Office Intentions Priest for Life is grateful to Fr. John Owens from the Diocese of Bismarck, ND, for his suggestion that priests offer a special pro-life intention for each month while praying the Liturgy of the Hours. We will publicize the suggested intentions in our newsletter, and welcome your input. In this talk you will hear the reason why this method of abortion has received so much attention, and why that attention has helped the pro-life cause. You will hear what pro-lifers have done to stop this procedure, and what some have said and done to actually defend it.
Every direct abortion is equally wrong, and every pre-born child is equally deserving of protection.
The partial birth abortion, however, has made an unusually effective psychological impact on the general public. If we respond effectively, we may be able to harness the energy of that impact to restore a sense of reverence for all life. Our seminars have been very successful. The response to your message was tremendous. In fact, never before have we had a uniformly positive response to anyone speaking to the entire priestly community here in our diocese.