[Magdalen] Tragedy

[Judy Fleener]

What a tragedy, for sure.  THose young women may have already been
traumatized by being pregnant,  So sad,

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 3:20 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 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
>


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Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan