Live and let me live

Routledge Encyclopedia of Bioethics(2003) informs its readers that there are 4 models of law patterns that regulate most countries' attitude toward the problem of abortion; they are as follows:

1. a model of prohibition;

2. a model of permission;

3. a model of prescription; and

4. a model of privacy.

In is sad, though, that - regardless of the great knowledge possessed by authors of the said encyclopedia - none of their models listed above mention a word on the support given to a pregnant woman and her baby, whose(if only cared for) favorite models would, in most cases, respectively be : "Live and let me live."

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

All You Need Is Love

The truth, whether we like it or not, is here. One can deny this fact, but – regardless of her/his efforts – reality will remind of itself on each and every occasion. One of these is, undoubtedly, the discussion on human life. Pro-choice folks often tell us about the tragic future of disabled children & their poor mothers. The same people claim that, instead of imposing religious believe on someone, society should prevent women from “the consequences” of so-called unwanted pregnancies. However sophisticated their arguments may be, they seem to overlook the fact that we, Christians, do not impose anything on anybody, but rather remind some that the world without children & unselfish love has no future at all.
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 Tomasz, Racibórz +

The Acknowledgement

The image of Our Lady of Pompeii

The Blessed Virgin Mary asks of you and me some reparation for the five offences against her immaculate heart.
Some of us, however, continuously treat her as the person of one task* forgetting that the Gospel(esp. in its part reflected in the five joyful mysteries of the rosary) is, in fact,
the acknowledgement given to the humble Miriam by the trinitarian God himself.

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* She gave birth to Jesus, that's it! We often hear. While just-mentioned "it" is sufficient to call her the greatest person of all time, she did not stop thinking on you and me, becoming the first pro-lifer in world's history...The one that teaches us all that the gift of life should be cherished both at one's cradle and at his/her cross.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

PS Pray her rosary so you may understand!

On Martyrdom

Blessed K. Kózkówna, the martyr of purity

Have you ever noticed that  a martyrdom, no matter what this may mean for a particular martyr, cannot be forced upon * or accepted with complaints?  If you suffer, please do not ask why? but rather why not?, knowing that God's Love, Sacrifice & Mercy are stronger that all your difficulties combined.
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Tomasz, Racibórz +




* giving birth to a disabled child must not be, regardless of what we are told, called a martyrdom. 

We are not gods that may decide over everything, still we are able to offer everything up to the One true God.

Do not admire - give your love instead

Many parents are extremely discouraged as they are informed about the health problem of their little child. Confronted with such a paralysing piece of news some of them cry because, as they think,  their beloved child would be deprived of  many opportunities, successes, achievements...

That, however, need not to be true: in fact, many people with special needs are happy and, despite of some difficulties experienced during their lives, contribute greatly to the local communities they live in.

Even if your child will miss many joyful moments, please do not mourn for him/her; instead look at Mary:
The  Blessed Virgin probably knew that Jesus would not be a leader of the Jewish nation and did not expect such a "career-path'" for her Son; she was just happy because of giving birth to Christ, leaving the rest to God the Father.

Be proud of all the children, regardless of their particular skills, for they - just like the Baby Jesus - want to be loved because they are, and not admired for what we think they should do*.


-- Tomasz, Racibórz +

*Here, in my opinion, lies the main difference between pro-lifers and their opposition.

Mary Said Yes

What is so special about the Blessed Virgin Mary? Of course She is, and always will be, the Mother of Jesus, and of us all...The question posed here may, therefore, be formulated in a different manner, i.e: ''WHO makes Her so remarkable?''.
Still there is one feature of Our Lady that enabled Her to became all She is now– Theotokos and Mediatrix of all Graces. The Woman that – from the moment of the Annunciation – may be emulated by all the mothers, pro-lifers, physicians …

Today some women may feel uncertain about the future of their children, some other may even be scared...
They all seem to forget that not them, but God alone will take care of each and every life-to-come.
Mary had known this from Her childhood and she simply confirmed it with Her "yes" at the time of the Annunciation.

I think that God granted Her with the special Mission because She was, and still is, the humblest Woman one can imagine. By emptying Her heart from egoism and fear She made it open to the LOVE alone...
The One that is stronger than any kind of uncertainty.

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Tomasz, Racibórz

The Quality of Love

A quality of human life, the term so important for both pro-lifers and enemies of human life, can be associated with many different words: "happiness", "lack of pain", "independence" ... They are all important, yet not sufficient for a patient who wants to lead not good, but rather the best life...
The whole issue is well interpreted by Christians and all other charitable people who know that a medical doctor can't speak about so-called quality of human live without making a prior strong and clear reference to THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LOVE.
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Tomasz, Racibórz

PS. Please pray for me!

Human soul and the issue of life

The Catholics believe that each and every human being has a soul. Surprisingly, atheists -- who for the most time think that there is not a bit of such spiritual element in us, humans -- often share believers' point of view on the soul existence when it comes to debating life issues.

They often say to pro-life scientists or philosophers: "We do not know when the soul is given to a human being, therefore we can not decide when does the tissue become a child".

Perhaps that is true, yet the human life should be protected no matter of one's particular views on the soul. You can be a Jew, Musilm, Catholic or non believer...And still the most important thing is that you are a living person and therefore shall enjoy the fullness of your rights.
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Tomasz, Racibórz

PS. Please pray for me and for the whole world.