Spring Break
Villanovans for Life
Villanova holds its second annual Respect for Life Dinner
Shauna Segadelli
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Features
When Ms. Patota decided to open A Baby's Breath in 2000, she had no experience in social work and no immediate volunteers, but she was determined "to crush the head of the evil of abortion." She chose to name her project "A Baby's Breath" because it needed to have a place in the beginning of the yellow pages, but also because of the biblical symbol of breath for the Holy Spirit and a baby's similarity to the delicate white flower of the same name. The banner mission of A Baby's Breath is its dedication "to help a mother to see her child take his or her first breath."
Patota also commended the Villanovans for Life for volunteering at her nearby center regularly, and said that the club's impact can be very meaningful for the volunteers as well. According to Patota, this center is unique because of its low-cost availability and its characteristic openness to Catholic teaching, which has been repeatedly challenged. The program is said to cost "about as much as joining Boy Scouts," and it encourages chastity for single mothers, as well as natural family planning for married couples.
A Baby's Breath in Bryn Mawr is the third pregnancy crisis center opened by Patota in almost nine years, and the non-profit has expanded to 90 volunteers. They provided support for 150 clients this year, because "A Baby's Breath is a dream where no children have to die because of their parents' choices." Patota also cheered Villanovans to carry on the torch of the unborn saying, "you have to stick to your faith, and then God will bless you."
Patota also commended the Villanovans for Life for volunteering at her nearby center regularly, and said that the club's impact can be very meaningful for the volunteers as well. According to Patota, this center is unique because of its low-cost availability and its characteristic openness to Catholic teaching, which has been repeatedly challenged. The program is said to cost "about as much as joining Boy Scouts," and it encourages chastity for single mothers, as well as natural family planning for married couples.
A Baby's Breath in Bryn Mawr is the third pregnancy crisis center opened by Patota in almost nine years, and the non-profit has expanded to 90 volunteers. They provided support for 150 clients this year, because "A Baby's Breath is a dream where no children have to die because of their parents' choices." Patota also cheered Villanovans to carry on the torch of the unborn saying, "you have to stick to your faith, and then God will bless you."
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S. Zerkowski
posted 10/10/09 @ 2:04 PM EST
While I think the following words are lovely to hear, they speak a mixed message: "you have to stick to your faith, and then God will bless you."
In fact, is it not more true that BECAUSE God has blessed us and BECAUSE of our faith we serve the cause of life and message of the Gospel?
Gospel stewardship tells us that we respond to God's generosity already lavishly given to us; we don't act with the hope that we'll be rewarded of our actions. (Continued…)
Russian Wives
posted 3/21/10 @ 3:20 AM EST
What an awesome article! You must have spent a lot of time and effort on it-needless to say, awesome job!
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