Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Mary Magdalene's Discovery

"God Loves you as you are." (The Two Pillars, pg.32)

If you are someone who has had an abortion and have been healed by the mercy of God, I am sure you can totally relate to this statement from, "The Two Pillars." If you are still on the journey or just beginning I can promise you it is true.

We who have been devastated by the sin of abortion and the loss of our children know all too well the pits of hell, but in our healing we also know the indescribable love and mercy of God, who loves each of us "as we are."

Cardinal O'Connor when speaking of Dorothy Day and her abortion had this to say,

"To be sure, her life is a model for all in the third millennium, but especially for women who have had or are considering abortions. It is a well-known fact that Dorothy Day procured an abortion before her conversion to the Faith. She regretted it every day of her life. After her conversion from a life akin to that of the pre-converted Augustine of Hippo, she proved a stout defender of human life. The conversion of mind and heart that she exemplified speaks volumes to all women today on two fronts. First, it demonstrates the mercy of God, mercy in that a woman who sinned so gravely could find such unity with God upon conversion. Second, it demonstrates that one may turn from the ultimate act of violence against innocent life in the womb to a position of total holiness and pacifism. In short, I contend that her abortion should not preclude her cause, but intensifies it."

Mary Magdalene & Dorothy Day both found unity with God because of their conversions. I promise, if you have not already, you will too!

Mary Magdalene, Dorothy Day, pray for us!