Pro-Life Ministries and Activities
Public Information and Education
The Annual Pro-life Workshop is held in August. National speakers are invited to present respect life topics of current interest. The purpose of the workshop is to educate, update, inspire and revitalize those interested in respect life issues. All are invited to participate.
The Winter Pro-life Meeting is held at St. Stephen Parish in Salado and features updates on current topics of interest and a guest speaker. Check the diocesan calendar for more details.
The Life Times Newsletter is a quarterly publication addressing local and national Respect Life news. It is free to all Catholics of the diocese. You can ask for a copy by e-mailing us, or add your name to our mailing list.
Knights of Columbus Respect Life Newsletter is mailed each month to all KC councils of the diocese, updating and informing them about Respect Life events and activities of interest.
Pro-Life Dinners are scheduled during the fall to promote respect for human life, and feature a pro-life speaker. Dinners are scheduled in Waco, Austin and Bryan/College Station.
Pro-Life Speakers Bureau. Through presentations, the Education Coordinator educates and supports Catholics in being faithful to God's standards in these challenging times. For more information, or to schedule a talk, please e-mail us or call (512) 238-1756.
The Pro-Life Dispatch is a weekly newsletter with information on upcoming pro-life activities. To receive the Pro-Life Dispatch please email brandon-swaggart@austindiocese.org
Pro-Life Resource Table Items and materials for display, selling or handing out are made available to parishes and groups wishing to promote Respect Life materials at events. For more information, or to schedule the Pro-Life Resource Table, e-mail us.
Parish Pro-Life Coordinator Handbook. Blessings, prayers, and activities are available to parish coordinators to use as a continual reminder to the congregation throughout the liturgical year of the importance of respect for human life. For more information, or to schedule a talk, please e-mail us.
Respect Life Program Manual. Every year the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat publishes a Respect Life Program Manual with education materials for raising awareness and educating on the parish level. Each priest, deacon and parish receives a program manual courtesy of the diocese. http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/index.shtml
October - Respect Life Month. Parishes are encouraged to use and order the resources and materials found in the Respect Life Program Manual to educate the faithful on the many topics and life issues that are of concern to the US Bishops and are an offense to the sanctity and dignity of the human person. http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/index.shtml
Anti-Pornography Task Force is an educational effort to help raise awareness, present preventive and protective resources to families, and assist in intervention in addressing the problem of pornography in our society.