##{{red:Life and the Dignity of the Human Person}} ## ####Teaching: The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. ####[Life Issues][b8] [b8]: #issues #### Additional Catholic Teaching: - [Catechism of the Catholic Church: Respect for Human Life][1] - [Faithful Citizenship: Sections 44 and 45][2] ####{{maroon: From the Office}} - [We Are All Children of God][oljp3] - [Labor and Drones and Consumers, Oh My!][oljp4] - (With Catholic Charities:) [Catholic Teaching on Life and Dignity of the Human Person][8] ####{{purple: USCCB}}#### - [Life Issues Forum: Standing for Religious Freedom][4] {{red:**NEW!**}} - [Foro Asuntos de Vida: Defensa de la libertad religiosa][5] {{red:**NEW!**}} - [**June** Word of Life ][6] {{red:**NEW!**}} - [**Junio** Palabra de Vida][7] {{red:**NEW!**}} - [People of Life **April** Newsletter][9] {{red:**NEW!**}} - [STATEMENT FOR 2012 RESPECT LIFE MONTH][o7] _Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities United States Conference of Catholic Bishops_ ####{{navy: Archbishop John Vlazny}} - [Archbishop Vlazny: Hope Counts][3] ####Recommended Websites - [USCCB Pro-Life Activities][10] - [Northwest Family Services][11] #### Archived Issues of Life Issues Forum and Word of Life - [USCCB: Life Issues Forum: Archives][12] - [USCCB: Foro Asuntos de Vida][13] - [USCCB: Word of Life Series (English and Spanish versions)][14] ####{{olive:Resources Available at the [Office of Life, Justice and Peace][15]:}} - Dignity of the Human Person (Sharing the Tradition Series: Book 3) (Dignidad del Ser Humano Libro 3) USCCB - Why You Matter: A Reflection on Human Dignity (USCCB: Pro-Life Activities) - Respect Life: Every Child Brings Us God's Smile (Cada Niño Nos Trae La Sonrisa de Dios) -- Pope Benedict XVI - Contraception: The Fine Print (USCCB: Pro-Life Activities) - Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics (A Statement from the USCCB, 1998) - On Embryonic Stem Cell Research (USCCB: Pro-Life Activities) - Stem Cell Research, Cloning & Human Embryos (USCCB: Pro-Life Activities) - Live-Giving Love in an Age of Technology (USCCB: Pro-Life Activities) - Created and Redeemed (Theology of the Body): 4 DVD Set and Study Guide - Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life (USCCB) - **Posters:** Every Child Brings Us God's Smile (English on side one; Spanish on side two) ####{{olive:Books and Encyclicals:}} - **The Gospel of Life: Evangelium Vitae: On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life**(El Evangelio De La Vida: Sobre el Valor y el Carácter Inviolable de la Vida Humana) -- Pope John Paul II, 1995 - **The Dignity of a Person** USCCB, 2008 [1]: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect1chpt2art3.shtml [2]: http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf [3]: http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=43&ArticleID=13226&TM=66698.86 [4]: JP_Respect/LIF_041513.pdf>>> [5]: JP_Respect/LIF_041513_SP.pdf>>> [6]: JP_Respect/WOL_June_2013.pdf>>> [7]: JP_Respect/WOL_June_2012_SP.pdf>>> [8]: JP_Respect/Catholic_Teaching_Life_Dignity.pdf [9]: JP_Respect/People_of_Life_Apr_2013.pdf>>> [10]: http://www.usccb.org/prolife/>>> [11]: http://www.nwfs.org/>>> [12]: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/life-issues-forum/>>> [13]: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/life-issues-forum/foro-asuntos-de-vida.cfm>>> [14]: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/resources-for-the-eucharist/word-of-life/>>> [15]: mailto:justiceandpeace@archdpdx.org [o7]: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/2012/2012-respect-life-sunday-statement.cfm>>> [oljp3]: JP_Respect/LJP_All_Children.pdf [oljp4]: JP_Respect/LJP_Labor_Drones_Consumers.pdf