What I’m trying to say is we are not going to change the law, apparently. The opposition’s heart is set. Until we, as the body of Christ, change the hearts and minds of the opposition or raise up a generation strong in our beliefs, the unbelievers will have to die out in the wilderness. That's true, but the law can be a teacher, too. Most importantly, we have to defend the lives of the unborn with whatever morally licit means are available, including the law.
That's where Catholic Charities and we come in. Look, folks, the Church isn't being unreasonable. All it asks is that we respect life — our own and others’. It asks that dignity of tenderness of feeling and openess to life is the heart of our vocation on earth. We begin, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, at the tippy-tippy start of the yellow brick road and follow it.
If we do it right, we pick up friends along the way. Catholics have such a rich tapestry and depth of spirituality, we should, of all creatures, be filled with joy. We should be fearless, but most of all we should be open armed and hearted. To comfort and entice those around us to join us on the road of life. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. By comparison, every other way of life should look like a road apple [that is, quite frankly, the nicest way I could think to say it].