Question: My wife and I disagree strongly about the role of materialism in out children’s lives. She feels we should give them toys and games that we never had as kids. At Christmas time, we stack gifts knee deep around the tree. I feel this is a mistake, even if we could afford what we are doing. What is your view on [...]
Holly is the spunky Irish setter who was horribly abused by a 65-year-old Ontario woman who had been asked to look after her. Her case has evoked more sympathy from all over the world than the million and a half babies who have been aborted since 1969. Holly was tied to a car bumper by Maureen Cook and dragged 500 metres along [...]
Allan Rock is a tortoise. He plods through life and wins all the races. Give him a goal – the higher the better – and off he’ll shuffle, perfectly content, quite unstoppable. Rock is a jogger – a serious jogger. Jogging plays to his strengths: miles prudently squirreled away day after day, his fitness steadily compounding. Serious joggers are the Swiss bankers [...]
The arrest of two picketers for displaying “obscene” signs outside a Toronto abortuary clinic should not be dismissed tightly by the larger pro-life community. Although one of the charges was eventually changed to mischief, the arrests indicate that public witnessing – a vital cog in the pro-life machinery – may be in for some hard times. Admittedly, some of the signs displayed [...]
The recent destruction of more than 3,300 embryos by British fertility clinic technicians was a chilling reminder of the vulnerability of human life in its earliest stages of development. The incident also underscores how breakthroughs in the field of human reproductive technology are still running well ahead of legal and ethical constraints. It’s not surprising that Britain should be the first nation [...]
New York – Cardinal John O’Connor of the New York archdiocese reaffirmed his opposition to President Bill Clinton’s stand on abortion by refusing to invite the president to the popular Al Smith dinner. Named in honor of the first Catholic governor of the State of New York, the Al Smith dinner has welcomed US presidents for the last 60 years. This year’s [...]
The accusation is often made that some pro-life organizations are too uncompromising – even “too pro-life”. It is claimed that if they would but soften their opposition to some abortions (e.g. for rape, incest, and physical imperfections), then more people would join pro-life groups and some babies could be saved. However, apart from the moral and ethical issues, the history of abortion [...]
Organizers in Toronto and across the country are busy with preparations for the sixth International Life Chain, scheduled for Sunday, October 6 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. Sponsored in Toronto by the North York Knights of Columbus and Campaign Life Coalition, the annual life chains are powerful visual reminders or pro-life solidarity. Life Chains are being organized throughout Canada and the U.S. [...]
Campaign Life Coalition has criticized the federal government’s decision to limit access to abortion information from Statistics Canada record keeping. The federal agency announced that abortion data will no longer be collected by Statistics Canada, but by the privately run Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The CIHI was established in 1994 by merging two non-profit, non-governmental organizations. StatsCan is soon to [...]
Two pro-life activists face charges after picketing outside Nikki Colodny’s Toronto abortion clinic. Rosemary Connell of Burnt River, Ontario, and Bill Whatcott of Toronto were arrested July 25 after police officers called to the scene determined the signs the pair was carrying were obscene. Connell was carrying a sign showing the dismembered head of an unborn child, while Whatcott’s sign displayed an [...]
Pro-life officials are critical of an Ontario Ministry of Health move to exempt abortion from a new payment system designed to control physician’s fees. Bulletin 4290 from the Ontario health ministry’s processing office excludes abortion and 14 other medical services from a 10 per cent “clawback” in the fees physicians can bill the Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan (OHIP). According to the ministry, [...]
Pro-life political pioneer Linda Gibbons was the subject of a play August 24 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Toronto. About 50 supporters attended “Linda” a play written by Trinity pastor Rev. Robert Munoz. The play offered a fictionalized account of the struggle of an individual in out a commitment of Gospel values. The 40-minute play was written to honour Gibbons [...]
Chastity is a tough call of Quebec’s distinct society, say organizers of a national youth advocacy group that promises chastity as an alternative to premarital sex. Rebecca Morcos, 25, founder of Chastity Challenge, says her message of chastity as al Lifestyle is harder to promote to French-speaking youth in Quebec’ “It’s harder to get into schools. They hear the word ‘chastity’ and [...]