I recently picked up a little card put out by the Diocese of Columbus about "Nurturing, Protecting, and Defending human life."  I have always been pro-life, but considered the issue relatively unimportant to my everyday life.  Submitting to the Catholic Faith, however, meant becoming strongly pro-life.  This doesn’t mean becoming a Republican foot soldier, but rather being committed to standing up strongly for life in all ways.  What amazed me about this little card was that it recognizes that the fight for life is far more than just a political issue, but a spiritual and intellectual one as well.  These 6 recommendations come from the Dept. of Social Concerns from the Diocese of Columbus: 1) Give praise and thanks for the gift of life  2) Fast and abstain on all Fridays  3) Become well informed (i.e. about the Church’s teachings)  4) Become an active participant in one or more life issues and caring services  5) Communicate with your elected officials  6) Encourage a federal ban on partial birth abortions.   I like this approach alot: we must attack our culture of death spiritually and politically.  Politically we need to protect the most vulnerable like the unborn and without the grace of God, hearts can never change.