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Respect Life Office
in partnership with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
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Here in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, we’reJazzed for Life! - all life, from conception until natural death ...
Whether it is the first week in your role as Respect Life Coordinator or you have been a Coordinator for many years, the Respect Life Office is here to help YOU!
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) provides a variety of life topics/issues that are important in planning respect life activities. In addition, they also provide resources to learn more about the Church and what the Church teaches about these topics. As your Respect Life Office, we will provide these resources as well as local resources and educational pieces.
In addition, we are here to help you with:- planning in your parish
- meeting planning
- event planning
- presentations on life topics
- networking
- learning more about life issues
" I came so that they mighthave life and have it more abundantly." (Jn. 10:10).
Monthly Respect Life TopicsEach month your parish can focus on your Respect Life prayers, meetings, activities, and Mass Celebrationson a specific topic that incorporates the timing of Church celebrations and societal milestones.
General Information
Archdiocese of New Orleans- Walking with Moms in Need Resources
- Respect Life Newsletter & Events - What's Happening?
- USCCB Respect Life Program
- Respect Life Coordinator Plan -Assistance in forming a parish Respect Life Group
- Facts About Louisiana's NEW Pro-Life Laws
- Respect Life Office New Orleans Resource Guide
- Youth Resources
- Parish/School Respect Life Groups
- New Orleans Right to Life
- Women's Health & Pregnancy Care
- Charities and Life Issues
- Under Her Mantle Prayer Ministry - Coming Soon
- Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Catholic Charities: Archdiocese of New Orleans
USCCB
State- Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Louisiana Right to Life
- Louisiana Right to Life Center for Medical Ethics
National- United States Council of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Secretariat
- USCCB Respect Life Program
- National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Priests for Life
- Hispanic Apostolate
- National Right to Life Committee
Church Documents on Life Issues — links to full documents:- The Gospel of Life
- Humanae Vitae
- Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation
- Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions
- Veritatis Splendor
- On the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World
- Dignitatis Humanae on the Right of the Person & of Communities to Social & Civil Freedom in Matters Religious
Our Mission StatementEvery human is created in God’s image & likeness, and therefore every human life is sacred. Here in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, we are working to build a Culture of Life that fosters the dignity & respect of all human life from conception until natural death. We rely on the teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church & the USCCB’s Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities in order to foster the dignity & respect for every human life through the means of prayer & worship, public information & education, promoting public policy, and pastoral care.
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Contact Us
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Michelle Blackmblackccano.orgRespect Life Director
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Lynn Schonberglschonbergccano.orgRespect Life Co-Coordinator
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Office Address: 4200 S. I-10 Service Road W., Suite 124, Metairie, LA 70001
Web: nolacatholic.org/respect life Email: [email protected] -
Four Pillars of Respect Life Work
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops gives us a framework to carry out all Respect Life activities. In each area of Respect Life focus, we put into action their Pastoral Plan under these 4 Pillars...1. Public Information and Education
“Education programs should include the following, as appropriate: biblical and theological foundations that attest to the sanctity and dignity of human life; scientific information concerning the humanity of unborn children, especially that made available by modern genetic science and technology; American founding principles, as articulated in the Declaration of Independence, that reflect unchanging truths about the human person; society's responsibility to safeguard every human life, to defend life by non-violent means wherever possible, and never purposely to destroy innocent human life; discussion of effective and compassionate care for those who are terminally ill and for persons with disabilities; education on Catholic teaching regarding end-of-life decision making; and information about effective, compassionate, and morally acceptable solutions to the very real and difficult problems that can exist for a woman during and after pregnancy, as well as help for those who suffer from the consequences of abortion” (USCCB Pastoral Plan for Pro-life Activities)
2. Pastoral Care
“Pastoral care encompasses a broad range of services provided with competence, compassion, and dignity. It includes spiritual assistance and essential material help, and may include supplementary services beyond those available in the community. Providing pastoral care to those in need is a primary way that the Church expresses its love for all God's children” (USCCB)
3. Public Policy
“…efforts directed to restoring legal protection to the lives of unborn children and those vulnerable to pressures to end their lives by assisted suicide, and to providing morally acceptable alternatives to abortion and assisted suicide” (USCCB)
4. Prayer and Worship
“…directed to participation in the sacramental life of the Church and in programs of communal and individual prayer, that the culture of death that surrounds us today will be replaced by a culture of life and love” (USCCB Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activitie
Respect Life Everyday for Everyone-
“What we can contribute to the cause of human dignity and rights is likely to take humble, everyday forms. For instance: the mother who conscientiously teaches her children to respect the rights and interests of siblings and playmates, carefully correcting them when they violate this norm; the office manager who attempts consistently to deal with subordinates---even those whom he or she finds irritating and troublesome-with fairness and charity; the supermarket checkout clerk who gives every customer, even the annoying ones, a smile, courteous service, and a kind word; the teacher who goes out of his or her way to give students a hand when they are having trouble at home (sickness in the family, an absent father, whatever it may be); the priest who is never brusque with parishioners, not even those who want to talk his ear off or gripe. None of this may seem profoundly world-changing, yet through these ordinary, everyday displays of respect for other people the world is changed into a more genuinely human habitation.” (Russell Shaw, The Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church, Requiem Press, 2005)
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