[Magdalen] Tragedy

[Grace Cangialosi]

Michelle participated in YL for awhile, but she didn’t like the emotional hype of the weekend retreat she went on.
I was glad to hear about this Young Lives program for teen moms, though.

> On Sep 15, 2022, at 2:48 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Oh Grace, that is shattering.  I pray for comfort for all involved.
> Young Life was a big influence on me when I was in high school.  I
> eventually parted ways from them over various theological and
> political positions but the experience was enriching.
> 
> Susan
> 
>> On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 9:00 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This morning a parishioner came to me to ask for prayers for the local chapter of Young Lives. This is an offshoot of the Young Life program that is for pregnant teens and teen-age mothers. At their meeting this week there was a medical emergency with one of the babies, and although emergency services arrived, the baby died there. I can’t even imagine the trauma to the other girls, as well as the mother…
>> I was glad to learn about this program, though, because they aren’t just preaching pro-life platitudes, but are providing support to pregnant girls and young mothers!
> 
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> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> land of Egypt.
> Leviticus 19:34