Respect Life

“It is impossible to further the common good without acknowledging and defending the right to life, upon which all the other inalienable rights of individuals are founded and from which they develop.” – Saint Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae

Each and every human person was created by God, in His image and likeness. We’ve all been redeemed by His Son and are sustained by His love.

Because of our divine origin and end, each of us has invaluable worth and unconditional dignity - no matter our capacity, state of life, or past actions. The inherent value of human life is a gift; it is not something that can be lost or gained.

Practices that undermine the value of human life—such as abortion, assisted-suicide, euthanasia, the death penalty, racism—have no place in a just society. We must together strive to create the conditions for life to be lived in a manner consistent with our God-given dignity.