Dear Parishioners,

This coming Saturday, January 22, will be the 49^th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade decision which declared abortion to be a constitutional right.  Since then between 60 – 70 million unborn children have been aborted in the United States.  The bishops of our country have designated January 22 as a day of prayer for the legal protection of unborn children.  I hope all of us will mark this sad anniversary by praying for greater respect for every human life especially unborn children.  Recently the Supreme Court heard a couple cases which have the potential of changing the Roe V. Wade decision.  Even if Roe V. Wade is overturned, which I certainly hope, abortion would not become illegal.  It would merely return to being a matter of state law instead of federal as it was before Roe V. Wade.  No matter the legal status of abortion the fundamental question is one of our own hearts and our attitude toward the God given dignity of every human life.  As we work and pray for the legal protection of the unborn may we also deepen our own respect for every human being as created in the image and likeness of God.


Fr. Richard Weisenberger