Today I have an article on Catholic Exchange....
Reclaiming Our Children
July 13th, 2010 by Theresa Bonopartis
I must admit, sometimes in this abortion debate I feel like I am floating on the periphery, looking on, while the world dissects and argues about abortion, and concerning the unborn and the women who have them.
For me, as a post-abortive mother, it is much more personal. It is about reclaiming my child.
It is about relationships, family, and my son, who is now “living in the Lord” (Gospel of Life, JPII).
At seventeen years old, I hid my pregnancy from my parents for over four months. When I finally told them, I was asked to leave the house and forget that I was their daughter. Coming from a Catholic family, it was the one scenario I had not played out in my head.
read the rest here: http://catholicexchange.com/2010/07/13/132219/
