Respect Life Office

The mission of the Respect Life Office is to proclaim and defend a fundamental truth of our faith: the God-given, inviolable dignity of every person. By utilizing the resources of the universal Church, this office strives to foster the Culture of Life by means of education and prayer. For our specific departments (pro-life, post-abortion care, chastity education, fertility appreciation & end-of-life), please follow the navigation links.

This coming fall, from September 24-November 2, 2008, communities in North Dakota will take part in the nationwide 40 Days for Life campaign. With God’s help, this effort could mark the beginning of the end of abortion in America.

40 Days for Life has 3 key components:
Prayer and Fasting - Peaceful Vigil - Community Outreach

The ecumenical 40 Days for Life in North Dakota was held outside the Red River Women’s Clinic at 512 1st Ave. N., Fargo. A statewide committee volunteered to head up the organizational efforts for this vigil. Our efforts to end abortion in our state now continue with a 40 hours per week campaign.

Will you come and be a witness for the unborn?
We need churches to adopt one day of prayer and volunteers to sign up to pray and/or serve as shift leaders during the 40 hours for Life Vigil in Fargo. Contact the Pregnancy Help Center at 701-284-6601 or you can register online for the 40 Days for Life campaign at http://www.40daysforlifend.com/login.php

You can download the Pro Life Alerts at http://www.40daysforlifend.com/download.php
(these alerts will bring you important updates through out the vigil)

To view an excellent YTube clip of the 40 Days for Life event go to: www.40daysforlifend.com

To read Bishop Samuel Aquila's statement regarding the 40 Days for Life campaign, as printed in the September issue of New Earth, click here.

A word from our Bishop:
"As Jesus Christ posed the question to Peter, so, too, does He pose the question to each one of us, ‘Do you love me?’ If we respond with yes, then we must live that out no matter what the cost. We cannot separate our professional life from our faith life. We must put the law of God above the law of man, especially as it concerns the dignity of the human person and the life of the unborn."
- Bishop Samuel Aquila, Diocese of Fargo, Homily, April 2004

Rachelle Sauvageau, Director
Respect Life Office
5201 Bishops Blvd, Suite A
Fargo, ND 58104
701-356-7910

“Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred
because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2319.