Learn More, Be Informed
“Holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.” -Tit. 1:9
We must be knowledgeable on all life topics, keep informed on legislative issues, and learn how our Catholic moral teaching is applied to matters of daily living especially in the biological sciences and healthcare, i.e. bioethics.
Concerns of Human Life & Family
- Abortion
- Biomedical Research (Stem Cells, cloning, etc.)
- Chastity/Marriage
- Conscience Protection
- Contraception
- Death Penalty
- Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide
- End of Life Issues
- Fatherhood
- Human Dignity
- Human Trafficking
- Natural Family Planning
- Pornography
- Redemptive Suffering
- Same Sex Attraction/Gender Dysphoria
- Suicide
- Vaccines
- Women’s Health
Encyclicals & Other Church Documents
- Humanae Vitae (25 July 1968) – Paul VI
- Declaration on Procured Abortion – (18 November 1974) – Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Declaration on Euthanasia (5 May 1980) – Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Donum Vitae: Instrucción Donum Vitae, (22 February 1987) – Paul VI
- Veritatis Splendor: Veritatis Splendor (6 August 1993) – John Paul II
- Evangelium Vitae: Evangelium Vitae (25 March 1995) – John Paul II
- Dignitas Personae (2008) – Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Legislative Issues
- Legislative Action Page – need link
- Voter Education
Parish Respect Life Programs
Vaccine Bioethics
Check out our detailed Vaccine Bioethics website for more information, resources, & articles.