Respect Life Mass

This morning, we headed to downtown Houston to participate in the annual diocesan Respect Life Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church, celebrated by our archbishop, Daniel DiNardo. Very good. Several other pro-life events will be taking place over the next couple of weeks surrounding the anniversary of the infamous Roe Vs. Wade decision. These events are necessary to renew our spirit and strengthen our resolve to fight for life and respect for human dignity, especially that of the unborn and of women.

Before mass began, we heard a very moving testimony from the father of two aborted children. It was a good message for men, in particular, to hear. Men aren't absent from the issue of abortion. To paraphrase his message, whenever there is an abortion, there's a man in the equation somewhere. A true man does not sit back or otherwise encourage the death of his own child, for whatever excuse. A true man loves and respects women and children and works to protect them and walk with them, as hard as it is. Therefore, to say that abortion is solely a women's issue is horribly wrong. That's fundamentally why the early feminists opposed abortion - abortion was the best way a man could cast aside responsibility for his actions at the expense of everyone around him, most especially the woman he impregnated and their child.