Letters

Appreciation for Anne Lastman

Errol Duke

Contents - Apr 2014 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Ukraine: blessed are the peacemakers - Peter Westmore Cardinal Pell appointed to senior Vatican post - Peter Westmore News: The Church Around the World Russia: the rebirth of religious belief - Peter Westmore Ukraine: Bishop Peter Stasiuk: Ukrainian people want peace and justice - Bishop Peter Stasiuk Marriage: Don't trust media reporting of Synod on marriage - Philip F. Lawler Vocations: Australia's flourishing seminaries 2014 - Br Barry Coldrey Communicating the Faith with C.S. Lewis - Fr. D. Longenecker Depression: Charlotte Dawson: she died of a broken heart - Anne Lastman Radicalism in Islam: the Christian response - Father Samir Khalil Samir SJ Conversion and confession - Cedric Wright Letters: Asylum seeker statement - Richard Congram Letters: Appreciation for Anne Lastman - Errol Duke Letters: Private Revelations - John Young Passover: Jesus last words: 'It is finished' - Anne Lastman Books: Pope Francis, Our Brother, Our Friend, by Alejandro Bermudez (Editor) - Br Barry Coldrey (reviewer) Books: Jorge Mario Bergoglio: Francis, Pope of a New World, by Andrea Tornielli - Br Barry Coldrey (reviewer) Books: WHEN HITLER TOOK AUSTRIA: Memoir by the Chancellor's Son, Kurt von Schuschnigg - Br Barry Coldrey (reviewer) Events: Holy Week 2014 - Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (1962 Missal) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: Lent: our preparation for Easter - Bishop Anthony Fisher OP

For many years, I have had the privilege of being aware of the incredible work that Anne Lastman has done in addressing the serious issue of abortion in our Australian society.

This extraordinary Catholic lady has gone through her own issues with this journey personally (and she has expressed this story publicly), and since then, has worked tirelessly in counselling those who are in the same situation, in an effort to preserve the sanctity of life and change our thinking about God's gift of his creativeness for this and future generations.

In August 2007, I held the hand of my dear wife in death through cancer. I was in contact with Anne via email, she forwarded to me critically important advice in moving on, and it worked!

Her articles in AD2000 are so commonsense, Catholic and in conformity with Vatican teaching.

Please support her and her Victims of Abortion crusade with donations as well, so that the annual Australia-wide estimated 85,000 baby eradications can be reduced, as far our best efforts can assist.

ERROL DUKE
Elizabeth East, SA

Readers can assist Anne Lastman's work, Victims of Abortion, by forwarding donations to: Victims of Abortion, PO Box 6094, Vermont South 3133, Victoria, Australia.

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 27 No 3 (April 2014), p. 14