About the Author

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Maria V. Gallagher is an accomplished journalist whose work has received awards from the Associated Press, the Cleveland Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists, and United Press International. Her radio work has been heard on AP Radio, NPR, Holy Family Radio, and JMJ Radio. An advocate for pregnant women and their children, Maria writes regularly for National Right to Life News Today. Maria is also active in the lay apostolate known as the worldwide Cursillo movement. The mother of a beautiful ballerina, Maria makes her home in central Pennsylvania.