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The power of one. That was the main message I sought to deliver at a workshop on grassroots lobbying at the June National Right to Life conference just outside Washington, [...]

We had a discussion in our office today about the fact that people can and in fact do change their minds on abortion. But what can prompt such a conversion [...]

Editor S note. This first appeared at 'Sebastian's Point' and is reposted with permission. I had a nurse with decades of experience in the medical field come to me recently [...]

The so-called Reproductive Freedom Act of 2024, House Bill 2304, has nothing to do with protecting the health and safety of women in Pennsylvania. This poorly-named and disastrously drafted piece [...]

95-year-old Betty Caffrey is a legend. Each weekday, this indefatigable woman heads into her office in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to serve and to strengthen the most vulnerable among us. Betty distributes [...]

I am writing this on the anniversary of the day my parents married. From all accounts, it was a joyous occasion, filled with faith, family, and food. I would arrive [...]

An interesting thing happened this week when the Governor of Pennsylvania posted on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. His post encompassed just three words: 'Abortion is [...]

It's the type of story that could serve as the inspiration for a script for a movie. A mother surrenders her newborn child at a fire station in Louisville, including [...]

The pro-abortion bait-and-switch is now complete in Pennsylvania. Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro's Administration has taken the money that for 28 years supported life-affirming pregnancy care centers and transferred it to [...]

I decided to visit the website of a local television station to check out the day's news. One of the most prominent stories on the site announced the area's newest [...]

You can be of any faith tradition--or no faith at all--and still believe in the sanctity of innocent human life. That is because the sacredness of life is a universal [...]

In a discussion with friends, I heard one of my dearest confidants lament the fact that so many people are blinded by pro-abortion ideology. How can people stand for the [...]

The positive pregnancy test took you by surprise. You hoped to be pregnant someday, but not today. Definitely not today. Thoughts swirl through your mind. Why is this happening right [...]

Imagine this: a young woman discovers she is unexpectedly pregnant. When her parents hear the news, they threaten to evict her from the family home. In such dire circumstances, who [...]

It does not matter how old I get, or how many mountains I have climbed in the course of my work. Whenever December rolls around, a feeling of excitement envelops [...]

Often, when tragedy strikes, a meme reappears on social media. It features a quote from beloved children's show host Mister Rogers, saying that we should look for the helpers in [...]

Brandy is a woman whose story demonstrates the tremendous role pregnancy resource centers play in our communities. She had come to the Morning Star center in south central Pennsylvania in [...]

Editor's note. This tender story was first posted three years ago. As I write these words, I know of two women who are accompanying loved ones on their final journeys. [...]

It is one of those surreal moments, when time seems to stand still, yet the truth of eternity looms large. It happened to my co-worker at a recent Christian music [...]

Fathers are far too often forgotten, when it comes to the protection of preborn babies' rights. But a long-time pregnancy care center in Pennsylvania is trying to change that with [...]

It has probably happened to you at some point in your life's journey--you have to excuse yourself from a meeting, a party, or some other event because of a family [...]

Tracy Robinson has quite a story to tell. 'I was a 'pro-choice' Christian,' Robinson says. 'Actually, I never gave myself that label. In fact, I didn't give the ethics of [...]

Editor's note. March 25, marked the anniversary of the papal encyclical Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life). Written by Pope St. John Paul II in 1995, the encyclical truly has [...]

If you doubt for a minute the leadership potential of Generation Alpha, consider these words from 7th grader Ella: 'It is unethical to kill innocent human beings. A sick or [...]

An influencer I follow on X recently posted about the impending death of a beloved family member. I could feel the emotion as she shared her memories of a man [...]

The miracle of modern technology allows us to connect with people around the world. I was reminded of that great breakthrough recently when I had a Zoom call with a [...]

The Shapiro Administration appears to be trying to hijack funds from a successful, decades long program benefiting pregnant women in a blatant political attack against pregnancy centers, adoption agencies, and [...]

A radio talk show host once asked me how the pro-life movement was faring across the country. A few days later, a pro-life advocate who has been in the trenches [...]

An honor and a privilege. Those are the words that pop into my brain when I think about the fact that Pennsylvania is hosting this year's National Right to Life [...]

The importance of a single life --specifically, a baby's life--to change the world can never be underestimated. I was reminded of this critical truth this past weekend, when I was [...]

You never know what gift you might receive when you pick up the phone at a National Right to Life affiliate. I happened to field a call recently that warmed [...]

I was scrolling through the Twitterverse when a particular post caught my eye. It was an invitation to a Zoom call on the effort to eliminate Pennsylvania's doctor-only abortion law. [...]

Every so often, I receive an update from my friend about the progress being made by twin babies who were born into her extended family. The brother and sister have [...]

It is something that is unconscionable for the vast majority of Americans--the abhorrent practice of late-term abortion. Yet, in Pennsylvania, pro-abortion forces want to wipe out the protection the Keystone [...]

In a desperate attempt to roll back the clock for pregnant mothers and babies in Pennsylvania, pro-abortion Democrats in the House of Representatives are now pushing a radical Constitutional Amendment. [...]

Tracy Robinson has quite a story to tell. 'I was a 'pro-choice' Christian,' Robinson says. 'Actually, I never gave myself that label. In fact, I didn't give the ethics of [...]

When I was a little girl, my mother and father would take my sister and me to the neighborhood drug store where we would buy cold medicine, notebooks, and anything [...]

We repost many, many stories written by pro-life bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. Perhaps not surprisingly I revisit his stories often. That's what happened this morning. Back in October 2021, we [...]

The image flashes in my mind's eye like a scene from a movie. I vividly recall the visage of my baby on the screen--an image that was captured in a [...]

When I review my life, the year 2022 will definitely be a highlight. For years, I had told students and retirees, teachers and health care workers that the tragic 1973 [...]

It was the photo that my group of friends had been waiting for--a snapshot of a beautiful newborn baby, sleeping soundly. This baby had already overcome many challenges--a relative who [...]

I recently heard a clergyman talk about the modern goal of living a life without regrets. It is certainly admirable to strive to do our best in all circumstances. But, [...]

When I worked as a reporter, the general consensus among my colleagues seemed to be that no one ever changed their mind about abortion. People were either solidly in the [...]

Cyberworld is full of amazing testaments to the beauty of life--if only we have eyes to see and a heart ready to be filled. I was reminded of this truism [...]

What might seem like an ordinary trip to the supermarket can be an occasion to witness the sacredness of life, if one only has eyes to see and ears to [...]

In all the post-election drama, little things can be missed. But sometimes in life, the little things are what matter most. It was a routine trip to the hair stylist [...]

Stories of triumph over trauma abounded at a recent gathering in south central Pennsylvania. The participants came together to discuss the Keystone State's phenomenal Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services program, [...]

Sometimes, even veteran pro-life activists are stunned by developments in Abortion World. That certainly was the case when I read through a recent publication by Planned Parenthood Keystone, an affiliate [...]

In a brazen attempt to circumvent state laws, abortion giant Planned Parenthood plans to open a 'mobile' abortion center in southern Illinois 'to expand its footprint near the state's borders [...]

Fathers are far too often forgotten, when it comes to the protection of preborn babies' rights. But a long-time pregnancy care center in Pennsylvania is trying to change that with [...]