cappie Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 From today's edition of Catholic San Franciso newspaper: The woman who walked away from her job as a Planned Parenthood clinic director after helping with an ultrasound-guided abortion is on the verge of entering the Catholic Church. Abby Johnson, 30, who will speak at the 11 a.m. Walk for Life West Coast rally in San Francisco Jan. 22, is preparing with her husband Doug to enter the Catholic Church in her native Texas within the next few months. The couple has a 4-year-old daughter. “When we went to the Catholic Church for the first time we knew that was where we were supposed to be and we have been there ever since,” said Johnson, who said she particularly loves the church’s reverence for Mary as the mother of God. “The more we started learning about the beliefs of the church and the Eucharist and everything, it seemed like this was what had been missing our whole lives.” After eight years as a Planned Parenthood volunteer and employee, Johnson walked away from her job as director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan/College Station, Texas, Oct. 6, 2009 during a prayer vigil by 40 Days for Life. Johnson, who had two abortions at 20 and at 23, first began working as a clinic escort while a student at Texas A&M University. Assisting with an ultrasound during an abortion in September 2009 turned her into a pro-life advocate. Johnson’s embrace of Catholicism was a natural development after she became pro-life but was precipitated by her pro-choice Episcopalian community’s vocal rejection of her change of heart, she said. Even before the dramatic experience of assisting in an ultrasound abortion, Johnson said God had been calling to her for several months through the penitential rite of the Episcopal service, which is similar to the Catholic prayer. With the Episcopalian Church one of the largest donors to the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Johnson said she and her husband were not going to remain at the church anyway. [url="http://www.catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=22&id=58048"]http://www.catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=22&id=58048[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_lol Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 This is a great thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_nine Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='cappie' timestamp='1295498798' post='2202063'] With the Episcopalian Church one of the largest donors to the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice [url="http://www.catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=22&id=58048"]http://www.catholic-...sid=22&id=58048[/url] [/quote] I didn't know this... interesting. Beautiful article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Very nice! I look forward to reading her book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenDeMaria Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yay!!! I've been praying for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Heaven rejoices everytime a sinner returns home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Wow!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah147 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) There was a woman on EWTN, it may have been in the March for Life '10, and she was a worker with abortions and she ended up leaving. I believe she entered the Church. Edited January 29, 2011 by JoyfulLife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now