Men, Abortion and Healing the Hidden Struggle
Pro-life ministries are helping fathers break their silence and find healing after the loss of their unborn children.
Pro-life ministries are helping fathers break their silence and find healing after the loss of their unborn children.
COMMENTARY: Many fathers in the pews bear hidden wounds from abortion. Pastoral care and healing ministries can turn their pain into discipleship.
Pope Leo XIV’s quiet words to a post-abortive woman continue to echo in a Church seeking to heal and evangelize.
‘Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is ever ready to forgive.’ (Misericordiae Vultus, 3)
If we can’t bring wounded souls to the heart of Christ, how will abortion ever end?
COMMENTARY: To love and to be loved is at the heart of what it means to be human. Kaya Jones found out, the sexual revolution assures us that ‘love is love,’ all the while rewriting the real meaning of lifelong, self-giving love.
‘By his wounds you have been healed,’ writes St. Peter. ‘For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.’
If you know someone who is hurting from an abortion, consider reaching out to let them know the mercy of the Lord is waiting for them.
There are millions of post-abortive men who could benefit from a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat.
The organization’s latest research shows that women who have experienced medication abortions do not know how to find help if they need emotional healing.
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