The dignity and beauty of the human person comes from the fact of the incarnation of God in the person of Christ. With the whole Church, St. Hugh parishioners have the privilege to recognize his image and likeness within the face of every person—from the moment of his or her conception until natural death.
The St. Hugh Parish Respect Life Group invites everyone to attend our monthly meetings at 7:00pm on the Third Thursdays, in St. Hugh Church's Grenoble Hall. To learn more, phone Tom Trunk, 240-593-6982.
The first principle of morality is to do good and avoid evil. Many times evil is disguised in the legislative process by bills and referenda that sound 'good' on first appearance. However, when one reads and studies the language and logic of the proposed ballot referendum, then the evil is exposed, and one must inform others not to fall prey to that evil. People of faith should vote No, to the amendment when they see how the right to life of innocent preborn children will never be possible in a legal sense because it removes abortion from legislative debate. The very same amendment gives minors the same rights as adults and there strips away parental authority. This flyer exposes the wording in the Reproductive Freedom amendment that will devalue the human person and dehumanize our schools and medical institutions.
"The truth about the 'Reproductive Freedom' amendment can be found on the 'Health Not Harm MD' website. This good organization is seeking volunteers to help spread the word about the evil that is hidden in the Reproductive Freedom bill. Please consider sharing your time to support Health Not Harm MD, so we can solidly defeat the amendment in the Nov 5th general election. For more ifnormation contact, Tom Trunk 240-593-6982. and attend our parish Respect Life meetings each month.
Each year, St. Hugh parishioners are invited to participate in the local observance of the national 40 Days for Life campaign which seeks to eliminate abortion by changing the culture of death through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil, and community outreach. Contact Local Coordinators Katherine Hunter (240-444-3390) or Thomas Trunk (240-593-6982) for more information. Visit our website, www.40daysforlife.com/collegepark, or email [email protected].
"When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected. Once the human being declares independence from reality and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life begin to crumble....”
- Pope Francis, Laudato Si', #117
My sweet Lord...your Son went down from the heights of his divinity to the depths of our humanity. Can anyone's heart remain closed and hardened after this? We image your divinity, but you image our humanity in that union of the two which you have worked in a man. You have veiled the Godhead in a cloud, in the clay of our humanity. Only your love could so dignify the flesh of Adam. And so by reason of this immeasurable Love I beg, with all my strength, that you freely extend your mercy to all your lowly creatures. Amen.
- St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)