Amen Mark!

Let us start to fast and pray for a legal miracle to save both Terri and ourselves from the merciless mockery that our laws have become.
John Hearn | 09.30.04 - 1:05 pm | #

This is a very sad news story. On the one hand, this lawyer has obviously done quite a lot for Terri and gone through a lot of trouble. But it's wrong to leave when things are darkest.

Not that I can talk...but it's still true.

I guess prayer and donations are the only way. And remember, we're coming up again to the feastdays of Terri's patrons, the various Theresas -- tomorrow is for the Little Flower, St. Teresa of Avila is on the 15th. Last year, this seemed to be significant....
Maureen | 09.30.04 - 1:31 pm | #

The lawyer dropping out of this fight stated, "Maybe I'll be able to finally sleep through the night without waking up at 3 a.m. remembering some detail."

I know that this is not the proper Christian attitude toward this person's decision, but a part of me hopes that she wakes up realizing that by abandoning this fight she may be abondoning Terri Schiavo to a very slow and painful death.

How do you just walk away from something like that, and then hope that you will "be able to finally sleep through the night"?
Daniel Crandall | 09.30.04 - 1:33 pm | #

Didn't read the Times article so I don't know if it covered what the attorney appearing with the Schindlers on Larry King the other night mentioned is the new tactic which, if I remember correctly, is to use the approach of defending Terri's 1st amendment rights - especially since the Holy Father's recent explicit statement of food and water being due to any human life - not anything extraordinary. This is the faith she follows. The fact of her being denied a priest at previous "starvations" will also be used. He said that today, Thurs., would be the day of offering the courts this new approach. Sorry if this was reported in this article. I don't favor the NYT. Let us ask The Little Flower to send many many roses of hope to this family and all who have kept the vigil with Terri.
chris K | 09.30.04 - 1:53 pm | #

amen Mark. Quite frankly, I feel like the lawyer also - I'd like to forget also.

I do forget. Some days I forget to pray for Terri, her family, Judge Greer, Michael, Felios ---- I'm weak in prayer.

God help me help Terri.
cathy | 09.30.04 - 1:56 pm | #

We aren't supposed to condemn others for failures we share, so I will condemn myself.

I am a selfish and wretched coward who has quit in the last stretch of more good and noble things than I care to remember. God have mercy on me.
RadTrad | 09.30.04 - 1:57 pm | #

Pray also for her so-called "husband", that his heart and his mind would be changed.
SouthCoast | 09.30.04 - 2:01 pm | #

P.S. Just got this e-mail forwarded by a list I receive:

Sorry to bother you I just called the governers office in Florida concerning Terri's law and the person who anwsered said I was the 2nd call today and she recieved 4 calls yesterday and 10 the day before, THAT"S IT .I see your emails concerning this woman doesn't anyone else care if they starve her??

I then called the Florida supreme wacko's and Craig Waters {director of public info}anwsered the phone. I asked how it was that Florida could starve a woman to death and the anwser I recieved was CLICK!!! He hung up!!

Maybe if some people call and let their opinion be heard maybe things can change.

Hope someone will speak up.I have listed the phone numbers people should call.

Thanks,Jim

Telephone Hotline for Supreme Court Staff,
the Public, & Media: (850) 921-8552

Jeb Bush, Governor
850 / 488-4441
Executive Office of the Governor
400 S. Monroe Street
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001

Craig Waters
Director of Public Info
850 414 7641
cell 850 566 2116

So, Mark, can we begin a new campaign of calls for Terri's life here on your space? Gracias
chris K | 09.30.04 - 2:05 pm | #

Hrumph! Look who thinks he's a selfish and wretched coward!
John C | Homepage | 09.30.04 - 2:25 pm | #

Oops forgot to say: "tch!"
John C | Homepage | 09.30.04 - 2:25 pm | #

But Catholics want to justify their votes for John Kerry never thinking that this can become commonplace. God help these people who are deciding Terri's fate. My God have mercy on them.
anon | 10.01.04 - 2:45 am | #

May God strengthen Terri and her family as they suffer this latest setback ... May He have mercy on those who laboured so mightily to bring it about.
Patricia Gonzalez | 10.01.04 - 11:43 am | #