2258 Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being.
2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law.
2323 Because it should be treated as a person from conception, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed like every other human being.
2324 Intentional euthanasia, whatever its forms or motives, is murder. It is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human person and to the respect due to the living God, his Creator.
2319 Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and Holy God.
All human beings, from their mothers' womb, belong to God who searches them and knows them, who forms them and knits them together with his own hands, who gazes on them when they are tiny shapeless embryos and already sees in them the adults of tomorrow whose days are numbered and whose vocation is even now written in the Book of Life. John Paul II
SCB Parish Introduces Walking with Moms in Need
Dear parishioners, we have completed Phase 1 of the Walking with Moms In Need program. Fr. Mixie introduced WWMIN at all Masses on Sunday, January 22, and we handed out prayer cards inviting everyone to Pray for Pregnant Moms as a parish community, as well as cards with the online resource directory created by Louisiana Right to Life, FindHelpLA.com. Keep that card with you in case you encounter anyone who might need help, and you can direct them to that website. More cards and flyers are available in the back of the church.
We have assembled a WWMIN Core Team – Tanya Ory, Kim Bourgeois, Cherie Decker, Lauren Sensebe, Patty Loftus, Lauren Villarubia, Lori Lacoste, Libby Crocker, and Peyton Decker. We are beginning Phase 2 – Launch Parish Inventory Process. Our Core Team is beginning to gather resources to include in our inventory of resources available in our area to help pregnant moms. If you can help us identify any resources, please let us know. Please continue to pray for Moms and for our efforts to Walk with Moms in Need using the prayer guide in this bulletin.