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Catholics Need to be Informed and Defend Life

10/22/2020

Dear Editor:

God bless Father Michael W. Panicali (The Tablet, Oct. 3, 2020) for stating that a properly formed conscience can make the right determination and defend life by not voting for a pro-legalized abortion candidate. He also stated that it is "imperative that [the] Catholic hierarchy and media form consciences that place the defense of life and the eradication of legalized murder in its appropriately preeminent place."

All Catholics, lay and religious, should be obliged by their informed consciences to vote for the party that stands up for life and religious freedom. All Lives Matter from the womb to the tomb.

Father Panicali gave a wonderfully informative lecture on all Pro-Life issues including end-of-life (allowing assisted suicide) on May 5, 2019, at Holy Family Parish. This program was sponsored by the Joint Parish Respect Life Committee. I am on the board of the New York State Right to Life Committee, Inc.

Madeleine Santangelo-Palumbo
Sea Cliff, NY

Note: This letter was submitted to the editor of The Tablet but never published.

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Prayer Vigil in Jamaica, NY, October 17, 2020

10/19/2020

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On October 17, 2020 I was blessed to be a participant at the Helpers of God's Precious Infants prayer vigil originating from Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica, New York. The vigil was led by Fr. Victor Bolanos, the pastor of Presentation Church and about 50 people from the parish and other Helpers attended.

We processed praying the rosary to Choices abortion facility and we noticed immediately that there were about 7 escorts outside the clinic. Shortly after our arrival, several women who had made appointments appeared, escorted by the escorts. In fact so many came that due, I am sure, to COVID - 19 restrictions, the ladies were asked to stand outside and line up. It was one of the saddest sites I have ever seen, 7 or 8 women standing outside wanting in line to kill their children. Fr. Bolanos, after leading a decade of the rosary, handed his microphone to one of his parishioners and walked across the street to attempt to talk to the women in line. I do not think he was successful in convincing any of the woman to keep their babies, but he did make the effort.

As St. Mother Theresa has taught us, God did not call us to be successful, but to be faithful. Fr. Bolanos certainly evidenced his faith in a most moving way.

Kevin Moore

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Catholics Need to be Informed and Defend Life

Prayer Vigil in Jamaica, NY, October 17, 2020

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