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So pleased to see this great write-up<\/a> <\/strong>about my old friend Deacon Jim Hoegemeier from Madison, Wisconsin (that image is from last month, when he attended a talk I gave at the Sacred Heart Seminary outside Milwaukee).<\/p>\n

Snip:<\/p>\n

Rain or shine, life is precious and a gift from God.<\/p>\n

More than 500 people were probably reflecting on that as they marched from St. Patrick Church in Madison to the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 22 \u2014 the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion at all stages of pregnancy in all 50 states.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Diocese of Madison, the event was the first of its kind in about 20 years in Madison and was one of many held around the country, including in Washington, to mark the 1973 decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important (to march for life) because it\u2019s exactly what God calls us to do,\u201d said Deacon Jim Hoegemeier, associate director of Madison\u2019s diocesan Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re called to do is be that model that other people can follow,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat more important is there than life? That\u2019s why Christ came, to give us life. \u2026 We\u2019re marching to basically fulfill what God calls each one of us to do and who to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read it all.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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