This summer I’ve joined a missionary organization called Biking for Babies, in part my Vocational Director, Fr. Carl Wertin, recommendation along with my own volition. They have invited me to take part in building the culture of life one pedal stroke at a time. Biking for Babies aims to renew the culture of life, embracing the immeasurable worth of every human life from conception to natural death. They work by forming young adults and occasionally seminarians like me, into missionaries of the Gospel of Life and by helping Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) that help women who find themselves in crisis pregnancies.

As I am three years away from priesthood, I seek to continue to grow into the man God needs me to be, and this summer I aim to develop a greater zeal for building the culture of life and compassion when working with pregnant mothers in need.

While it might sound bold or insane, I’ve been training so that in July, with seven other people from around the nation, I will be biking 600 miles in 6 days from Lincoln, Nebraska to Saint Louis, Missouri to raise awareness for PRCs nationwide.

With that in mind my fundraising goal is $4,500, about $8 per mile. With a minimum donation of $40, you could help me meet 5 miles of the goal. I invite you to donate toward our fundraising to strengthen young people’s enthusiasm and to help explain why being pro-life is important. This goal goes to our bike ride and many pregnancy resource centers to help pregnant moms across the country, including the one I’m partnered with called The Avi Project who specifically helps women on college campuses around the state of Colorado and hopefully the nation. Please consider donating with a gift that is meaningful to you. Your efforts/gifts will meet immediate needs of real people AND hope to produce a long-term change in the culture.

Along the road we hope to encounter people who will experience a small part of our zeal and be inspired to help at their own PRC’s, potentially creating a culture of life in their local way. If you support your local PRC, then it is very incredible, and I greatly respect you if you don’t give to this broader cause.

Please send your gift to Biking for Babies (Biking for Babies, PO Box 644, St. Charles, MO 63302) or donate online at:

If you send a check, you can make it payable to “Biking for Babies”, with my name in the memo line so we can keep things organized. I look forward to hearing from you and I’d love to answer any questions and to hear your thoughts!

Thank you for your generosity!

Michael Sparks

Seminarian for the Diocese of Pueblo

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