Council 112 Respect Life Report February 2007

Tony Marino is an Air Force veteran who later received a degree in English Literature at Long Island University. For more than 30 years, he was an insurance agent for Aetna before eventually becoming a private insurance consultant. Since his retirement in 2003, he has devoted himself to the service of St. Peter's Parish in Concord and the Right to Life movement in New Hampshire. Tony has been married to his wife, Annette for more than 40 years. They have ten children and 22 grandchildren.

In 1932, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was published. As a work of science fiction, it depicted a science-controlled civilization in which human beings were reduced to utilitarian entities. We have to ask today whether the Culture of Death is leading us to that same end. The difference, of course, is that Mr. Huxley was providing us with science fiction, but the world-wide purveyors of the Culture of Death are creating scientific fact:

As Catholics and decent human beings, we have to work to end the Culture of Death. We cannot maintain neutrality. I urge all reading this essay to pray daily for the victims of abortion: the child, the mother and the father. Inform neighbors and friends about the evils of abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research, and all of the evils associated with the Culture of Death. Frequently write to your legislators and to the editors of your daily newspapers. Vote only for candidates who support the Culture of Life. Seek to “plant forests of awakened consciences."

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