Our trust in God proved to me the point of this blog, that Biking for Babies is more than philanthropy. It is a community oriented around carrying our crosses, helping each other carry each other’s crosses.
Life can be hard, and there are real struggles and suffering that will be faced. However, the gift of life far outweighs any difficulty that we may ever have. No one ever said life will be easy, but it is always worth it.
“The Via Lucis is a potential stimulus for the restoration of a “culture of life” which is open to the hope and certitude offered by faith, in a society often characterized by a “culture of death”, despair, and nihilism.” Learn more about this Easter meditation!
“When I was 14, I got a weekend job at a dining and banquet hall called Eddie Whipps. Ten years later, I am still working there on the side. This is not about me or the waitressing job itself. It is about seeing people who have demonstrated how to respect and cherish all lives, offering an invitation to live out prolife values in ordinary and small ways.” Our newest blog comes from Katie, a support crew missionary, who invites us to be pro-life in the “small things.”
So far in this 4-part blog series, we’ve learned about the adventure of being on mission, the problem we seek to change and the solution
The Problem Right now in this country, in our neighborhoods, cities, and small towns, there is a woman struggling with an unplanned, difficult, at-risk or
When we last left Griffin’s testimony, he had committed to year 3 with Biking for Babies, had just decided to take his turn on the bike for the National Ride, and had just quit his job at St. Bernard’s for a new opportunity. His “God doing His thing” count? 11. Let’s pick back up.
Woah. I blink, and all of a sudden I’m about to do my fifth year with Biking for Babies. That’s nuts y’all (this is your
“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” ~ Pope Benedict
What does Adventure have to do with greatness? Everything.
Y’all, God comes into the midst of this community and helps us to recognize that each of the incredible people who are a part of this organization are gifts just as they are. And if that doesn’t say “Culture of Life,” then I just don’t know what does.
In this first period of formation, the young adults:
With eyes now opened to the need and Christ-centered solutions of problems, these young adults are sent forth as “missionaries” into the rest of the formation program and into the rest of their lives, committing to live with the truth of the Gospel of life as the lens through which they see every relationship, every decision, and the world at large.
In this second period of formation, the missionaries
In this last period of formation, after the National Ride, missionaries
