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Surrendering to God: A pro-life story of faith, hope, courage and love

01/18/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Thirty years ago, Sharon L. McFadden gave birth to a son conceived in a rape. She named him Jacob from Psalm 24:6 and raised him to adulthood only to lose him at age 27 to the H1N1 virus, the swine flu. She told her story in a talk on Jan. 22, 2011, at the March […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Respect life, Sharon McFadden

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