Respect Life Resources
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bthomcatholicdos.orgDirector of Respect Life & Safe Environment
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"The innocent victim of abortion, children who die of hunger or from bombings, immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow, the elderly or the sick who are considered a burden, the victims of terrorism, wars, violence and drug trafficking, the environment devastated by man's predatory relationship with nature: At stake in all of this is the gift of God, of which we are noble stewards but not masters."
Pope Francis - September 23, 2015 -
October: Respect Life Month
Every year, the USCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) designates the first Sunday in October as Respect Life Sunday, and October itself as Respect Life Month. The conference’s Pro-Life Secretariat provides collateral materials supporting the annual theme. The materials, which are purchased for each parish and school by the Diocese of Superior’s Respect Life Office, assist clergy, principals, directors of religious education, teachers, catechists and parents in teaching adults, youth and children to respect all human life.
Respect for life is all encompassing. One of the misconceptions people have about respecting life is that it only applies to the unborn. Certainly, much of our work is devoted to protecting the most innocent lives from abortion, but our respect for life doesn’t stop with them.
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USCCB
2024-25 Theme:I Came So That They Might Have Life
The Respect Life materials from the USCCB on Pro-Life Activities are now available! They are suggested for use especially from October 2024 – September 2025, and are meant to help integrate the Gospel of Life throughout Catholic life, work, and ministry.
REPRODUCING PRINTABLE VERSIONS for the bulletin There is much information at USCCB!
Click here to see many resources to purchase or download for FREE. You are welcome to use and reproduce the printable versions of the Respect Life Program brochures and images to use in social media, reprint for bulletins or to share with committee members, provided such reprints are distributed without charge and under the condition that each page is reproduced in its entirety without any alteration or change beyond adjustment in size. Thank you - USCCB! -
Essay Contest
Each year the Diocese offers a Respect Life Essay Contest for youth in 5th-12th grade. This event begins in October, with the yearly theme as the prompt. The essays are due at the end of February and are judged by Chancery staff. Awards are given to each grade level in the form of Amazon gift cards. Several quotes are published in the Catholic Herald following the contest. Poems are also accepted. See below for more information:
