Saint Gabriel Respect Life

“All life has inestimable value; even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.” -- Pope Francis

Conference Readings

Conference Readings

Pro Vita 2019: Healing the Wounds in the Body of Christ

Conference Summary

Pro Vita 2019 in The Sentinel

Grand Jury Report

Steinfels, Peter, “The PA Grand-Jury Report: Not What It Seems,” Commonweal, January 15, 2019. (Note: this is the article Dr. Faggioli recommended.)

Pro Vita 2018: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

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General Principles: The Role of Religion in Peacemaking

Hayward, Susan. "Religion and Peacebuilding: Reflections on Current Challenges and Future Prospects." United States Institute of Peace, August 2012.

Love, Maryann Cusimano. "Building a Better Peace: A Future Worthy of our Faith." America, August 3-10, 2015.

"Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: An Introductory Programming Guide." Unites States Agency for International Development, September 2009.

Smith, Angela. "Pacem in Terris: The Origin and Dimensions of Peace." Saint Gabriel Respect Life, www.stgabrielcarlisle.org, July 2018.

Women and Peacemaking

Hayward, Susan. "Between Religious Patriarchy and Secular Feminism: Women of Faith and the Practice of Peacebuilding." Oxford Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. United States Institute of Peace, January 2013.

Marshall, Katherine, Hayward, Susan, et al. "Women in Religious Peacebuilding." Peaceworks, May 2011.

Peacemaking: Case Studies

"Ending Liberia's Second Civil War: Religious Women as Peacemakers." Religion and Conflict Case Studies. Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Georgetown University, August 2013.

"Five Key Questions Answered on the Link Between Peace and Religion: A Global Statistical Analysis on the Empirical Link between Peace and Religion." Institute for Economics & Peace, October 2014.

"The Philippines: Religious Conflict Resolution on Mindanao." Religion and Conflict Case Studies. Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Georgetown University, August 2013.

Pro Vita 2016: The Bioethics of Life

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Dignitatis Personae on Human Genetic Manipulation. Summary by the Catholic News Agency

Smith, Angela. "DNA: Form, Function, and Ethics." Saint Gabriel Respect Life. www.stgabrielcarlisle.org. March 2016.

Youth Day 2015: Building a Culture of Care

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"Developmental Stages: The Roller Coaster of Equilibrium and Disequilibrium." The Center for Parenting Education. www.centerforparentingeducation.org. Retrieved April 11, 2017. As children move from one stage of life to the next, progress is not smooth or linear. As one set of inner psychic structures is refashioned for the next stage, inner renovation can be messy, but the cycles of equilibrium and disequilibrium follow a predictable pattern.

Grant, Adam. "Raising a Moral Child." New York Times, April 11, 2014. Research based advice on how to guide children to internalize good moral values.

Library for Parenting Teens, The Center for Parenting Education. www.centerforparentingeducation.org.

Saint Gabriel Respect Life

“All life has inestimable value; even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.” -- Pope Francis

St. Gabriel Respect Life provides an understanding of the philosophy, theology, and science underpinning respect for human life, along with practical guidance concerning the family, youth, and Catholic social concerns.