St. Isidore Catholic Church Newsletter — September 2020

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SEPTEMBER 2020

S T. ISI DOR E CAT HO L IC CH UR CH

Evangelizing and Spreading Truth Evangelizar y Difundir la Verdad Una Mirada a Nuestro A Look at Our Parish's

Right to Life Ministry

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ne day, back in the early 1970s, St. Isidore parishioner Maureen Guth was driving home from work when she heard on the radio that people were working to pass legislation that would legalize abortion in the United States. Deeply disturbed by this news, Maureen rushed home to discuss the matter with her husband, John, who at that time was studying law. “I just couldn’t believe they would try to legalize such a thing, and I went home to discuss it,” says Maureen, a member of our parish's Right to Life Ministry. “But my husband went on to say, ‘Maureen, you know I wouldn’t want you or our girls to have an abortion, and I know we’re Catholic, but I just don’t know. Maybe a woman should have the right to choose.’ Well, we went on to have the biggest fight of our then-short marriage. And after that experience, I sort of just stuffed it. We wouldn’t bring up the topic. I struggled continued on page 10

Ministerio del Derecho a la Vida

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n día, a principios de la década de 1970, la feligresa de San Isidro, Maureen Guth, conducía a casa desde el trabajo cuando escuchó en la radio que la gente estaba trabajando para aprobar una legislación que legalizaría el aborto en los Estados Unidos. Profundamente perturbada por esta noticia, Maureen corrió a su casa para discutir el asunto con su esposo, John, quien en ese momento estaba estudiando derecho. “No podía creer que intentaran legalizar algo así y me fui a casa para discutirlo,” dice Maureen. “Pero mi esposo continuó diciendo: ‘Maureen, sabes que no querría que tú o nuestras niñas abortaran y sé que somos Católicos, pero no lo sé. Tal vez una mujer debería tener derecho a elegir.’’ Bueno, pasamos a tener la pelea más grande de nuestro entonces breve matrimonio. Y después de esa experiencia, no mencionamos el tema. Calle porque él era el que estaba en la escuela de leyes y era más inteligente que continúa en la página10


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