--- title: "The Gist: Being Pro-Life and Pro-Family" description: The hosts of CatholicTV’s 'The Gist' discuss caring for others and being pro-life in this day and age, with guest Alex Dee of Family Rosary. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Gist_2021_1.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/the-gist-being-pro-life-and-pro-family#) [FAITH](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/faith) # The Gist: Being Pro-Life and Pro-Family Jan 21, 2023 8:30:00 AM  |  by [Catholic TV](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/catholic-tv) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Gist_2021_1.jpg) *The hosts of CatholicTV’s *The Gist* discuss caring for others and being pro-life in this day and age, with guest Alex Dee of Family Rosary.* --- The topic of being pro-life is a big topic, but it's definitely baked into being Catholic. It's a movement that's rooted in sacrificial love and prayer, and being pro-life isn't about one particular political issue, but it's about recognizing the intrinsic value and worth of every human life. Alex Dee of [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/), part of Holy Cross Family Ministries (which includes Catholic Mom) talks about the importance of family prayer in general, and the role of faith and prayer in his own life. He echoes Venerable Patrick Peyton's statement that if fathers prayed the Rosary, the whole family would follow.     CatholicTV Network’s series for Catholic women, The Gist, airs every Tuesday morning at 11 AM Eastern. Tune in to CatholicTV to see this show focusing on Catholic women and their families. 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