA CAPITAL
por el Reverendísimo Monseñor Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

John Paul II: Dying with Dignity
by Rev. J. Daniel Mindling, O.F.M. Cap.
EL PAPA JUAN PABLO II: LA MUERTE CON DIGNIDAD
por el Padre J. Daniel Mindling, O.F.M. Cap.

The Gospel of Life and Its Great Exemplar
by Helen M. Alvaré, Esq.
EL EVANGELIO DE LA VIDA Y SU GRAN EJEMPLO
por Helen M. Alvaré, Esq.

Roe v. Reason
by Richard Stith, Esq., Ph.D.
Roe v. La Razón
por Richard Stith, J.D., Ph.D

Contraception and Abortion: The Underlying Link
by Rev. Walters Schu, L.C.
Anticoncepción y aborto: una conexión fundamental
por el Padre Walter J. Schu, L.C.

Genetic Enhancement: Custom Kids and Chimeras
by Marilyn E. Coors, Ph.D.
Mejoramiento Genetico: NIÑOS DISEÑADOS Y QUIMERAS
por Marilyn E. Coors, Doctora en Filosofía

Help Build a World Where Human Life Is Always Loved and Defended
2005-2006 Respect Life Program Flyer
Ayúdanos a construier un mundo donde la vida humana sea amada y defendida siempre

2005-2006 Liturgy Guide
Guía Litúrgica 2005-2006


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