Interim staff A Toronto man risks strained relations with his employer by posting pro-life signs on the walls of his workplace. Emidio Galea of Scarborough is a dedicated pro-lifer and a supporter of the Aid to Women service on Gerrard St. East in Toronto. For nearly ten years, Galea has worked as a stockroom clerk at the Ryerson Polytechinical University bookstore. On [...]
Interim special Toronto – Some church and pro-life groups have criticized the TVOntario (TVO) network for airing the program “Father Ted” which often presents Catholic priests in unflattering ways. The program, imported from Britain, also depicts the Irish as vicious hypocrites. In a letter to Ontario culture minister Marilyn Mushinski, one critic wondered why the province would provide funding to a network [...]
Lord, You are Father to all whom You have made. With fatherly love, protect Your unborn children who are threatened by abortion. Pour Your grace into their mothers’ hearts, so that these, Your children, may be born and grow to maturity in Your love. Enlighten our political leaders so that all Your children may soon be protected by law. Forgive us as [...]
Now that suicide is no longer a criminal offence, what arguments, apart from religion, are there against making it a ‘rational choice,’ or a ‘right’? M.M. Chatham, Ont. Where suicide has been decriminalized, it was not because it was approved but rather because it is now recognized that victims of failed suicide need help, not punishment. Law has long recognized that the [...]
QUESTION: What is the most difficult period of adolescence, and what is behind the distress? DR. DOBSON: the 13th and 14th years commonly are the most difficult 24 months in life. It is during this time that self-doubt and feelings of inferiority reach an all-time high, amidst the greatest social pressures yet experienced. And adolescent’s worth as a human being hangs precariously [...]
NEW YORK- A net TV documentary disputes the claims of population control advocates to argue that the number of people around the world is decreasing at an alarming rate. “The Grandchild Gap with Ben Wattenberg” says that instead of facing overpopulation due to food shortages, a falling human birth rate may adversely affect all life on earth. Wattenberg cites many causes for [...]
That’s how I predict the outcome of the forthcoming federal election. Remember, dear reader, that I was the only columnist on earth who about a year before the past Ontario provincial election called Mike Harris to win. (Many people thought it was just fluke on my part predicting Harris would win – others were sure it was.) I wish I could put [...]
And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing… washed his hands before the people saying ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it.’ Mathew 27:24-30 Our nation is approaching a crossroads in its history with this federal election. I believe that if the current Liberal leadership receives another majority our freedoms will be in great danger. Thank [...]
Heaven’s Gate cult leader Marshall Applewhite, who committed suicide with 38 of his hapless followers in San Diego, California, in late March, reportedly likened himself to Jesus Christ. Applewhite is on record saying that Jesus also had to leave His body and His identity to move on to the Kingdom of Heaven. The Heaven’s Gate cultists were persuaded that their bodies were [...]
The reports of singer Joni Mitchell’s reuniting with a daughter given up for adoption 32 years ago sounded a pleasing mote for many pro-life supporters. Mitchell, one of Canada’s most successful female recording artists, said reuniting with her daughter Kilauren Gibb has made her feel more complete. The singer revealed her state of mind 32 years ago when she found herself to [...]
With talk of a federal election filling the airwaves and newspapers, the question again arises in pro-life circles – what choices do we really have at the polling booth? With the exception of the Christian Heritage Party and a handful of pro-life candidates from the Liberal, Reform and Conservative parties, there is little to inspire the pro-life voter seeking to elect a [...]
TORONTO- Hopes for another pro-life Progressive Conservative candidate were dashed April 19 with the defeat of Phil Horgan in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore nomination. Horgan, vice-president of the Catholic Civil Rights League and past president of the Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild, lost by seven votes to Charles Donley in the closely-fought contest. His nomination and possible election would have added a vibrant pro-life voice [...]
One of the many dubious legacies left to us by the various Liberal governments of Pierre Elliot Trudeau is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We Canadians have heard if mentioned so many times yet few of us have even the foggiest notion of its contents. Until recently, I included myself in this group. Like many, I had a vague idea [...]
Interim special A gentle soul with a sincere concern for others is how practically everyone will remember Mary Clarke. The Scarborough resident, who mixed pro-life work with an array of charitable and community causes, died at Providence Center March 9 after a two-year struggle with cancer. She was 74. Pro-life supporters would best know Mary as financial administrator, board member and general [...]
The acceptance of abortion is destroying both the legitimacy of the state and the integrity of the medical profession, says a pro-life media personality, former associate professor of philosophy and one-time U.S. presidential candidate. “Doctors perform medical miracles on pre-born babies..(while) in the very next room, the same doctor or his colleague may be killing perfectly healthy babies,” says William A. Marra. [...]