In the first video, “Summoned to Life: Spiritual Foundations,” participants explore what it means to be created by God, in his image and likeness. In his goodness, God calls each human person into existence with infinite intention, care, and love. Every human person is a gift. Recognizing the gif...

In this second video, “Seeing Reality: The Contemplative Outlook,” participants are introduced to the idea of cultivating a posture of heart that sees God present in his creation—in the other person, in nature, and in circumstances. It is by receiving reality as a gift that we are able to engage ...

In the third video, “This is God’s Work: The Power of Prayer,” participants are invited to enter into a relationship of prayer with God, who is love, and to reflect on the reality of prayer as the foundation and cornerstone of a culture of life. Proclaiming and upholding the sanctity of human lif...

In this fourth video, “Vulnerability: An Identity Crisis,” participants are introduced to the profound vulnerability experienced by a woman who is unexpectedly pregnant. This experience of vulnerability can lead to a deep identity crisis, which can cause a woman to enter into a mode of self-prese...

In the fifth video, participants are invited to more deeply understand the five main fears in the heart of a pregnant woman: (1) I am all alone, (2) I am not enough, (3) It’s all up to me, (4) There is no room for this baby in the heart of the father, (5) There is no room for this baby in the hea...

In this sixth video, participants are invited to contemplate the necessary posture of heart one needs to walk with a pregnant woman through her fears. A woman who is struggling with the reality of her pregnancy can often find herself in turmoil, tossed between anxiety and hope. She needs someone ...

In the seventh video, “Rejoicing in Her: Our Disposition of Heart,” participants are invited to explore the three essential dispositions of the heart necessary when speaking with a woman in crisis: prayer, leisure, and delight. It is essential to root ourselves in prayer, and to allow ourselves t...

In this eighth video, “Maternity is Forever: Hope and Healing After Abortion,” participants are invited to understand the reality of what happens in a woman’s heart after the experience of abortion, and how to approach and gently journey with a woman who has suffered this experience. Although the...

In this ninth video, “Maternity is Forever: Adoption,” participants are invited to look at the reality of adoption, and the tremendous discernment, maturity, and strength it requires. Women who typically place their children for adoption fall into three categories: (1) those with a capacity for s...

In the 10th video, “Listening a Person into Life: The Art of Being Present,” participants explore the power of listening and presence in the work of accompanying another person into life. Listening is a set of skills that demonstrate we understand the thoughts and feelings, from the other person’...

In this 11th video, “Listening a Person into Life: How to Listen Well,” participants explore the process of active listening, the five levels of listening, and common barriers to listening. Listening well to another involves intentional body language, silence, and verbal/physical cues that demons...

In this 12th and final video, “Listening a Person into Life: Reflective Listening,” participants are invited to understand how to listen reflectively to another person. Reflective listening means giving space for another person to share, and then to briefly state, in our own words, her thoughts a...