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“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 **********************************************************************************
| Life Support: U.S. Catholic Readers on What it Means to be Pro-Life | | U.S. Catholic |
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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. *****************************************************************************************************8
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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=profileJane Gilroy, PhD, President
Long Island Chapter University
Faculty for Life
jgilroy@molloy.edujanehg1@verizon.net(516) 379-5409
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