March For Life
Report From the March for Life
Each January when the Dominicans return to the National Mall to defend life, we aim to give witness to the power of the light of Christ in the midst of darkness.
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Pro-Life on Campus: Friars Inspire College Students to Defend the Unborn
Each year, college students from campuses where friars serve make the journey to Washington, DC, to march in defense of innocent life under the Dominican banner.
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Never the Same
By Bro. Hyacinth Grubb, O.P. “I could never trust any decision I made after that. My abortion—it was like a grenade went off inside me. How could I trust myself after I had done that? How could I be the same after I had done that?” She wept when she told me that, and recounted …
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Protest and Pilgrimage: Report from the March for Life
This year the friars at the Dominican House of Studies and St. Dominic’s Priory and Parish continued our tradition of receiving some of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who come to Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. They came for two reasons: for protest and for pilgrimage.
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March for Life 2018: A Joyful Witness
March for Life 2018: A Joyful Witness By Br. Anthony VanBerkum, O.P. This year marked the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, DC. Marchers ranged from elderly veterans of many marches to newborns in strollers to sleep-deprived, yet enthusiastic, college students. The diverse marchers were unified by their joy—their love for God’s gift …
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Marching for Life with the Friars
On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, as happens every year, hundreds of thousands marched on Washington D.C. to stand up for the right to life of the unborn child.
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Diana Banister: The Pro-Life Movement and the Dominican Charism
Diana Banister is President of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs—the Washington-based firm that coordinates media outreach for the March for Life—and a member of the Dominican Foundation Board. What is the state of the Pro-Life movement today? The Knights of Columbus recently did a poll on what people believe about life issues, and …
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A Missionary of Mercy: Q&A with Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P.
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis sent out over 1000 priests as Missionaries of Mercy, including 125 from the United States. Of these men, 18 are Dominican Friars from the Province of St. Joseph! BlackFriars spoke with Vocations Director Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P., about this initiative to bring sinners back to the Father through Jesus Christ. …
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A Dominican Witness to the Sanctity of Human Life
A Dominican Witness to the Sanctity of Human Life By: Br. Peter Joseph Gautsch, O.P. Saint Dominic preached far, wide, and often about the goodness of creation. One way we friars continue to witness to the sanctity of human life—from its earliest stages—is to participate each year in various ways in the March …
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A Prayer for Life
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life. Grant this through our Lord Jesus …
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