Action Alert
The Culture of Life Studies Program’s annual Pro-Life Essay Contest is accepting essays now through tomorrow (Saturday, November 7). There’s still time for kids to tell the world why pro-life values are so integral! Winning essays will be published online, and top students in each age group will receive prizes. For contest prompts, rules, and submission details, visit prolifeessay.com.
Week in Review
PP Encourages Supporters to Practice Witchcraft
Are things at Planned Parenthood really that bad that they’ve resorted to asking pro-aborts to cast spells on pro-life protesters? The answer, it would seem, is yes.
Leading up to Halloween, 40 Days for Life founder Shawn Carney shared that the Bangor, Maine, Planned Parenthood had asked supporters to play demonic music and cast spells on pro-lifers. As Carney put it, “The abortion industry isn’t even trying to hide the demonic nature of abortion any more.”
Planned Parenthood posted:
Choose your favorite explicit song, such as WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, to play as your drive by the clinic. Death metal also works well! Windows down, of course. Don’t break local noise ordnances!
Halloween is the perfect time to practice witchcraft. Cast some spells and curse the protestors with a perpetually runny nose or bad parking spots for life!
The 40 Days for Life coordinator in this area, Tom Kelly, wrote an op-ed about this for the Vermont Daily Chronicle. Kelly shares that he and his fellow pro-lifers had to use headphones to drown out the demonic music.
He closed his op-ed with the perfect insight: “The abortion industry only needs to resort to shock value because your prayerful presence is bad for business.”
Keep praying, ladies and gentlemen. Pray especially for these pro-aborts who feel the need to resort to demonic actions. Planned Parenthood’s mask is slipping.
From the Research Department
Microsoft’s Stance on Life and Family
The Microsoft Corporation’s health plan covers the cost of abortion for its employees. After the Dobbs decision, it expanded abortion and “gender-affirming care” coverage to include travel and lodging costs, saying it would “continue to do everything we can under the law to protect our employees’ rights and support employees.” It also fully covers contraception costs for employees and offers financial support for IVF, intrauterine insemination, and surrogacy. Microsoft has been “promoting LGBTQIA+ inclusion” since 1989, has donated more than $16 million to LGBTQ+ organizations throughout its lifespan, and promotes this lifestyle through a Pride campaign every year.
ALL in the News
This week, the bimonthly Wednesday STOPP Report was published. Read the full report here.
Susan Ciancio, editor of Celebrate Life Magazine and director of the Culture of Life Studies Program, wrote an article on how we can look to the saints to not lose hope amidst a world that does not understand the sanctity of human life. The article was published by LifeSiteNews.
Susan also wrote an article on the responsibilities of Catholic parents. This article was published by Catholic365.
Katie Brown Xavios, ALL’s national director, regularly posts updates about American Life League and its important work on social media channels X and LinkedIn. Follow her accounts to stay up to date.
Twice a week, Judie’s commentaries are distributed to an expansive media list. The list contains over 100 media outlets such as Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller, among others. Judie’s commentaries are each featured on the front page of ALL.org.
Pro-Life Education
Culture of Life Studies Program
Giving with a Happy Heart: Teaching the Culture of Life in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’: This booklet explores Dickens’ story through a pro-life perspective, helping teens identify themes that promote a culture of life and emphasize the inherent dignity and value of every human being. Through thoughtful discussion and engaging activities, students learn the importance of treating others with compassion, kindness, and respect, even when faced with difficult people or challenging circumstances. ORDER HERE
ALL’s Education Materials
Marian Blue Wave Memorare Prayer Card: Our Blessed Mother is as saddened by abortion as you and I are. When we pray for her intercession, we can rest assured that she will take those prayers to her Son. With this beautiful prayer card depicting Mary slaying the devil on one side and the Memorare on the other, you will have a constant reminder of the importance of praying for the preborn. And you can buy them in bulk to share with others or to leave in the back of your church! SHOP NOW
Pro-Life Social Media
VIDEO: Bishop of Arlington Speaks Encouraging Words after Election
It’s easy to feel defeated when citizens enter the voting booth and a majority choose to defy God’s laws rather than love them. Virginia pro-life groups, including American Life League, made every effort to remind faithful Catholics that our love for God comes before all else.
God procreates children with our help. We must protect them.
God is the author of holy matrimony. We must protect it.
Virginia chose abortion and homosexual unions. That’s a lot to despair about, but Arlington’s bishop says otherwise with the following, uplifting message:
On Election Day, a majority of Virginians tragically voted to insert an extreme and limitless legal right to abortion into our Commonwealth’s constitution and eliminating the state’s recognition of marriage as a sacred institution uniting one man and one woman. As people of faith, resolved to live by God’s divine and natural law, we recognize that fundamental truths, such as the human right to life and the sacredness of marriage, can never legitimately be put to a vote. Despite this tragic outcome, we resolve to continue speaking the truth with love. We persevere in faith and hope, and do not despair. Across America, as here in Virginia, advocacy and courage are now needed more than ever. The conversion of nations, states, and peoples is only ever possible by the grace of God, to whom we turn with confidence and hope, now and always.
— Catholic Diocese of Arlington (@arlingtonchurch) November 4, 2026