Respect Life

Respect Life is a ministry that calls the Catholic Community together to protect and promote the dignity and respect of human life from conception to natural death.

Together, with God, prayer, education, community, and activism on a local, state, and national level, we promote and protect human life from conception to natural death - "for nothing is impossible to God" (Luke 1:37).

Threats to human life that we strive to make unimaginable include: abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, domestic violence, and embryonic stem cell research.

Please review these topics individually for more information, and to discover how you can help end these injustices, see our events below.
 

As a community, we will be praying for the unborn at Bread and Roses Women's Health Clinic, which performs abortions. In the recent months the days on which abortions are performed have been on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am -1pm. There is parking available at the FIAT Center (more infomation at the heading FIAT Center below) and behind Applebees Restaurant. Bread and Roses is located at: 

Bread and Roses Womens Health Clinic
1233 NW 10th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

Everyone is welcome to join us in prayer!  We will be praying as a community every Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 1pm outside of Bread and Roses. 

 If you would like formal training to be a Sidewalk Advocate for Life there are trainings available this semster. Look at the Sidewalk Advocate for Life heading below for more information. 

 

Night Prayer Vigil:
During the academic year, we gather monthly together outside Bread and Roses in the evening to pray a rosary with the intention of the unborn. The dates for our prayer vigils this semester are as follows:
February 1st 
March 1st
We will gather outside of the FIAT Center then walk to Bread and Roses at 6:30 to pray. 

 

March For Life in Washington DC

Catholic Gators students attend the March for Life in Washington DC each January. We appreciate prayers as we hope to travel on this pilgramage to fight for the unborn.

March For Life Florida in St. Augustine

All members of our community are welcome to join us in marching for life in St. Augustine each January. 

The Jericho March mimics the biblical battle of Jericho (found in Joshua chapter 6), when God told Joshua to lead the Israelites in a march around Jericho for seven days. On the seventh day, the walls of Jericho crumbled.  

Stay tuned for our next Jericho March date

Located a few doors down from the local abortion clinic, the Fiat Center is a center for healing and spirituality. It is the headquarters for 40 Days for Life in Gainesville as well as a hub for prayer for the encouragement of a culture of life. There is an adoration chapel, counseling, and spiritual direction services. Visit their website for more information!

GCADP: Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
For information call:
George Diller, (352)332-9780