Face of Pro-Life #93 – Sarah Cloutier and Gabrielle Velasquez give a challenging message. ( 30min) >>> Play

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Sarah Cloutier and Gabrielle Velasquez describe their new club at their high school that is a bit out of step with the main stream. It is a Chastity Club! Listen as these bold young ladies see something beautiful where others would not even look and challenge their peers to raise the standard of how they think of themselves and others.

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Gabriella Velazquez and Sarah Cloutier from the Catholic Club at the Holy Family Academy in Baltic, CT. They relate all their pro-life activities which include Pro-Life Coffee Houses which fund Bill Boards, Youth for Life Conferences, 40 Days for Life and their Chastity Club. Most of all, though, they talk about their group trip to the March for Life in DC, all the activities they took part in and the experiences they had there, including the overwhelming size of the crowd that was mostly their age.

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Roving Reporter #98 – Shaun Kenny ( 10min) >>> Play

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Shaun Kenney is the executive director of American Life League, and is widely respected for his work in communications and social media.

Shaun got started in pro-life activism as a volunteer worker in political campaigns. Eventually, he was running campaigns for pro-life candidates at virtually every level of government.

In the mid-1990s, he worked for then-Virginia Governor George Allen as his liaison in Washington, D.C. and subsequently managed a series of mid-level political campaigns (for state offices). By 2000, Shaun was highly active in the effort to create the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives through The Empowerment Network and EDTEC, Inc, working inside America’s inner cities promoting entrepreneurship and individual opportunity. In 2006 he successfully ran the campaign of Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in a three way race, and in 2007 served as communications director for the Republican Party of Virginia under Chairman Ed Gillespie. Shaun has served at American Life League since December 2007.

Shaun has appeared as a guest on ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, NPR and BBC; and his work has been featured in USA Today, The Guardian, Roll Call, The Hill, Politico, Townhall, RedState, Washington Post, The Washington Times, Time Magazine and the Denver Post.

The author of a self-titled blog, Shaun also co-founded the Jeffersoniad Blog Alliance and Red Storm PAC, both focusing on social media campaigns within Virginia. Previous professional experience includes working as an analyst with several members of the defense industry and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Shaun is married to his wonderful wife Melissa and they have five children. A Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Shaun currently attends St. Joseph Catholic Church in Columbia, Virginia.

Shaun Kenney is the executive director of American Life League and is widely respected for his work in communications and social media.

Shaun received an early start in pro-life activism by volunteering then running political campaigns for pro-life candidates at virtually every level of government.

His political experience began working for then-Virginia Governor George Allen in the mid-1990s, followed by a series of mid-level campaigns. By 2000, Shaun was highly active in the effort to create the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives through The Empowerment Network and EDTEC, Inc, working inside America’s inner cities promoting entrepreneurship and individual opportunity. In 2006 he successfully ran the campaign of Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in a three way race, and in 2007 served as communications director for the Republican Party of Virginia under Chairman Ed Gillespie. Kenney has served at American Life League since December 2007.

Shaun has appeared as a guest on ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, NPR and BBC; and his work has been featured in USA Today, The Guardian, Roll Call, The Hill, Politico, Townhall, RedState, Washington Post, The Washington Times, Time Magazine and the Denver Post.

Kenney is also the author of a self-titled blog and is co-founder of both the Jeffersoniad Blog Alliance and Red Storm PAC, both focusing on social media campaigns within Virginia. Previous professional experience includes working as an analyst with several members of the defense industry and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Shaun is a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, married to his wonderful wife Melissa, and has five children. Shaun currently attends St. Joseph Catholic Church in Columbia, Virginia.   – www.all.org

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Face of Pro-Life #84 – Fra Roderic Mary on the Face of Pro-life show ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Roderic is the guest on the Face of Pro-Life as he relates what AirMaria.com does for the pro-life movement, including posting episodes of … Face of Pro-Life. So if you have never heard of AirMaria.com, have a listen.

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Face of Pro-Life #77 – John Martin and Corinn Dahm ( 59min) >>> Play

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John Martin discusses with host Corinn Dahm the growing conflict between Catholic morals and government policy which is pitting Bishops vs Politicians. This is exemplified by the recent clash between Senator Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island and Archbishop Tobin of Providence, RI over abortion funding in health care. They discuss the ramifications of the government funded heath care on the quality of medical services and its effects on religious liberty for medical personnel and Catholic Hospitals.

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Face of Pro-Life #81 – Susan Boyce on the Health Care Plan ( 30min) >>> Play

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Susan Boyce discusses how the proposed Health Care is against the Catholic social principle of Subsidiarity. Bishops are doing good by fighting for the Stupac Amendment but ignore the fact that it is against the Catholic principle of subsidiarity where the smallest organization should take care of any given issue and only go to a state or national organization if this is needed. She mentions how the bill saddles us with too high of a tax burden, and bureaucratic institutions that are too large. As such, once it passes it will be hard to get rid of. She praises two bishops in Kansas City who are are advocating opposition of the bill because it does not achieve the Catholic balance of not being too individualistic nor too socialistic.

Sources referenced in the talk:

The Kansas City Bishops’ Pastoral Letter:
http://www.diocese-kcsj.org/news/viewNews.php?nid=60

Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity:
http://axisofright.com/2009/11/09/the-catholic-bishops-complicity-in-pushing-obamacare/

Raymond Arroyo’s Seen & Unseen:
http://www.ewtn.com/news/blog.asp?blog_ID=2

Msgr Barreiro’s Commentary from HLI
http://www.hli.org/index.php/about/hli-experts/698?task=view

Politico’s article:
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=233E3ECC-18FE-70B2-A83503850AAC10EE

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Theresa Krankowski on St Gerard’s Center for Life which is right across the street from an abortion clinic in Wethersfield, CT.  She discusses what they do for pregnant mothers, their efforts to get a sonogram  to help mothers see their unborn child and why the center is named after St Gerard.

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Bill O’Brien of CT Right to Life discusses with our host Corinn Dahm recent attempts to challenge the constitutionality of Connecticut suicide laws. They bring out the fact that right to die becomes duty to die, placing great pressure on the elderly and generally cheapens life.

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Bill O’Brien, President CT Right to Life, discusses with hostess Corinn Dahm the health care bill on this show recorded on live television. He covers the problems with the bill including the fact that there is no explicit denial of abortion funding which is needed since the Hyde Amendment does not cover this bill. He also mentions how there are no conscience clauses in the bill so medical professionals who morally object will find it hard to opt out. And then there are Catholic Hospitals…

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Face of Pro-Life #72 – Progress on the Ave Maria Home ( 30min) >>> Play

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Corinn Dahm and Lisa Martin discuss the blossoming effort to raise funds for the Ave Maria Home for pregnant mothers in the Norwich Diocese. These homes will be affiliated with and patterned after the very successful Good Counsel Homes started by Chris Bell and Fr. Benedict Groeschel in NY City.

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