From where Donyele Carter stood, Dallas appeared to work like a dream. The sun-dusted cityscapes she viewed from an office tower’s 37th floor on a recent morning gave her a new perspective and feeling that nothing seemed impossible.

The following is an edited version of a talk given by Deacon Reuben Chen during Eucharistic Adoration at the Pro-Life Boot Camp on July 29.

Even with record heat this month, more than 60 youth from the Diocese of Dallas prayed the rosary in front of several abortion centers as one of several activities in the annual Pro-Life Boot Camp sponsored by the North Texas Catholic Pro-Life Committee.

Miceala White and Anna Basso shared common bonds. They also shared a common foe — cancer — and they supported and inspired each other, even as one battle drew to an end.

After hours of hard work, dedication and study, the Class of 2011 attained the ultimate goal of high school: Graduation.

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