Project Rachel

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"A Short Testimony" - Read more about Mary's story.

"A Testimony of Healing" - Molly, Toledo - Read more about Molly's story.

Project Rachel is a post-abortion healing program to help women deal with feelings of sorrow, regret, grief, isolation or confusion.
Whether you’re dealing with a recent experience or one from several years ago, we can provide help – and hope for the future. Options include individual guidance, retreats and support groups to help you or your loved ones through post-abortion stress.
Confidential help is available to anyone, with trained volunteers ready to help you find peace and healing. Referrals to clergy are available for spiritual counseling.

There is also an independent Bible Study available specifically for post-abortive women or men.  If you feel ready to talk with someon and/or would prefer to explore the Bible Study, we invite you to call the confidential help line.

For more confidential information call the PROJECT RACHEL HELP LINE - 419-260-5811 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Hope After Abortion - a post-abortive healing minsitry web site sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

 

Prayer For Healing - by Msgr. James Moroney

Eternal Father,
Source of all mercy and love,
out of love for us you sent your Son,
and willed that blood and water
flow from his side to cleanse us of sin
and restore lost innocence.
Hear the cry of each woman who mourns
the loss of her child to abortion.
Forgive her sin, restore her to your grace,
and still the terror of her heart
with a peace beyond all understanding.
Through the intercession
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of all tenderness and our Mother,
strengthen her faith in you.
Give her the consolation to believe
that her child is now living in the Lord.
We ask this through Christ our Lord,
who conquered sin and death,
and who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.

 
  		 

Stories of Hope

Community Supports Miriam House

Norwalk angels do ‘something good’ for Charities’ Miriam House families. 

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It’s hard to get the whole story because Katie Barnes is so modest, so unassuming, about the good work she does.

“I don’t do anything so special,” she says, “There are a lot of other people – a lot of other people – who help. There are a lot of generous people here in Norwalk.”

There’s no doubt about that.

“We’ve kind of adopted Miriam House,” Barnes says, speaking of the Catholic Charities shelter for mothers and children located in Norwalk. “It was back around Thanksgiving of 2009 that we really started getting involved.”

With Katie Barnes, it’s always “we,” never “I.”

“It humbles you to be helping those people at Miriam House. You find out they’re not as different as you thought; they’re just like the rest of us.

“You never know about life. Any one of us could be living there tomorrow.”

If we are, it will be good to know we have friends like Katie Barnes and the rest of the Norwalk angels to help us.