A gift of life like no other

For the better part of two decades, I’ve been a blood donor. This is a simple matter of gratitude; people dear to me have benefited from transfusions. I’ve seen good outcomes. Once of those outcomes began twelve years ago, and it’s affecting my life and my outlook on pro-life work to this day. Ann MarieContinue reading “A gift of life like no other”

“I didn’t get into this to be silent”

Adapted from a post originally published at leavenfortheloaf.com I came to the Pregnancy Resource Center of the Monadnock Region (PRC) at the invitation of executive director Evelyn Konig. It’s just north of Main Street in Keene, New Hampshire, in a neatly-maintained little office building that looks like it once served as someone’s home. I stepped through theContinue reading ““I didn’t get into this to be silent””

Remembering the Gosnell case – and why it matters

This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at Leaven for the Loaf. In a jail cell somewhere, Kermit Gosnell is serving a life sentence for the premeditated murder of three children in Philadelphia. He was also convicted of manslaughter in a woman’s death. He was “Doctor” Gosnell during his 2013 trial. I’m prettyContinue reading “Remembering the Gosnell case – and why it matters”