“And all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.” It is over fifty years since I read Pilgrims Progress, but these were the first words I thought of when I heard that Joe Borowski was dead. I was sure that hosts of his Pro-Life friends “on the other side” were there to welcome him home. He was unique, a legend [...]
“God give us men. A time like this demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands. Men whom the lust for office cannot kill. Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy. Men of honour. Men who will not lie. Men who can stand before a demagogue and damn his treacherous flatteries without blinking. Tall men; sun crowned, who stand [...]
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered to Almighty God for Joseph Paul Borowski at St Vital Parish Winnipeg on September 25, 1996. It was concelebrated by 18 priests, with Father Patrick A Morand, parish priest, the chief concelebrant. In attendance were family members, relatives, dignitaries and many friends. The Mass was preceded by rosary prayers. The Scriptural Rosary for Respect for [...]
On September 24, 1996 Father Ted Colleton and I flew to Manitoba to attend the funeral of Joe Borowski. It felt strange to be there in Winnipeg and not to visit Joe in the health food store which the Borowski family has owned and operated for the past 17 years. On frequent trips over the years we had discussed issues and shared [...]
Joseph Paul Borowski 1932-1996 The following text is taken from a 1981 book, “The Polish Canadians” by Canadian artist William Kurelek Whether people agree or not with his choice of language or his methods of protest, many, myself included, truly admire Joe Borowski for standing up for his principles. When the N.D.P. party swept into power in Manitoba in l969 the new [...]
For over 20 years, the United Nations, along with its allies, have been forcing methods of population control on the so-called “developing nations” and, for the same two decades and more, the peoples of Africa have tried to resist, claiming that Africa’s problem is not one of ‘over’-population, but ‘under’-population. This claim is supported by an article published (however strange it may [...]
Christians and pro-family groups will be relieved to learn that a film on the sexual life of Jesus Christ is nothing more than an 18-year-old rumor. The film was first reported in 1978 in the Chicago-area gossip magazine Modern People News. In addition to portraying Christ as homosexual, the purported film was to cast a French prostitute in the role of Mary [...]
Interim Staff Metro Toronto Separate School Board officials ignored a motion passed unanimously by the school trustees and denied over 4,000 Grade 8 students the opportunity to receive the ‘Who Will Be Today’s Wilberforce?’ pamphlet. The Wilberforce pamphlet offers a startling comparison of the attitude 200 years ago towards slavery and the attitude many people have today towards abortion. The board had [...]
Interim special On September 14, 1995 a new Canadian icon was established at the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Edmonton. Commissioned by the Very Reverend Joseph Royer, the icon of Our Lady of Canada, also known as the Canadian Icon of the Mother of God, was written by Andre Prevost, an iconographer who currently resides in Winnipeg. The inscription on [...]
Interim staff Canadian pro-life workers increasingly rely on religious faith to overcome feelings of loneliness, isolation, persecution and lack of support, according to a recently released attitude survey. Entitled “Compassion Fatigue in the Pro-Life Movement,” the survey was prepared by Mary-Lynn McPherson, national co-ordinator of Canadian Nurses for Life. It indicates that despite a lack of support from their own churches and [...]
Coast to coast for Life Chain ST. JOHNS’S – The Right to Life Association of Newfoundland made the October 6 Life Chain a coast-to-coast even in Canada. Newfoundland pro-lifers took part in the high-profile event to draw attention to women and unborn children harmed by abortion. The provincial Right to Life group also scheduled its annual meeting and banquet for October 26, [...]
Bubba was on the phone. I got a call from Bill Clinton. Bill wanted me to come up with a slogan for his re-election bid for the presidency of the United States in November. Right off the top of my head, I suggested: ‘Crud Wins – Vote Clinton!’ Bill loved it and thanked me profusely and said that he would use it. [...]
At a time when health care cutback have resulted in many Ontario obstetricians refusing to deliver babies, public funds continue to pour into a program to train even more abortionists to practise their dubious art. An advertisement in the August edition of Canadian Family Physician has drawn the fire of those who believe that the Ontario Ministry of Health’s priorities are severely [...]
I find myself taken aback by the September, 1996 article in The Interim pertaining to stress and “burn-out” with the struggle to defend preborn children. The one in question concerns a survey examining compassion fatigue. “Burn-out,” according to popular usage, means fatigue, discouragement and dismay. But in more literal definition, “burn-out” actually means a heightened form of mental fatigue and distress just [...]
Two events half a world apart to add some extra chill to the cold November days. In British Columbia the Supreme Court upheld the province’s Bill 48 which severely restricts pro-life witnessing outside abortion clinics and hospitals. The ruling comes on appeal of a January court decision in the Maurice Lewis case, which found Bill 48 to a violation of freedom of [...]