Catholic Pro-Life Committee

"Neither do I condemn you."

We encourage you to take the first step toward recovery, reconciliation and healing by calling:

214-544-CARE (2273) (Dallas area)
817-923-4757 (Ft. Worth area)
972-679-4760 (Spanish)

Abortion AfterCare-Healing is a ministry to women and men suffering from the trauma of abortion. As an outreach of Project Rachel™ we offer access to:

The people involved in Project Rachel have been trained to understand the factors that may have influenced your decision to participate in an abortion — the pressures, misinformation, and confusion that may have caused you to think that abortion was an option.

Message From the Pope To Women Who have Had an Abortion

"I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed.

Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope. Try, rather, to understand what happened and face it honestly. If you have not already done so, give yourselves over with humility and trust to repentance. The Father of mercies is ready to give you His forgiveness and His peace in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. You will come to understand that nothing is definitively lost and you will also be able to ask forgiveness from your child, who is now living in the Lord.

With the friendly and expert help and advice of other people, and as a result of your own painful experience, you can be among the most eloquent defenders of everyone's right to life. Through your commitment to life, whether by accepting the birth of other children or by welcoming and caring for those most in need of someone to be close to them, you will become promoters of a new way of looking at human life."

- Pope John Paul II
Evangelium Vitae (99)

If you are struggling with feelings of isolation, depression, guilt or shame, our trained professionals and others at Abortion AfterCare-Healing can guide you to God's peace that surpasses all understanding.

We encourage you to take the first step toward recovery, reconciliation and healing by calling:

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats

Rachel's Vineyard™ weekend retreats present an ideal opportunity for woman or man who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. During the weekend we gather as the suffering Body of Christ and minister to each other in His name. We share spiritual exercises focusing on God's forgiveness, compassion and mercy. There are psychological exercises, which help work through repressed grief and anger, and many rituals to help you grieve the loss of an unborn child and accept God's forgiveness. The sacrament of reconciliation is also available. The retreat concludes with a Memorial Service and Mass of Resurrection.

Testimonies

"For 18 years, I have been haunted with heavy guilt that no one could have taken away, tormented by thoughts of what the child would have been like. Through participating in Rachel's Vineyard, I was finally able to forgive myself. I know that God has given me a peaceful mind, cleansed my heart and has washed away my guilt."

"It was the best weekend of my life. For the first time in 20 years, I was able to share my grief, my guilt, my anger. I was able to mourn the loss of my baby. But most important, I was able to believe that she now lives with Jesus. For a short time, I could almost touch her and hold her and see her. For this, I will always be grateful. I felt Jesus calling, pulling me back. A feeling I can't forget or deny."

"Before this retreat, I was spiritually dead. I was empty inside. I felt separated from the church and from God. After this retreat, I now feel alive and happy to be alive. I feel the love of God inside of me.”

"Seventeen years ago, I was third party to my sister's abortion. I carried this burden in silence for way too many years. Then I told a friend of mine, who in turn told me about Project Rachel. I think God was responsible for this exchange because why else, out of nowhere, did I choose to disclose so many years later, and why to her? Now that I have found Rachel, the answer is obvious:

Now I live reconciled, with hope, and with the freedom to pray for ... and with my baby, Angel, for all unborn babies and their parents. " - Michael, age 38

"My daughter was preparing to make her first Holy Communion. My heart was aching to join her. I didn't believe it was possible for me to be forgiven-maybe God could be merciful for one abortion, but five? With fear and faint hope, I called Project Rachel. . . I joined my daughter in receiving the Eucharist on her First Holy Communion day. My joy and gratitude are inexpressible. " -Ellie, age 37

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Project Rachel

Message From the Pope To Women Who have Had an Abortion

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats

Testimonies

Encouraging Words

Abortions in the U.S.

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