An Ontario marathon swimmer recently turned his talent and determination into a fund-raising venture for three London, Ontario pro-life organizations. John Bulsza, a religion teacher at London’s John Paul II high school completed a 56 kilometre crossing of Lake Huron August 3l-September l. He set out from Port Sanilac, Michigan and arrived nearly 27 hours later the following morning at Port Franks, [...]
Canada’s pro-life community is mourning the passing of Joe Borowski, possibly the Country’s greatest champion of unborn children Borowski, 63, died at 9:05 a.m., Manitoba time, September 23 after a one-year battle with cancer. He is remembered as a man who gave up a rising political career to devote his time and energy to the unborn. Borowski faced a crisis of conscience [...]
Michael Coren’s latest book has predictably been trashed already by the pundits who populate what passes for the mainstream media these days – Toronto’s free weekly left-wing rag Eye, for example, suggested the book should have been entitled Getting It Right while the Toronto Star cited what it saw as Coren’s “terminal pomposity” in relaying the kudos of one of this readers [...]
Eighteen enthusiastic pro-life young people from across Ontario gathered for the Ontario Students for Life Leadership Retreat at the Manressa Retreat Centre in Pickering, August 2-4. The weekend began with ice-breaking activities. Followed by an exchange of ideas and pro-life strategies. In the later evening, young pro-lifers debated such issues as practises in various religions to initiating pro-life action in schools and [...]
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 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. [...]
By: Rebecca T. Ducusin Pilgrims from all over the world visiting the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France are welcome to visit the international Centre for Life (Centre International pour la vie) which aims “to educate, to inform, and to listen; to love truth, to protect all life.” The centre promotes respect for human life from conception to natural death. [...]
Interim Staff CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – More than 450 young people from across Ontario gathered at Monsignor Doyle Secondary School here for one of the most successful Ontario Students for Life conferences ever organized. The theme of the conference, the Culture of Life vs. the Culture of Death, was an apt reminder to student pro-lifers of the new threats to life and family [...]
By: Winifride Prestwich Is there any guide to the stands of the Christian churched in Canada on new reproductive technology? M.R Winnipeg As far as I am aware, the only country where a researcher has attempted to obtain the views of the Christian churches and the Jews is Australia. The results, admittedly, are very tentative and general, but they are of value. [...]
Interim Staff The 800 students of Holy Cross School in Malton, northwest of Toronto, put their energy to good use October 31 to promote the defence of unborn children. On that day, the students mixed Halloween hijinks with a fundraising “dance-athon” in support of Campaign Life Coalition. The project, which was effectively combined with the separate school curriculum’s emphasis on social justice [...]
Not to be a grinch at this festive time of year, but an item in some southern Ontario newspapers in late November was cause for concern. The item referred to police warning to abortion-providers to be extra vigilant against possible attacks, presumably from those opposed to abortion. The occasion for the warning was the first anniversary of the wounding of an abortionist [...]
Pro-life activist Father Ted Colleton has been known to draw on other sources when preparing his regular column for The Interim. Perhaps in this season of giving, it is appropriate that we draw on Father Ted for a reflection on the Christmas season. The following passage about the family is taken from an audio cassette prepared by Gather Ted on the real [...]
Many directors of crisis pregnancy centres across Canada have wanted an all Canadian organization to support their efforts. Now they have one. On September 24 The Christian Association of Pregnancy Support Services (CAPSS) was launched. A group of 12 leaders met over two days to design the new organization. They created a council composed of representatives from British Columbia to New Brunswick. [...]
Pro-life and pro-family advocates who have long felt they’ve been getting a raw deal from the mainstream news media received ample support for their views from most of a panel of journalists at the recent Ernscliffe College Media Seminar in Toronto. Panelists including McLaughlin Group debater Fred Barnes, Canadian Press general manager James Poling and Canadian Society of Magazine Editors president Alex [...]