Friday, February 16, 2007

Announcement: It Started Here. Let It End Here.

A Joint Statement
By Catholic bloggers of the Dallas area

Is there a phrase more infamous than "Roe versus Wade"?

The principal people involved in this most infamous legal case were from Dallas. "Roe" is a pseudonym for Dallas resident Norma McCorvey. Henry Wade was the Dallas district attorney who filed the original charges in the case.

It all began here in Dallas - in our home town, where we raise our families, where we go to church, where we live, and love, and learn, and work.

We are three bloggers who also live in the Dallas area. We are deeply committed to ending abortion in this country. To that end, we have committed ourselves to the following: On each First Friday for the next eleven months, we will fast and pray before the Blessed Sacrament for an end to abortion. This will culminate at the annual Dallas March for Life in January of 2008, where we will join our bishop and the faithful of this city in marching to the courthouse where Roe was originally argued.

We ask anyone reading these words to join us. Fast and pray with us each First Friday, no matter how far removed you are from Dallas. Spend some time in Eucharistic adoration, and implore Christ to end this curse. We especially ask other Dallas area bloggers and residents to join us, at least in spirit. If you would rather not fast, then pray for those of us that do.

We will not win this battle in the courts. We will not win this battle in the media. We will not win this battle in any earthly way. We will only win through prayer, fasting, and devotion to Christ.

It started here. Let it end here.

Jesus, we trust in you.

Mark Windsor - Rafting the Tiber
Julie D. - Happy Catholic
Laura H. - ... and if not ...
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Dallas bloggers also joining the battle:
I wanted to mention that this is Mike Windsor's inspiration and I appreciate him contacting me about it.
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  1. Christie4/1/11, 12:26 PM

    The Holy Spirit must be alive and well in Texas! My friend and I are up in Amarillo and have had a similar inspiration to fast for the ending of abortion in our state. We are doing a fast once a week and few others have joined us. How about we join our effort to yours?

    http://gardenofholiness.blogspot.com/2011/03/but-this-kind-does-not-come-out-except.html

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