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PRO-LIFE ISSUES

“The Legal Dimensions of End-of-Life Issues” Many people are concerned about changes in the law that could result in having the right to life of the elderly and chronically ill threatened, for example, through the promotion of assisted suicide or the practice of euthanasia.  Consequently, Molloy College Campus Ministries and the Long Island Chapter of University Faculty for Life are co-sponsoring a program featuring Irene V. Villacci, Esq., as a guest speaker.  Irene will address the legal dimensions of end-of-life issues. As a specialist in the area of elder care, Irene Villacci is well versed in the legalities of elder law, health care proxies, living wills, advance directives, and durable powers of attorney.Her talk will be of interest to all who want to learn what can be done to ensure adequate and appropriate treatment for those nearing the end of life.   Date:               Sunday, April 18, 2010Time:              2:00 pm (presentation)                        1: 25—1:55 pm (light refreshments) Place:              Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY                              Amphitheater, first floor, Kellenberg Hall (North Wing)      Contact:          Jane Gilroy (516) 379-5409; janehg1@verizon.netSponsors:        Molloy College Campus Ministries and Long Island Chapter of University Faculty for Life Irene Villacci, a member of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, has been a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys since 1994 and is currently a member of the Elder Law Committee and Surrogate’s Court Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.    She is a founding co-chairperson of the Pro Bono Clinic established by the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association and is the Immediate Past Chairperson of Advisory Council to Nassau-Suffolk Law Services, Inc., a non-profit pro bono legal agency. All are welcome to this program, which will be of special interest to those engaged in legal, medical, and social services. 

Pro-Life Conference Report

Family Life Conference – March 27, 2010:

Theme:  “Honoring the Legacy of Cardinal O’Connor

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death”

Family Life Conference Saturday, March 27, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie), Yonkers, NY  10:00am – 3:30pm (Mass 8:45am).  Presentations include:

Archbishop Timothy Dolan - Cardinal O’Connor – Priest and Churchman for our times Mrs. Helen Alvare Cardinal O’Connor – Leader and Servant of the Truth

Fr. Charles P. Connor, PhD.  A Transforming Element:  The Contribution of Cardinal O’Connor to the Culture of Life in the United States

Mother Agnes Mary, (Sisters of Life) - The Spirituality of Cardinal O’Connor

Admission Fee: $25 (lunch included) Free Admission for Clergy, Religious & Students
For more info and to REGISTER go to www.FLRL.org or call 212-371-1011 ext.3195.
Buses will be available for transportation – leaving from:  Staten Island, Manhattan, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange.
 

 

Jane Gilroy, PhD, President
Long Island Chapter University Faculty for Life
(516) 379-5409


 

Family Life Conference – March 27, 2010:

Theme:  “Honoring the Legacy of Cardinal O’Connor

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death”

 
Family Life Conference Saturday, March 27, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie), Yonkers, NY  10:00am – 3:30pm (Mass 8:45am).  Presentations include:
Archbishop Timothy Dolan - Cardinal O’Connor – Priest and Churchman for our times Mrs. Helen Alvare Cardinal O’Connor – Leader and Servant of the Truth

Fr. Charles P. Connor, PhD.  A Transforming Element:  The Contribution of Cardinal O’Connor to the Culture of Life in the United States

Mother Agnes Mary, (Sisters of Life) - The Spirituality of Cardinal O’Connor

Admission Fee: $25 (lunch included) Free Admission for Clergy, Religious & Students
For more info and to REGISTER go to www.FLRL.org or call 212-371-1011 ext.3195.
Buses will be available for transportation – leaving from:  Staten Island, Manhattan, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange.
 
 Jane Gilroy, PhD, President
Long Island Chapter University Faculty for Life
jgilroy@molloy.edu
janehg1@verizon.net
(516) 379-5409

 

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Life Support: U.S. Catholic Readers on What it Means to be Pro-Life
U.S. Catholic
 

The pro-life movement is hardly monolithic, those responding to U.S. Catholic's Reader Survey reveal, and that's a good thing. Activists, nurses, priests, and parents are all needed to create a culture of life. Whether they think that abortion should always be illegal (43 percent) or that the government shouldn't prohibit others from making that decision (40 percent), the survey respondents agree that abortion isn't just an issue up for discussion every four years. Being pro-life seems to be a way of life for all sides.

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Blog on Catholic Issues Here

I have opened a page on Facebook in order to post Pro-Life material.  
The following link should lead you to a 3 minute 15 second slide show 
of the January 22, 2009, March for Life in Washington, DC.  I focused 
mainly on youth in keeping with our upcoming program "Youth and the 
Future of the Pro-Life Movement."  As do so many, I find witnessing 
the enthusiasm of the youth at the March very heartening.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=786664393&ref=profile

Jane Gilroy, PhD, President
Long Island Chapter University Faculty for Life
jgilroy@molloy.edu
janehg1@verizon.net
(516) 379-5409

War is always a defeat for humanity.
                                            ~Pope John Paul II