Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month.  We are called to cherish, defend and protect those who are most vulberable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between. 

The Program  begins a new the first Sunday of October and continues through the following September.  New Materials are designed each year to assist parishes, schools and families celebrete Respect Life Month. 

This year USCCB has created a brand new wesbiste.  In this website you can find resources available for print. 

Respect Life Materials: For those who ordered parish packets they will be mailed directly to the parish in August/early September.  If your parish missed the notice to order, a few extras are available on a first-come first-served basis.  Contact the office of Social Action at guerrero@davenportdiocese.org or 563-888-4210. 

Please remember to use and display your Respect Life month packet materials at your parish and in your bulletin. 

Building a Culture of Life:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

In our lives there are great joys and sorrows. We experience them within our families, as part of society and as members of the Catholic Church. The way we view life and the way we support each other is based on a very fundamental element of our faith. The Catholic Church proclaims that each and every human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. We are called to be messengers of God’s love, treating one another as cherished and chosen by him. In doing so, we help build a culture that respects all human life.

Each October during Respect Life Month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launches a new cycle of the Respect Life Program — a year-round, nationwide effort to help Catholics understand, value and help cultivate respect for human life.  Click here to read complete Bishop Letter.

Parishes can now order the new Respect Life Program materials directly from the USCCB Store! 

We are happy to announce a couple of supplemental online toolkits for the Respect Life Program, a media kit and a leaders’ kit for Catholic educators. While we encourage use of the resources, ideas, and activities for Respect Life Month, these kits can be also used to build a culture of life year-round.

The media kit compiles the 2019-2020 resources that are most likely to be helpful to Catholic media and communications staff. You will find it by clicking here. The new leaders’ kit for Catholic educators, found by clicking here, gives practical ideas for using the 2019-2020 Respect Life resources in classrooms and schools.

• November 24: Solemnity of Christ the King

• September 26 - November 4: 40 Days for Life

• 9 Days for Life  is a novena for the respect and protection of every human lie.  Find resources here.

• Friday January 24, 2020 -  March for Life In Washington DC

As followers of the crucified Christ, victim of state supported death penalty, we pray for an end to the death penalty.  Iowa is one of a growing number of states that does not have a death penalty.  The links below lead to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Campaign to End the Death Penalty and provide a wealth of information and action ideas. 

USCCB Join the Catholic Campaign to End the use of the Death Penalty and learn what you can do to protect the dignity of life.

The Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of Death Penalty