In January, Defend Human Life and Dignity - Advocate to Protect the Unborn and Advocate for Those Who Struggle in Poverty

  In January, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) intensify their call for Catholics to engage in prayer and activities to help build a respect for innocent human life in society (visit  http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/ ).  Around the nation, Catholics participate in numerous events to mark the January 22, 1973 Supreme Court decisions (Roe v. Wade, and Doe v. Bolton) that legalized, in all 50 states, the taking of defenseless and innocent unborn human life.  Several employees of Catholic Charities will join hundreds of thousands of marchers who will travel to Washington, D.C, to give witness, voice and prayer in the shadow of Capitol Hill in support of executive, legislative and judicial action to protect the fundamental and God-given right to life of unborn children.  Please pray for the success of the March for Life on January 27 and for the safety of all participants.  In the week following the March for Life, Catholic Charities' Respect Life Program Director Jessica Grabowski will share her reflections on the March for Life in a CCDOC blog post.   The U.S. Bishops also seek to raise awareness of poverty across our nation in the month of January, and to this end, the USCCB highlights January as “Poverty Awareness Month.”...