Respect Life Month

Every October, we celebrate Respect Life Month. We consider more deeply why every human life is valuable and reflect on how to build a culture that protects life from conception to natural death. The theme for 2024 is "I Came So That They Might Have Life".

We are each called by God to be that light of Christ that breaks through the darkness. We are called to be his disciples, continually transformed by our encounter with him and sharing in his mission. Jesus came that we might have life.

The U.S. bishops have affirmed that, while it is important to address all the ways in which human life is threatened, “Abortion remains our pre-eminent priority as it directly attacks our most vulnerable brothers and sisters, destroying more than a million lives each year in our country alone.”  As Pope St. John Paul II wrote,

“We are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the ‘culture of death’ and the ‘culture of life’. …we are all involved and we all share in it, with the inescapable responsibility of choosing to be unconditionally pro-life.”

The first Sunday of October is designated as Respect Life Sunday. To support these annual observances, the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities provides materials to help Catholics understand and value the gift of human life and help build a culture that cherishes and protects it. The following materials are designed to be brought to life as tools in your hands. These resources may be downloaded, printed, and reproduced for use in your parish, school, or ministry.

For more information and materials visit: Respect Life Month

Bishop Burbidge Calls on Catholics to Renew Commitment to Life, Read more here

The Office for Human Life is highlighting different aspects of life each week throughout the month of October in order to help build and celebrate the culture of life.

Below you will find resources for parishes and schools:

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