Gerard's Thoughts and Commentary

I once wrote a small article: Prayer, Politics, and Education - roads to ending abortion in America and the world. Considering "prayer", a close friend and his wife state: go to Mass and Adoration on a regular basis...kneel before Eucharist ... ic Jesus, seeking His Divine Mercy." And, "Be at the abortion place" where babies loose their lives, and parents sacrifice their own children for a multitude of reasons. Personally, I am conflicted in regards to "politics" as we have not had "major" successes; rather, what I call, "baby steps" which by the way - as is in life in general - for the most part. Education: I believe we must continue to educate each other in all venues as possibly human, including those areas that place us "outside our comfort zone. Blessed Trinity, Holy Mary, Mother of God, all angels and saints, pray for us; move us to true repentance, and action in the holy name of Jesus. See More Roe v Wade: A...

Awesome Everett 40 DFL halfway vigil tonight outside Planned Parenthood. Full of Christian joy and the Spirit of God, nearly 80 turned out to sing, pray and fellowship to celebrate life and seek an end to abortion. So many young families with little ones.  It was such a great joy!  Thank you Rachel & Savanna for being our coordinators!  Casey, thank you for sharing your musical talents with us!  Thank you to all who came out on this cloudy, but not wet or windy, fall Wednesday evening. Remember, Monday, October 21, 5-6PM, at Marysville Planned Parenthood as Marysville hosts their first halfway vigil with Steve Karlen, National 40 Days for Life Team. Let us all turn out and support Marysville 40 DFL!

Today we embark on E40DFL Thirteenth campaign to end abortion in Everett and beyond. Let us invoke the power of the Holy Spirit to lead, inspire us with open and humble hearts. We pray that all who enter the doors at Planned Parenthood will receive God's grace to see the truth: unborn babies are people too; mothers & fathers protect their children, not to injure or destroy them. May God bless YOU. www.40daysforlife.com/Everett www.40daysforlife.com

Being adopted, it is almost easy to be pro-life; it comes natural to me.   So, in the fall of 2007, I became involved in 40 Days for Life, a pro-life ministry based upon four components: prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil, and outreach to protect and pray for the unborn and their parents.   Nationally 40 Days for Life began in Bryan/College Station, Texas. Thus far: • 575,000 local prayer participants • 16,000 churches • 501 cities • 19 countries • 7,536 lives saved (Everett: 17 lives saved) • 83 workers quit • 40 clinics closed. Our most visible feature is the prayer vigil located at the Everett Planned Parenthood; you are invited to witness with us.   This vigil is not a protest, but a peaceful and prayerful opportunity to seek the Lord’s will in this most important effort. As Jesus dwells in us, we must also see Him in others, including those we meet and greet while on the sidewalk praying, fasting, holding peaceful vigil and outreaching in the love o...

I awoke from what seemed like a dream…a morsel of the Sacred Host remained on my tongue.   It was like either an angel, maybe my guardian angel, had “fed” me Holy Communion, or it was Jesus, Himself.   I felt a spiritual presence. In biblical times, God and His angels visited mankind often in dreams.   To this day, though it was likely a dream, I leave open the possibility my Lord came to me that night – just as I receive Him each Sunday.

  I am humbled; I am in awe, kneeling but five feet from the monstrance – the vessel used to publicly worship and honor the Eucharistic Jesus Christ. Rays as of purified gold radiate and surround the body of Jesus within the monstrance.   It is like the Transfiguration of Christ – arrayed in dazzling brightness. Since childhood, I have always been close to Jesus, especially in the Eucharist.   I recall my First Holy Communion picture as I waited to receive the Lord for the first time. In the early ‘80’s, I quickly rose out of bed at 3 a.m. to converse with and adore my Savior in Adoration. The late Father J. Hardon, S.J. (1914-2000), catechist and prolific writer, spoke about “ The Real Presence ” in the Eucharist.   He explained, “We are to believe that the Eucharist is Jesus Christ – simply, without qualification. It is God become man in the fullness of His divine and human natures, body and soul, and in the fullness of everything that makes Jesus...

PATIENCE, PERSEVERENCE, PRAYER          For over 20 years, I had this indescribable feeling deep within my being, aching to see my birthmother.  I longed to meet her before she passed away.   This “feeling” never escaped me.  I wanted to know, touch and hug her.  I always knew God heard my prayers.  Might he also answer them?      I began searching for my birthmother in 1981.  Washington Adoptee’s Reunion Movement (WARM) was the official agency within Washington State to unseal court records.  I learned of my “non-identifying information” through WARM.      My birthmother was 21 at the time of delivery.  She had brown hair and blue eyes.  Nine siblings were in her Catholic family and she was of German ancestry.  I discovered my grandmother had tuberculosis and died of Alzheimer’s while my grandfather had heart problems and died of cancer.  ...