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Richard Roeper gets it about right in his column Thursday in the Chicago Sun-Times when he points out that last week the Associated Press put out its annual list of the top stories of 2004, figuring the year was pretty much over. Starting with the re-election of President George W. Bush as story No. 1, and the war in Iraq, Florida Hurricanes through the Russian school and Madrid bombing, the AP through they had covered the high points of 2004.
We hope all our readers had a wonderful Christmas, and thought deeply about the meaning of the miracle of God coming to earth in human form, which is what Christmas is all about. There have been many efforts by non-believers to confuse the public lately and try to disguise or submerge Christmas, and many are confused.
First off, have a blessed and Merry Christmas, not a Happy Holiday. Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem, and that’s it.
Despite prohibitions of Religious Christmas carols in Public schools and no “Merry Christmas” in Federal Offices, and despite the vandalism of Crèches, and attempts to prohibit almost any suggestion that Christmas is the celebration of Christ’s birthday, Christmas continues to be the celebration of the greatest birth in the history of mankind, the Birth of Christ who came to reconcile us with the Father, to be our Savior.
Our “Empty Manger” Christmas Caroling at four abortion sites Saturday was successful in every way: Forty carolers were at each site, a mixture of old guard and new faces, mostly young. There were at least three saves, one directly attributed to our caroling.
Caroling at American Women’s Medical Center saved a baby’s life [Photo by Dan Gura]
Fifty carolers joined the Pro-Life Action League for the second annual “Empty Manger” Christmas Caroling Day Saturday, Dec. 18. The group visited four different abortion mills in Chicago and gathered around a life-size empty manger to sing Christmas Carols about the Christ Child.
The empty manger was a symbol of the hope that a little baby can bring. But it was also a symbol of the empty space that is left when a little unborn baby is killed by abortion. The carolers hoped to reach abortion-bound women with a message of Christmas hope. At least one mother who heard the carolers decided not to abort her baby.
We have some sad news to report during this festive season. A young mother, Mara McGlade, daughter of local pro-life activists Larry and Mira Skrobot, died shortly after giving birth to her second child, a baby boy, on December 8, the Feast of he Immaculate Conception.
Don’t forget our annual Christmas caroling at the Abortion Mills this Saturday, Dec. 18, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Planned Parenthood mill on the corner of LaSalle and Division Streets. We go from there to carol outside the Washington St. mill at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. we’ll be at the American Women’s Medical Center on Western Ave., and end at Noon at the Albany Mill on Elston near Cicero.
These sites are familiar to our regular counselors and prayer warriors. For specific addresses and maps, see the full schedule.
One reason the Pro-Life Acton League tries not to become too much engrossed in politics is that we might get distracted, and slack up on the really important actions — direct action such as going to the abortion mills to talk women out of having abortions, going out on the streets with literature and photographs that incite conversations about abortion, that often bring converts to the pro-life cause.
Today — if you’re reading this on Wednesday — is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Catholic Church this is a Holy Day of Obligation and most Churches have added an extra Mass or two so all Catholics can attend.
Happy St. Nicholas Day. Did you know that throughout history, St. Nicholas has had his image reproduced in pictures and other art forms more than any other saint, excepting the Blessed Virgin Mary?
St. Nicholas of Bari is the patron saint of Russia and patron of children, and as Bishop of Myra, he began a custom of giving money and gifts to those most in need, often without the recipient knowing where the gifts had come from. It is from St. Nicholas that we get the word Santa Claus.
Many legends surround this saint who died in 342, one of which is that he brought three children back to life.