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Wisdom For the Pro-Life Movement in Christ’s Beatitudes, by Susan Ciancio – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report, Aug. 21, 2025

Susan Ciancio is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has worked as a writer and editor for nearly 19 years; 13 of those years have been in the pro-life sector. Currently, she is the editor of American Life League’s Celebrate Life Magazine—the nation’s premier Catholic pro-life magazine. She is also the executive editor of ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program—a pre-K-12 Catholic pro-life education organization.

 

A new book by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, explains how we can discover hope through the Beatitudes and is also an excellent resource for those in the pro-life movement.

“We all want to know: What can I expect my life to look like when I’m following Jesus? How do I know I’m doing it right?” Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, asks this at the beginning of his new book, Eight Promises of God. His response? We find the answer in the Beatitudes.

After more than 50 years of decriminalized abortion, the sending of the decision-making ability regarding abortion to the states, and the rise of the abortion pill and other threats to life, such as physician-assisted suicide, there is a tendency for pro-life people to lose hope and to despair that the culture of death is winning. But our Lord does not want us to lose hope. And this new book by Fr. Mark-Mary gives pro-life readers the inspiration they need to continue fighting for life. ….

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