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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

It is possible to change minds and hearts on abortion

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

A young woman walked through the first set of doors at Madison’s Planned Parenthood clinic to register. However, she kept looking back at a person praying on the sidewalk outside the building.

Minutes later, she walked out of Planned Parenthood without ever entering the waiting room, smiling as she left the parking lot in a red truck.

Laura Karlen of Madison’s new initiative, 365 Days for Life, reported this news on the very first day of the new program. Karlen believes a baby was saved that day, promising great things ahead through this new initiative.

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Sr. Rosalie Bauer and Mr. Clare J. Landry

Empty playgrounds reminder of children lost by abortion

To the editor:

Picture driving past a school playground during recess or lunch; you are observing the joyful children romping and playing freely!  We could take this all for granted and in stride, never realizing that the vacant spots on the playground could have been filled by children who were brutally killed by a planned ABORTION!

This procedure, approved by our Supreme Court in 1973 involving the case of Roe vs. Wade, has unfortunately been legalized for the past 38 years.

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Barbara L. Lyons

Society grieves loss of over 53 million children

To the editor:

Thirty-eight years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion for any reason at any time during pregnancy in all 50 states. In spite of the passage of decades, January 22 will forever be regarded as a day of infamy and pain by millions of Americans.

Over 53 million American unborn children have lost their lives in that time span to abortion. Untold numbers of mothers, fathers, grandparents, and family members have been devastated by the loss of a child in this despicable manner. They are left scarred and in pain.

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Music minister

Showing appreciation to parish music ministers

To the editor:

A funny thing happened yesterday after Mass. I was packing up to leave and a lady approached me. She said “thank you” and slipped a bill into my hand.

I said “thank you” and she headed for the door. Thinking I had just made an easy $10 or $20, I looked down to see a $100 bill. In my over 40 years of music ministry I never had this happen before.

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

In aftermath of Tucson shooting: We must work for respect for life and civility in public discourse

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

We’ve all heard the old adage, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This saying was meant to convey the idea that people cannot really hurt you by what they say, only by what they do physically.

As we reflect this week on the mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six people and wounded 14 others, we realize that both parts of that saying are true. Physical violence, of course, does cause harm. But words can also hurt people and perhaps lead to physical violence.

We don’t know the full story behind why the alleged shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, decided to shoot U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords while she was meeting with some of her constituents outside a supermarket in Tucson.

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Ann and Larry Esser

Parishioners at St. Bernard’s enjoyed his sense of humor

To the editor:

When he was pastor of St. Bernard Parish in Madison, we were often treated to Bishop George Wirz’s unique sense of humor in getting a point made. Our yearly “money talk” consisted of a three-minute egg timer and however much he could say until it ran out, even when he was stopped mid-sentence!

Always health conscious, he walked in our neighborhood until so many people were stopping him to talk that he had to resort to walking in circles in the church parking lot.

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