Our Mission
The Office of Life, Justice & Advocacy works to teach respect for all human life from conception to natural death, to organize for its protection and to encourage and enable programs to care for and meet the needs of pregnant women, children, persons with disabilities, those who are sick or dying, all who have been involved in abortion, refugees and immigrants.
The Office exists to lead respect life efforts of the diocese, supervise public policy advocacy, educate for life, peace and justice, and help Catholics in the Diocese of St. Petersburg engage in Ministries of Mercy.
Journey with CRS Rice Bowl for Lent
Human Trafficking Resources
Roe v. Wade Movie
Monthly Conversations About Race
Caring for Our Common Home Webinar Recording
Lead the Way on Hunger Recording
Forced Like Jesus Christ to Flee
Why Do They March? Online Dialogue Recording
Ministry of Mercy Online Retreats
Exploring the Issues
Life Issues
- Parish Respect Life Committees
- Beginning of Life:
- 40 Days for Life
- Adoption Services (with Catholic Charities)
- Miscarriage & Death of a Child:
- Natural Family Planning (see Office of Marriage & Family Life website)
- Pregnancy Centers
- Project Rachel Services (Post Abortion Healing)
- End of Life:
- Campaign to End the Death Penalty
- Counseling & Support Ministries
Social Concerns
- Parish Social Ministry Resources
- Racial Justice & Harmony
- AIDS Ministry
- Care for Creation
- Disability Ministry
- Domestic Relief & Development:
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development
- Catholic Charities (local)
- Catholic Charities USA (national)
- Community Organizing Groups:
- Farm Worker Ministries
- Human Trafficking
- International Relief & Development:
- Justice for Immigrants
Advocacy
Community Life Ministries
This ministry is supported by the Annual Pastoral Appeal.
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