Students for Life at the Walk for Life West Coast

Bless them! Here are some from USF, and you can see some others here.

Dominican School at the Walk for Life West Coast

Berkeley's Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology was at the Walk. This photo is from their Facebook album of the Walk. You can see more here.

Couples For Christ at the Walk For Life West Coast

This group comes from all over California, Bless them! Mauril Mariano tells us that participation this year was

"...over 600, inlcuding all Ministries: Couples for Christ, CFC-Singles for Christ, CFC-Youth for Christ, CFC-Kids for Christ, CFC-Handmaids of the Lord and CFC-Servants of the Lord. Over 200 members came from Southern California on 3 buses, vans and cars with those who participated from our Northern California are over 400."

Here are some of the photos of this great ministry:

Youth.




Adults.


And our wonderful elders!


Marching.

Couples for Christ has many ministries: "Couples for Christ and its Family Ministry is a movement committed to live in God's righteousness and holiness, evangalizing people through a life of love and service; we shall work for the renewal of families that will serve God and build generations of Christian leaders; and we shall pursue Total Christian Liberation through social justice, respect for life, and work with the poor." You can visit their website here.

Fr. Aris Metrakos and Orthodox Participation at the Walk

The great Fr. Aris Metrakos of San Francisco's Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church gave the invocation at the Walk for Life West Coast this year, and there were quite a number of other Orthodox priests and our Orthodox brothers and sisters there, too. Five Loaves has a post over at Catholic Answers about Orthodox participation, and here is a nice photo of Fr. Aris leading us in prayer:

Bless you, Father! and Thank you!

Good Shepherd Bishop del Riego Leads His Flock

Once again, the Walk for Life West Coast was blessed by the presence of many Bishops. One of our regulars is the great Bishop Rutilio del Riego of the diocese of San Bernardino. The diocese has a great selection of photos on their website of the Mass and rally and walk, by Andres Rivera. Here is a sample.

His Excellency with his flock at San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral:


Good shot showing the size of the Walk:

With the youth after the Walk. Young people love having a chance to stand with their shepherds!

Even More Walk for Life Media Team Photos

These are by Jong Arcega, newest member of the Walk for Life West Coast Media team. He is fantastic. Click on any image for a larger version. All images copyright. Jong also has some posted on the Pro-Life Photography Flickr page and on his website.

Before the rally.

Wow.


This young man knows what's going on...


Wow. My favorite. Loris Hoye, backed by the sisters of life.

More Faces: Walk for Life West Coast Media Team Photos

Here are some images by Walk for Life West Coast Media Team member James McKenzie. James does an incredible job of capturing personality. Click on any image for a larger version, and if you use, please credit: James McKenzie.

What it's all about...

A dad leading his family.



Eager kids.



A beautiful mother with her children.




Another beautiful mom, with her girls.




Lori Hoye and the Sisters of Life.





Our great young people.

More great young people...

Why is the Walk so successful? People like this older gentleman, that's why.

Bless this pro-life lady!

Poor Doug. All he wanted was cup of coffee, now he's got a fan club!

Great Photo's From Sr. Lisa Marie's Blog

Great photos of the Walk for Life West Coast from Sr. Lisa Marie's "Nunspeak" blog. Here's a sample, captions are in original:

"My new friend London."

"--and our very own Bella - Babies are Hipsters too!"

Bless you, Sister, and these wonderful young people!

Protest Shooter Covers the Walk for Life West Coast

An anonymous photojournalist who goes by the name Protest Shooter has covered the Walk for the past couple of years. The photos are good and the captions are witty. Check them out:

"These are from Saturday, January 21st, 2012, in San Francisco, CA.

This is going to be a bit of a short report. I didn't take a lot of pictures of signs that were the same as last year. What I was primarily interested in was that the event got bumped from their usual location by a competing event - the West Coast Rally for Reproductive Justice who apparently got their permit application in earlier or something. This was just as well since the Walk for Life totally overflowed their location, and the new location in front of City Hall is much better. It's not only larger but also the walk was was right smack down the middle of Market Street instead of around the edge of the town.

First off, let's check out the West Coast Rally for Reproductive Justice:

I can't believe I get suckered by these people into showing up for these things. 80 people and a couple of tables with brochures. Let's see how the Walk for Life is going...


That's more like it."

Read the whole thing, and thanks for covering us, Protest Shooter! There is video at the site, too.

Your Photos at the Walk for LIfe West Coast: Happy Catholic

The folks over at Happy Catholic have nice photos of the Walk Every Year. Here's one from this year, and you can see many more at their website.

Walk for Life 2012 Faces in the Crowd

More from our Great Walk for Life West Coast Media Team. Click on any image for a larger version:

The great Reverend Walter Hoye. His face is a true indication of his soul. Pure kindness. He's on a plane right now to attend tomorrow's March for Life in Washington DC.

Frances Peterson, who gave a marvelous rendition of the National Anthem.

The great Fr. Frank Pavone, also on the way to Washington DC.

Eva Muntean takes a minute from her busy schedule to pose for a photograph with some very pro-life visitors.

Reverend Childress speaks truth to power.

That's right--Mr. Jobs mother allowed him to be adopted--and he certainly changed the world.

These good folks from Sacramento are at the Walk every year.

Bless you, Father, for leading the people!

Still More WFL Media Team Photos

These are by Paul Ryan, another superstar Walk For Life Media Team photographer. Paul got some very nice shots of some of our speakers. Please credit Paul Ryan.

Here is Dr. Vansen Wong, who asked the crowd to "If you have taken the life of another human being, raise your hand." Dr. Wong's searing testimony of performing over a hundred abortions, and of his change of heart and mind, ended with the words "Abortion is intolerable, abortion is irrational and abortion has no place in civilized society."


Jacquie Stalnaker. Jacquie shared her heart-rending and terrifying story of being forced into an abortion at gunpoint, and what it did to her. Jacquie is flanked by Fr. Frank Pavone, and Gorgette Forney of Silent No More Awareness campaign. Jacquie is now a national coordinator for Silent No More.

Jacquie and Georgette, women who have shared similar experiences. Both now work to help other women in similar situations.

The great Reverend Clenard Childress send us on our way as only he can:

"You are the candle…you are the light…you are the salt of the earth. This is more than a pro-life movement. This is a holy spirit movement because the spirit addresses evil.”

More of Paul's work can be seen on the Flick Pro-Life Photography page.

More Walk For Life Media Team Photos

The Walk for Life Media Team is the best in the business! These are by WFL team member Ray Dinkha. Please credit Ray if you use. Click on any image for a larger version:

The stage was right in front of SF City Hall:


Before the rally:

Pro-Life young women and girls leading the Walk for Life West Coast:

A family at the end of the Walk:


What a great dad!


You can see more of Ray's work on the Pro-Life Photography Flickr page.