MI Sheriff’s refusal to allow abortion results in a new family

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole’s refusal to allow an inmate to have an abortion while she was housed at the Mason County Jail means that a child is alive today.

Cole spoke briefly during Tuesday night’s Mason County Right to Life dinner at Cornerstone Baptist Church.

“Last summer, sometime in July or August, I was sitting at my desk and the department nurse came to see me. She told me that we had another pregnant inmate — we had four at one time — at that the girl wanted an abortion.

“I said no. The taxpayers of Mason County weren’t going to pay for that. If she wanted to get an abortion she would have to get a court order.”

Cole said he consulted with Undersheriff Jody Hartley who agreed with him about the decision. The sheriff said a couple months then went by and he really hadn’t heard anymore about the issue.

“We were told that the inmate had received a court order allowing her to get an abortion. I again spoke with Undersheriff Hartley about this and we decided that we would call some folks and commit the day to prayer.

“While preparing for the procedure the young lady had a change of heart and decided she wasn’t going to have an abortion. After that, she and I would meet every couple of weeks or so. I remember telling her that she is a hero.”

The woman was eventually released from jail.

“I gave her my card with my cell number on it and told her to call me when the baby was born,” Cole said.

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HT Pewsitter

Michigan lighthouses transformed into stunning giant icicles after being frozen solid by storm

These frozen lighthouses in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a scene from the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow.

Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the 30ft structures have been transformed into giant icicles.

These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, on a trip to two cities in Michigan after a storm battered the state.

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Charles Woodson and the Mott's Children's hospital

"Snowshoe Priest" miracle moves U.P. bishop's cause for sainthood

Marquette, Mich., Jul 28, 2010 / 03:27 am (CNA).- Following a four-month investigation, the Diocese of Marquette has closed its inquiry into an alleged miracle attributed to its first bishop, Servant of God Frederic Baraga, who is known as the “snowshoe priest.” The inquiry now proceeds to the Vatican for further consideration.

The alleged miracle concerns a reputed tumor found on a patient’s liver in various diagnostic tests. The patient, the patient’s family and their parish priest prayed for healing through the intercession of Bishop Baraga. Bishop Baraga’s stole was also placed on the patient’s abdomen, after which the patient’s pain ceased.

An exploratory surgery by doctors found no tumor, according to the diocese.

Bishop Baraga was born in Slovenia in 1797. He came to the United States in 1830 as a missionary to the Odawa and Ojibwa tribes of the upper Great Lakes region, traveling through the vast territory by canoe, boat, horse, snowshoes and dog sled. His Ojibwa-English dictionary is still in use today.

Consecrated a bishop in 1853, he served as the Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, which would later be called the Diocese of Marquette. He died in 1868. The Bishop Baraga Association was established in 1930 to promote his cause for sainthood, which was officially opened in 1952.

The tribunal investigating the bishop’s alleged miracle collected medical documentation and interviewed witnesses, including doctors and medical personnel involved in the treatment.

The diocesan inquiry closed with a July 17 ceremony at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette. Members of the canonical tribunal which examined the possible miracle signed papers attesting to their work and verifying the authenticity of the documents.

Further inquiry at the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints will examine the tribunal’s work, determine whether the event cannot be explained by science and whether it could be attributed to the intercession of Bishop Baraga. After reviewing a document detailing the bishop’s life and virtues, the congregation will then advise Pope Benedict about the cause.

The Pope will decide whether to bestow the title “Venerable” on Bishop Baraga, the Diocese of Marquette reports. If the miracle is verified and attributed to the bishop, the Pope will decide whether to beatify him. Another recognized miracle would be necessary for Bishop Baraga’s canonization.

The postulator of Bishop Baraga’s cause is Dr. Andrea Ambrosi of Rome.

CNA

Image from Matt @ HolyWhapping

Let us not forget Archbishop Burke is a newly appointed to the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.

Bishop Alexander Sample of the Diocese of Marquette I believe is a (recently appointed) board member at the Shrine of Guadalupe, and also speaks about Bp Baraga on mp3 here.

Which vaccines contain aborted babies - Right to Life MI

A short while back I posted on a Minnesota congressman, Rep Steve Drazkowski, whom is supporting a legal measure to force big pharma to label which vaccines contain aborted children's parts and which to not. 

Now thanks to Right to Life Michigan, we have a comprehensive list which verifies the claims. This is not just a list of bad vaccines, but also a list of alternative vaccines which do not use aborted babies.

For several years now, information has circulated among prolife groups and individuals regarding the development of very common vaccines through the use of tissue taken from aborted babies. While initially the reports and information were not conclusively documented, further detailed research by several prolife groups has provided direct proof of a connection between aborted fetal tissue and most vaccines. That connection, and its implications for whether prolife citizens should consider using the vaccines, raises some complicated issues. In sorting through those issues, this LifeNotes will address the basic science involved, the documentation of the abortion-vaccine connection, the moral/ethical questions about using abortion-tainted vaccines, and information about available alternative vaccines.

U.S. Produced Vaccines from Aborted Cell Lines

Disease	Vaccine Name	Manufacturer	Cell line (fetal)
Polio	Poliovax	Aventis-Pasteur	MRC-5
Rabies	Imovax	Aventis-Pasteur	MRC-5
Hepatitis A	Havrix	Merck & Co.	MRC-5
Hepatitis A	Vaqta	Glaxo/SmithKline	MRC-5
Hepatitis A-B Combo	Twinrix	Glaxo/SmithKline	MRC-5
Smallpox	Acambis 1000	Acambis	MRC-5
Chickenpox	Varivax	Merck & Co.	MRC-5/WI-38
Measles, Mumps, Rubella	MMR II	Merck & Co	WI-38
Mumps-Rubella	Biavax II	Merck & Co	WI-38
Measles-Rubella	MR-VAX	Merck & Co	WI-38
Rubella only	Meruvax II	Merck & Co	WI-38

 

 U.S. Produced Alternative Vaccines
(There are no U.S. alternatives for Chickenpox, Rubella, Hepatitis-A)

Disease	Vaccine Name	Manufacturer	Cell line
Polio	IPOL	Aventis-Pasteur	Monkey kidney
Mumps	Mumpsvax	Merck & Co.	Chick embryo
Measles	Attenuvax	Merck & Co.	Chick embryo
Rabies	RabAvert	Chiron Therapeutics	Chick embryo
Smallpox Hepatitis B	Acambis 2000 Engerix, Comvax	Acambis-Baxter Glaxo/Smith/Kline, Merck	Monkey kidney Yeast

I plan on donating some money to Right to Life MI or whomever compiled this list.  This is excellent work. H/T Jill Stanek