Respect Life

Contact

Address:

485 Church Street
Monterey, CA 93940

Phone: (831) 373-1335
Fax: (831) 373-3351
E-mail : life@dioceseofmonterey.org

Resources:

Calendar: Respect Life Department Calendar
 

News:

Ecclesial Staff

Diocesan Director: 
Director: Reverend Derek Hughes 
Administrative Assistant: Mariel Medrano

Natural Family Planning

Victoria Delucchi, Santa Cruz: (831) 475-1936, vdelucchi@hotmail.com

Couple to Couple League (CCL) Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning www.ccli.org or call (800) 745-8252 

Jeff and Celine Souza, San Luis Obispo: (805) 929-0115, celineski1@dslextreme.com

Project Gabriel HelpLine: (805) 238-4458

Mission Statement

The Respect Life Department promotes increased awareness of the God-given dignity of human life, from the moment of conception until the moment of natural death, focusing on the life issues of abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment.

Description of Ministry

Respect Life inspires and motivates Catholics to become actively involved in promoting life values through service, education and legislative activity. Services include: Project Rachel, Natural Family Planning, Project Truth fair booths, and Respect Life Sunday, Catholic Lobby Day, classes and workshops in all areas of Social Justice, and "Get on the Bus" outreach to prisons. 

Director's Message

Opposition to abortion is a fundamental concern of the Respect Life Department: however, the department will also focus on Church teaching with regard to capital punishment and euthanasia. Pope John Paul II has called for an end to capital punishment and it is hoped that we can give voice to his prophetic words.