Despite strong objections from local pro-lifers, the provincial NDP member from Durham York has been admitted to the St. Joseph Council of the Knights of Columbus. In his screening interview, Larry O’Connor claimed he was “pro-life” but that “he had to go along with (the pro-abortion stance of) the party.” O’Connor also supports the controversial legislation which would give benefits to same-sex [...]
Rank and file pro-lifers are of mixed emotions regarding progress in the movement in the new year. Some are cautiously optimistic that the respect for life message will gain a more receptive audience in 1997, while others speak of further inroads by the culture of death and dwindling base of front-line pro-life support. In a random sampling of opinion from across the [...]
The struggle faced by pro-life secondary students on their campuses can be frustrating and disheartening, especially when faced alone. The National Campus Life Network (NCLN) has recently been established to ensure that these young adults have the support they require to bring the message of life to their peers on their campus. On the weekend of January 10-12, a gathering of about [...]
I have just finished reading – for the second time – a very interesting and informative book. It is entitled, Toward a Culture of Life. The author is Alex Schadenberg, with Father Tom Lynch. It is published by Life Centre Books Ltd., Toronto, Ontario. I have known Alex for many years and had the honour of being the celebrant at his wedding [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A May 23 fire of suspicious origin heavily damaged an abortion clinic that has been targeted twice before by arson. The clinic has been a focal point for anti-abortion protesters for years. Nobody was injured in the two-alarm fire, said Portland Fire Bureau spokesman Dave Centers, but the back of the masonry building was blackened by flames. Flames [...]
Throughout the course of 1997, and especially during the baseball season, much attention will be given to Jackie Robinson, for it was exactly 50 years ago that this gifted athlete from a poor and broken home in Georgia shattered baseball’s colour barrier and, in the process, caused a sociological revolution. On the night of April 15, 1997 50 years to the day [...]
Interim special The pro-life office of the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia has added its voice to the battle against the gruesome partial-birth abortion procedure in the U.S. In a publication sent to parishioners, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia said it is important for Catholics and pro-lifers to educate themselves against “the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion.” He listed a number of [...]
Interim special In the wake of the June 2 federal election, Christian Heritage Party leader Ron Gray expressed concern about whether the CHP and the pro-life movement have yet succeeded in forming a solid bloc of pro-life voters in this country. “Why are some pro-lifers not voting pro-life?” he asked. “It seems as if some pro-lifers are voting more according to their [...]
Pro-life supporters sometimes have a difficult time putting a positive face on what appears to be a steady diet of distressing news. A case in point is the recent federal election which saw the Chrétien Liberals returned to power for at least four more years of middle-of-the-road opportunism. Although the significance of a reduced majority won’t be lost on the government, there [...]
Interim special LONDON, Ont. – The Diocese of London Pro-Life Office recently produced a video and pamphlets entitled Caring NOT Killing. The purpose of the Caring NOT Killing video (19-minute and nine-and-a half-minute versions) and pamphlet is to explain for both a religious and secular point of view, what is euthanasia and assisted, what is palliative care, and what the individual can [...]
Canadian pro-life activists who have been jailed, sued, slandered, attacked and harassed can take some solace in the fact that they are not alone. The persecution of Christians this century is perhaps worse than it has ever been and stands as probably the world’s largest, current human rights issue, according to Paul Marshall, academic dean of the Institute for Christian Studies in [...]
One of the surprises of the 1997 federal election campaign was the number of New Democratic Party candidates who claimed some measure of pro-life sympathy. According to information compiled for Campaign Life Coalition Voters’ Guide, the majority of NDP candidates either skirted the pro-life question or retreated to the party position on “women’s issues.” By election day however, Campaign Life had received [...]
Interim special U.S. federal agents investigating two recent bombings against an abortion clinic and a gay club in Atlanta have concluded that both were done by the same person or persons, and some evidence suggests the attacks may be connected to last year’s bombing at Centennial Olympic Park, law enforcement officials say. Sources familiar with the investigation being conducted by the FBI [...]
Interim Staff Pro-life pastor Rev. Ken Campbell was fined $100 June 16 for his part in the January 22 protest outside Dr. Robert Scott’s Toronto abortion clinic. Rev. Campbell was arrested with pro-life activist Linda Gibbons for obstructing a peace officer in connection with a long-standing injunction against pro-life activity near abortion clinics and hospitals. “I’m not jailing a person for his [...]
The Ontario Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization supporting the Catholic Church and various charities, have approved a resolution not to fund any provincial hospitals that commit abortion. The motion was put forward by North York Council 4393 during the Knights’ state convention in mid-May. The resolution reads: “Whereas hospitals that do abortions are guilty of a heinous crime, the Ontario Knights [...]