With October, aka “Respect Life Month,” quickly approaching, there are numerous opportunities in the near future that you can participate in to support the pro-life cause.

See this linked PDF for full details, but here’s a quick list of upcoming opportunities:

• 40 Days for Life – September 28 – November 6, 2011
  Newman participation scheduled for October 26th in Charlotte
  
• Life Chain – October 2, 2011 – 2:00 – 3:30 pm (Note time change!)
• National Pro-Life Cupcake Day – Observed annually on October 9th
• Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity - October 18, 2011
• Room at the Inn Annual Fundraising Banquet – October 27, 2011 (Reservations are free, but required by October 7th.)

  … and of course, for future planning keep in mind…

• SC Citizens for Life – Stand Up For Life March & Rally – January 14, 2011
• The March for Life – Washington, DC – January 23, 2011

The Winthrop Newman group may or may not “officially” participate in each of these events as a group, but if you are interested in any or all, please contact Julie Cook for further details.

Read the following  post in its entirety at Letters from a Young Catholic:

Examination of Conscience

[...] I find [this] helpful for a daily Examination of Conscience. I like the way this one is divided and it is short enough that it isn’t likely to lead you to scrupulosity if you’re using it for a daily examination but it’s long enough that it’s pretty thorough. I also find that it touches on the sins many of us stumble upon regularly and leaves out those ones most of us, by the grace of God, avoid (i.e. Have I murdered someone?).  [...]

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