President's letters

Myrna Maloney Flynn

Before he passed away in 2017, I asked my father to share some of what he'd learned throughout his 86 years, words I could remember him by and which would keep me focused after he was gone. He offered one simple yet, in our culture, particularly challenging directive: "Be who you are."

At that time, I was a relatively scared, closeted pro-lifer, fearful of admitting my belief, let alone sharing it publicly. When he took his last breath, and I witnessed a human life ending, the fear in my heart died along with him and was replaced by a fiery will to not only speak out but to compassionately persuade. My letters over the years to MCFL's supporters, and to those on our email list who may be opposed to me, fulfill Dad's life-changing advice. They are each dedicated to him and my mother, who gave me life against what society deemed reasonable, bucking popular opinion.

Thank you for reading. I invite you to share this page -- and be who you are. Myrna Maloney Flynn.

  • In defense of geraniums

    Such a morning it is when love leans through geranium windows - Laurie Lee

    May 09, 2021

  • Light on Beacon Hill: MCFL files life-affirming bills

    Sometimes people think they have to do big things in order to make change. But if each one would light a candle, we’d have tremendous light. - Sister Thea Bowman

    February 22, 2021

  • On this day

    On this day . . .

    We mourn more than 62.5 million lives violently taken, their remains casually discarded.

    January 22, 2021

  • Season 5, Episode 9

    Those who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless. - Bishop Oscar Romero

    November 29, 2020

  • A father's will

    It is a wise father that knows his own child. - William Shakespeare

    June 21, 2020

  • Because some gave all

    At the core, the American citizen soldiers knew the difference between right and wrong, and they didn't want to live in a world in which wrong prevailed. - Author Stephen Ambrose

     

    June 06, 2020

  • Stepping it up

    "Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." – Eleanor Roosevelt

    May 25, 2020

  • Good, Hope, and Zoom

    Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. -- Luke 6:38

    May 03, 2020

  • Delightful Truths

    Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it. - Emily Dickinson

    Getting to tell one story with a happy ending feels like a luxury this week; that there are two such items to share today, both involving long-time MCFL members, is a blessing indeed. 

    April 11, 2020

  • Don't talk to strangers?

    No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place. - Thomas Jefferson

    March 07, 2020