LIFE ISSUES: Lighting a candle amidst the darkness*

Sometimes we appear to be living in a mixed-up world, especially in the way that people think about abortion. If I donate blood to the Red Cross, I can save the life of an unborn child. But if I offer to help a woman who may be having an abortion, I am accused of harassment. Msgr Philip Reilly, founder of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants. If I counsel a pregnant woman to stop smoking because it could harm her unborn child, I will remain in good standing in society. But if I warn h…

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