Celebrate Life Magazine - Winter 2018

The Culture of Life Studies Program of the American Life
League provides an excellent program to teach children
. . . to understand and embrace the culture of life.
A champion of life
In addition to being a champion of the faith and
zealous pastor of souls, Cardinal Burke is also a
champion of life. At a medical ethics conference
in Columbus, Ohio, in February 2017, Cardinal
Burke bravely defended life. “Our country suffers
the scourge of an attack on the dignity of human
life,” he said. “Catholic health care, by its constant
and careful attention to the perennial moral
teaching of the Church, safeguards and promotes
the respect for all human life from the moment
of conception to the moment of natural death,”
he continued. “It stands as a beacon of light, the
light of Christ, in a society which finds itself confused
about the most fundamental truths, about
the nature of human life, and about the vocation
of man and woman to follow Christ in His suffering
and dying.” 5
A culture-of-life hero, Cardinal Burke was presented
with the Law of Life Achievement Award
this past May in Rome, Italy, though he technically
received the award in absentee on January 26,
2017 at the Law of Life Summit in Washington,
DC. At the January summit, John-Henry Westen
said that Cardinal Burke “has suffered a great
deal for the cause of life and family. He has cheerfully
borne this suffering, his public humiliation
that he has received from all quarters. Every time
you speak with him, you will hear his concern that
has nothing at all to do with himself, always for
the faith, for life, and for family.” 6 To these words
and the reception of the award, the cardinal responded:
“I’m very honored to receive this award.
I hope to continue to be able to suffer for the faith
inspired by this recognition.”
You can see why Judie Brown was proud to
stand next to Cardinal Burke at the Fatima Centennial
Summit—as seen on the cover of this issue—and
why she said that Cardinal Burke’s “very
presence there [the Fatima Centennial Summit]
reminded us of the meaning of true devotion to
prayer and action and the importance of taking
the Lord’s loving message to a world in need of
truth and justice.”
Inspired by Cardinal Burke’s zeal for truth
and justice, ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program
is taking the Lord’s loving message of life to the
youth. CLSP provides the tools and resources for
the students of today to build a culture of life for
the world of tomorrow. In light of this mission,
ALL is honored to have the following endorsement
from Cardinal Burke:
In order to establish a culture of
life, it is essential that children be
educated, from their earliest years,
to know the truths about the gift of
life, of marriage, and of the family
so that they can become adults who
will embrace the culture of life in all
their thinking and in all aspects of
their daily living. The Culture of Life
Studies Program of the American
Life League provides an excellent
program to teach children, from
their very earliest years through
their teens, in an age-appropriate,
consistent and systematic way, to
understand and embrace the culture
of life. I am happy to recommend
the Culture of Life Studies
Program for use in the home, in
schools, and in other programs. 7
Thank you, Cardinal Burke!
William Mahoney, PhD, is the editor of Celebrate Life Magazine.
1 J. Brown. “Centennial of Our Lady of Fatima.” ALL.org
(October 13, 2017). bit.ly/ALL-FCS2017
2 J. Kippen. “Election of Trump Multiplies Attacks on
Conservative Pro-Life Catholics,” TheChristianReview.com
(February 17, 2017). bit.ly/TCR-ETMA
3 E. Pentin. “Full Text and Explanatory Notes of Cardinals’
Questions on ‘Amoris Laetitia,’” NCRegister.com (November
14, 2016). bit.ly/NCR-AL-Dubia
4 J. Grantham. “EXCLUSIVE: Australian interview with
Cardinal Burke,” CatholicOutlook.com (September 21,
2017). bit.ly/CO-CBI
5 T. Puet. “Cdl. Burke: Need for Catholic health care has
never been greater,” StLouisReview.com (February 23, 2017).
bit.ly/SLR-CB-CHC
6 P. Baklinski. “Cardinal Burke: ‘I hope to continue to be able
to suffer for the faith,’” LifeSiteNews.com (May 22, 2017).
bit.ly/LSN-LLAA
7 ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program. “Program and Product
Reviews,” CultureOfLifeStudies.com bit.ly/CLSP-CBE
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