Colleen…

…from Catholic Parents OnLine writes:

Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend (I won’t mention names) whose story must be told!

Pope John Paul II said we are living in a “Culture of Death” and truly this is a story about a kind of courage that is seldom seen. It’s a testimony of a Catholic husband and wife with beautiful children who believe in the sanctity of human life, so much so, that the husband was suspended from his construction job because he refused to work on the new Planned Parenthood building. Here is the story in the words of the wife/mother:

[My husband] was asked to go to build the new Planned Parenthood building in our town. He refused and was given a week off (we believe this was punitive) of work. I need you to pray for the people that are working on this building because they think they are doing a good thing or because they think they have no choice. [My husband’s] boss told him “You know, I have every right to fire you because of your refusal to work on this?” [My husband] said “yes”. He’s not being fired, but depending on if they want to make an example of him or not, he could very well be fired. This is the company and the work that my husband has been doing for more than 15 years . He is very good at doing what he does and I don’t believe he will be fired but it’s pretty scary these days. A week off of work is very bad, financially, but the lessons for the kids are a great reward, as is finding out who the people are around you that support you and may even be changed for the good by your stance! Share [My husband’s] story (don’t use his name or his company name, we don’t want to embarrass them in case they have a change of heart) and please pray for him to stay strong and not worry.

Please pray for this family and pass the story on, perhaps it will give courage and hope to others in this situation!

Father, hear the prayer of your children and defend this man for taking a stand of conscience. Mother Mary, pray for them! We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!