The Unborn are Christ’s Beloved, by Jim Valois

By Jim Valois, Catholic Exchange, September 26, 2024

James Valois, the father of two adult children, reverted to the Catholic Faith from Evangelicalism while a student at Franciscan University, where he earned a B.A. in theology. …

The song Jesus Loves the Little Children by Clare H. Woolston underscores an important truth, as does Scripture (Mark 10:13-16): God loves His little ones. But His compassion does not stop there—He loves every person and proves it by the passion and death He willingly endured to redeem us (John 3:14-18). The proof of His love comes from His sacrifice, which is re-presented at Mass every day, and sewn into the fabric of our being.

God made each of us the pinnacle of His creation. We can understand the special love that our Lord has for us by the very fact that He made us in His own image and likeness, the imago Dei (Gen 1:27). This great love includes unborn children since our immortal souls are created by God upon conception. It is upon our first moment of existence that personhood is established (CCC 366). This is why the Church uses the strongest and clearest language when telling us that we should not snuff out the lives of the unborn (Exodus 20:13, CCC 2270-72). …