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Immaculate Heart of Mary, Baynesville,, students Katie Hoehler and Molly Stahovec, lead family and friends down 6th Ave. NW to the Jan. 18 March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Archdiocese of Baltimore has enthusiastic presence at March for Life

Avatar January 19, 2019
By Katie Sukeena
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Mass begins for the estimated fourteen-thousand youth and their leaders at the Jan. 18 Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Archdiocese of Baltimore added to the massive pro-life presence Jan. 18 at the 46th annual March for Life and the youth rally and Mass that preceded it at Capital One Arena.

The arena was standing room only, with visitors from as far as Sydney, Australia, among those participating in the 8 a.m. youth rally.

Chants and cheers could be heard through the lobbies and down the halls until Mass began with celebrant, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States.

Students from Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore and Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville were among the Capital Arena crowd. Concelebrants for the liturgy included Baltimore’s Archbishop William E. Lori, Bishop Denis J. Madden, Bishop Adam Parker and Bishop Mark Brennan.

The March for Life itself included John Bruchalski, a parishioner of St. Philip Neri in Linthicum Heights, attending as an example for his 13-year-old daughter. As a father, he said, “we teach our children good faith and morality and believe as Christians, all life is important.” He emphasized the strength of having both a mother and father who support the pro-life movement.

Bishops Dennis J. Madden, far left, Adam J. Parker, Mark E. Brennan and Archbishop William E. Lori were among the many clergy who concelebrated Mass Jan. 18 for the Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Pam Hoehler of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville began attending the March for Life as a child. Her birthday falls within days of the event, a juxtaposition that causes her to reflect on the fact that some children will never see a birthday because of the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. She said “it is important to bring my daughter to show that women deserve better than abortion.”

Molly Stahovec, also a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary and a student at its school, participated in the March for Life “to keep my generation active and aware.” She looked forward to telling her friends about the event when she returned to school.

Seminarians from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg make their way to the Jan. 18 March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg sent a busload of enthusiastic students. Among them were senior Liz O’Hare, who said that even though she had attended the March for Life while in high school, it wasn’t until she was the Mount that she felt the true gift of being a participant.

 

 

 

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On Jan. 17 O’Hare was among those chosen to attend a “Students for Life” event at the White House with Vice President Mike Pence. When the invitation came with just two days notice, O’Hare was shocked and filled with excitement.

St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon, parishioner Stasia Lozniak, left, and friends walk down 6th Ave. NW to the Jan. 18 March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

“Mike Pence has done so much good for the pro-life movement and to hear how passionate he was about the cause made me very comfortable to speak to him and ask any questions,” O’Hare said.

The experience only intensified O’Hare’s passion for the March for Life itself, as she said that while it is “difficult to tell a woman that abortion is not the right thing, but we can conquer all things with love.”

Mount freshman Harry Scherer, of Pittsburgh, said that from a male perspective “he is angered at the policy (that makes abortion legal) but enthusiastic for the future.” He called the March for Life an opportunity to “sacrifice for those who cannot.”

 

Also see: 

Marchers urged to stand strong, fight for life with compassion, hope

Youth at Mass for Life thanked for offering sign of hope for the future

 

 

 

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Kathleen "Katie" Sukeena is the former social media specialist for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Catholic Review.

A native of Philadelphia, Katie is a graduate of Mount St. Mary's University, where she worked as a recruiter in the admissions office for three years. She earned a bachelor's degree in communication and a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing.

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