Years ago I was browsing through the stacks at a Catholic bookstore one morning, one of my favorite things to do.

I couldn’t
help but overhear a conversation on the other side of the room.  One
gentleman was angrily stating his disdain for women walking in to an
abortion clinic.  I will never forget the angry, hateful, and unloving
manner in which he spoke about such women.  As a relatively new convert
to the Catholic church at the time, I had learned well from my RCIA
teachers that our faith calls us to be Christ to others.  I felt sad and
disappointed listening to this  Catholic man talk in such a hateful
manner toward women who chooses abortion.  “Has he ever actually
spoken with a woman or men who made the choice to abort their baby?” I
wondered.

Did he ever listen to her with the ears of Jesus?

Did he ever talk to her with the voice of Jesus?

Did he ever try to feel compassion or empathy with the heart of Jesus?

Choosing abortion isn’t like choosing what flavor of ice cream you would like or which movie you want to see.

We want to stop abortion.  Can’t we just tell them to stop?  Tell
them it’s a mortal sin?  We can, but how far has that gotten us?

As Chesterton has said, these women have not just lost their faith,
they have lost their address.  They don’t even know where they are going
or where they belong.  They don’t know that God is their father and
loves them no matter what choices they have made in their life.  They
don’t know that God will welcome them into their loving arms and shower
them with mercy if they but ask.

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