We are here to help you.
Confidential contact.

1-877-WE-CARE-2

to begin your healing journey.
or
project-rachel@austindiocese.org

Project Rachel is for anyone affected by abortion:

• Women who have had an abortion
• Men whose significant others have had abortions
• Parents, children, siblings, other family members and friends of those who have had an abortion
• Anyone who has encouraged or helped someone else obtain an abortion
• Anyone who has worked in the abortion industry

Are you experiencing any of these symptoms?

• Low self-esteem
• Feeling alienated from God
• Feeling guilt or self-condemnation
• Experiencing anxiety, trouble sleeping or nightmares
• Feeling sad or depressed

What does Project Rachel offer?

• A confidential designated helpline - answered by screened & trained staff/volunteers
• Rachel Angels — Walk with you as a companion on your journey to healing within the context of a Christian friendship.
• Trained Priests — Receive spiritual direction, guidance and the Sacrament of Reconciliation in a loving and confidential setting.
• Weekend Retreats — Take time away from your everyday life to seek peace and healing at confidential and private retreats led by a Project Rachel team.
• Support Groups — Walk with others in a weekly group setting on a journey to hope and healing.
• Licensed Professional Counselors — Receive a referral to someone who is sensitive to the needs of those hurting from a past abortion.

Suffering is the untold story of abortion. Grief after abortion is normal — it is the grief of a mother who has lost a child in a traumatic way; it is the grief of lost fatherhood. We are here to help you experience the hope and healing of Christ through Project Rachel.

Project Rachel, a compassionate and confidential ministry, extends God’s unconditional love and forgiveness to women and men who experience the tragedy of abortion. By offering a safe place for those suffering to be reconciled with God and his Church, Project Rachel helps those suffering after their abortion or the abortion of a loved one experience mercy, forgiveness, and peace.

Lay counselors, lay volunteers, deacons and priests are available to work with post-abortive women and men. Project Rachel Retreats are offered on weekends for post-abortive men and women. The retreats are held at confidential locations.

To make reservations Call: 

1-877-WE-CARE-2

In the Gospel of Life, Saint John Paul II writes:

“Life is always good ...

The life which God gives man is quite different from the life of all other living creatures, inasmuch as man … is a manifestation of God in the world, a sign of his presence, a trace of his glory … Man has been given a sublime dignity, based on the intimate bond which unites him to his Creator: in man there shines forth a reflection of God himself.”

Pope John Paul II, Encyclical letter,The Gospel of Life, no 34 (1995)

Project Rachel is a ministry of the Diocese of Austin Office of Pro-Life. It is a compassionate and confidential ministry that helps women and men suffering emotionally and spiritually from the trauma of abortion. The Church opens her arms to those who suffer due to a past abortion and offers a safe place to be reconciled with God and their lost children.

Project Rachel extends God's unconditional love and forgiveness to those living in their own personal torment from the tragedy of abortion.

Project Rachel offers: counseling with a priest, weekend retreats, support groups and private counseling.

Project Rachel toll free number: 1-877-WE-CARE-2 (1-877-938-2732)

Callers will be put in contact with a local Project Rachel counselor.