Saving Lives through Prayer, Fasting for Peace, It really is that simple

Office for Human Dignity

"I have come that they might have Life and life more abundantly."

John 10:10

Here are the latest opportunities

from the ministries of the Office for Human Dignity

to strengthen your faith and connect with the community.

Respect Life Ministry

40 Days for Life

Help Save Lives by Praying to End Abortion

September 23 - November 1, 2020

What is 40 Days for Life?

40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses.

Worldwide Results:

17,226 Lives Saved from Abortion

206 Abortion Workers Quit

107 Abortion Centers Closed

Learn More & Sign Up to Pray Locally:

Downers Grove:

40DaysForLife.com/DownersGrove

Contact: Bob LeMay 40DaysDG@gmail.com or (630) 464-5344

Aurora:

40daysforlife.com/Aurora

Contact: Beth Doroff (630) 854-1092 or doroffbeth@gmail.com

View flyer here

If you have questions or are nervous, the local contacts are here to help. Reach out to one today.

Are you debating if you can really make a difference through prayer?

Watch this short video testimony from courageous parents who chose life in Aurora after seeing people pray outside Planned Parenthood.

FAQs about 40 Days for Life

Please abide by safe social distancing measures and wear masks while praying.

Justice & Peace Ministry

New START Treaty

On August 5^th, the Office for Human Dignity sent a letter to the congressional representatives in the Diocese of Joliet and U.S. Senators from Illinois urging for the extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). As we mark the 75^th anniversary of the use of the atomic bombs, we follow Pope Francis’ call for a world without the threat of nuclear weapons. The New START treaty allows for on-site inspections between the U.S. and Russia and has reduced long-range deployed nuclear weapons held by both countries. If it the treaty is not extended, no legally binding limits would exist on the U.S. and Russia’s nuclear arsenals for the first time since 1972.

Laudato Si’ Ministries

This week the world commemorates the 75 Year Anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Please join us in prayer and fasting. Download and share the graphics below to help us spread the word.
Here is a reflection about the feast of the Transfiguration, nuclear disarmament, and climate change.
Action alert: contact your members of Congress and encourage them to support the New START Treaty. More information here.

Missions

It is Really Simple

By: Nancy Schramm, osf

All missioners are called by God to go out and to announce the Good News. One of the qualities that Pope Francis talks about frequently for all missioners is joy. Joy is so important that he even wrote an Apostolic Exhortation, Joy of the Gospel, which touched our hearts. He begins the exhortation with the words: “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.” How true this is: when we know Jesus, we cannot help but be joyful.

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