Claire Fyrqvist

Claire Fyrqvist
Claire Fyrqvist lives with her husband and four young children in the Catholic Worker neighborhood in South Bend. They spent several years working in the local pro-life movement, and Claire now splits her time between writing, gardening, caring for eight chickens and a rabbit, and running a Montessori Children's House. She is also on the board of Feminists for Nonviolent Choices, a non profit that seeks a consistent life ethic against war, abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment.

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Living a Consistent Life Ethic, Part 3

Posted by Claire Fyrqvist on Oct 17, 2019 11:34:59 AM

Practicing Hospitality, Welcoming Life

A consistent life ethic begins at home. Mother Teresa, one of the most beloved canonized saints of the 20th century and a great defender of human dignity, said very simply in her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize: 

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Topics: pro-life, hospitality, human dignity, Respect Life Month

Building a pro-life household

Posted by Claire Fyrqvist on Jan 18, 2019 10:34:00 AM

In this week leading up to the March for Life, our focus understandably turns to the topic of abortion. However, living a consistent ethic of life and building a pro-life household goes beyond the ramifications of the Roe v. Wade decision.

Below are some of the ways my husband and I have tried to live and hand on a consistent ethic of life to our children.

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Topics: pro-life, family life, motherhood, parenting, fatherhood

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