A growing number of religious sisters across the United States are participating in a Christmas campaign aimed at reaching abortion workers with messages of prayer, compassion, and the possibility of leaving the industry. The initiative, launched in 2022 by former Planned Parenthood official and pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, is part of her ministry And Then There Were None (ATTWN), which assists abortion workers who want to transition out of their jobs.
According to LifeSiteNews, the project gained new momentum this Advent thanks in part to the witness of religious sisters who have embraced the effort as an extension of their prayer and ministry. Writing in The Federalist, pregnancy care counselor Patty Knap highlighted the story of Sr. Christina Nazareth, a Capuchin nun in Pennsylvania whose convent has no electronic communication. She first learned of the campaign through a letter from ATTWN and discerned a desire to participate “like an extension of our prayer,” according to The Federalist.
Knap reports that Sr. Christina and her community dedicate time at the start of Advent to handwrite personal notes in each Christmas card. “At the beginning of each Advent, Sr. Christina and the other nuns sit down to write notes on each Christmas card, expressing prayer and concern for abortion center staff,” Knap wrote. Before mailing the cards, Sr. Christina explained that “all the cards are placed on our altar by the Blessed Sacrament. We pray that our Lord will bless them and get them into the hands that need them,” according to The Federalist.
ATTWN’s marketing and communications director, Karen Herzog, told The Federalist that many abortion workers “have some faith,” which is why the group intentionally chooses cards depicting the Holy Family. She added that the sisters’ handwritten notes let staff know “that religious sisters are praying for them to choose to leave the abortion industry.”
LifeSiteNews recounts one powerful testimony shared by Knap from a former abortion worker who encountered one of these cards. The woman said the envelope caught her eye, and inside she found a handwritten message: “Are you looking for a way out? We can help you get out of the abortion industry. Call this number.” Though discouraged by a colleague from taking it seriously, she sensed a prompting — “which I know is the Holy Spirit” — to keep the card and later call the number. According to LifeSiteNews, ATTWN helped her secure new employment, meet others who had left the industry, and participate in healing retreats.
ATTWN reports that more than 22,000 handwritten cards and postcards are mailed to abortion facilities each year, according to LifeSiteNews. The ministry continues to invite individuals and communities to participate in this work of outreach, prayer, and accompaniment.
The campaign joins a long legacy of pro-life converts whose witness has strengthened the movement. LifeSiteNews notes that Dr. Bernard Nathanson, once responsible for tens of thousands of abortions, later produced influential pro-life films; Dr. Anthony Levatino now educates the public on abortion procedures; and Norma McCorvey, the original “Jane Roe,” ultimately devoted her life to opposing abortion.
For more information on participating in the Christmas card project or other outreach efforts, ATTWN provides details on its website, according to LifeSiteNews.
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