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I just want to share this one, from Manila Bulletin.

 

 

These are the kind of mothers we need today, brave, persevering and full of faith.

These are the kind of graduates we need today, not just mentally rich but spiritually filled.

 

 

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MANILA, Philippines - Last Saturday, I presided over the graduation ceremony of the University of Santo Tomas College of Education. Of the 452 graduates, Judyn Co, who received the highest general average of 1.22, and graduating Magna Cum Laude, delivered the Address of Thanks that reduced many to tears.

While pregnant with , her mother contracted a disease that doctors said would most certainly cause congenital defects in the unborn child. The doctors advised her mother to undergo abortion in order to " save " from being condemned to a life of misery. Her mother went from one doctor to another, seeking a different opinion, but they all gave her a similar advice. The unborn had to be aborted to " save " her from being born with a wide range of genetic disorders.

Desperate times call for desperation.But this was not the case with 's parents. Together, they did what most people do during crisis. They prayed. They prayed for discernment.They prayed that they be given the ability to understand their situation in the light of faith. They prayed for the strength to make the right decision, and the courage to stand by it no matter what happens.

Utterly simple in their religious outlook, they know that a " calculating faith " is no faith at all. So, instead of conjuring apparently insurmountable difficulties regarding 's future, and the enormous expenses, effort, time, and sacrifices they would face, they bravely welcomed into their life. They agreed that since it was their decision to allow to be born, they would shower her with the love and care that she deserves.

Last Saturday, as she stood onstage to deliver her Address of Thanks, tearfully told everyone: " I thank my parents for their strong faith, a faith that makes even what seems impossible, possible. " She thanked her mother for deciding according to her religious conviction, despite the moral and practical dilemma that had confronted her.

seemed to be telling everyone in the audience that although some doctors, scientists, demographers, and legislators play gods on the question of birth and population, they have no right to dictate on people who is to be born or not. People justify the murder of millions of unborn children every day through the medical, economic, legal, political, and moral niceties discussed in various forums.

How many more s will be deprived of a glorious future just because of the vociferious and morally anesthetized women and legislators who constantly parrot the worn-out lines of anti-life advocates? Life is too precious to be messed with.

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Thank you,

 

Champs Ulysses Cabinatan | yulezest143@...| Kingdom of $plendor and Abundance

A $mile increases endorphins in the brain and helps heal anything. | Love loves to thank love. | If you'll look for gold, you'll find gold. If you'll look for love, you'll find love.

Thank you,

 

Champs Ulysses Cabinatan | yulezest143@...| Kingdom of $plendor and Abundance

A $mile increases endorphins in the brain and helps heal anything. | Love loves to thank love. | If you'll look for gold, you'll find gold. If you'll look for love, you'll find love.

 

Thank you,

 

Champs Ulysses Cabinatan | yulezest143@...| Kingdom of $plendor and Abundance

A $mile increases endorphins in the brain and helps heal anything. | Love loves to thank love. | If you'll look for gold, you'll find gold. If you'll look for love, you'll find love.