This July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Although it would take the 13 colonies that many years to win the Revolutionary War and then establish themselves as states within a constitutional framework, that foundation—and all else that has flowed from it in the ensuing quarter millennium—springs from this document. While the vast majority of the Declaration, [...]
From the editor’s desk: By the way, between his three marriages and various mistresses, Boris Johnson has at least ten, probably 12, and perhaps even more children. ** Typically, the cover of each June edition of this paper features the National March for Life. Not this month. Jim Hughes, long-time pro-life leader, passed away days after the March. Were it not for [...]
Josie Luetke: When I entered the pro-life movement as a teenager, it seemed to be dominated by neoconservatives, influenced no doubt by former US President George Bush. The feel-good pro-life news stories I hungrily consumed would not uncommonly be complemented by tone-deaf glorification of aggressive American military action. That hawkishness seemed to wane with Donald Trump’s first presidency, but recent wars have [...]
Victor Penney: Nothing sacred can be left undefiled in the land of the Quiet Revolution. It’s one of the diabolic features of the cultural upheaval that began 66 years ago in la belle province. The latest manifestation of this Satanic chaos involves the Stanley Cup playoffs and a church named after the Disciple whom Jesus loved. It’s a story of sacrilege, one [...]
Paul Tuns: Toronto Cardinal Frank Leo wrote an open letter dated April 20 to Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, encouraging the government to block the expansion of euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness. Noting that both he and Carney are Catholics, the Cardinal wrote “our Catholic faith opposes the taking of any human life” and [...]
Review: Making Sense of Suffering, by Peter Kreeft (Ignatius Press, $17.95 USD, 215 pages) Ignatius Press has re-released Peter Kreeft’s 1986 book Making Sense of Suffering and although the causes of our suffering might have changed, mankind’s reaction to suffering has not. It was, and remains, one of the main arguments against God: how could an all-powerful, all-good being allow innocent people to [...]
Modern Monsters: Political Ideologues and Their War against the Catholic Church: George Marlin (St. Augustine’s Press, $45.50, 227 pages) Version 1.0.0 George Marlin, chairman of Aid to the Church in Need-USA, has written an accessible examination of a dozen or so intellectuals whose ideas have, in his estimation, greatly harmed society by attacking the Catholic Church and the Christian view [...]
Pro-lifers dodge a Molotov cocktail at Portugal’s March for Life On March 21, thousands of people marched in Lisbon and a number of other cities around Portugal. The Portuguese Federation for Life stressed the focus of the March was on “the dignity of all human beings for life from the moment of conception until natural death, and for families.” The March was [...]
Josie Luetke: For years now, Canadians have slumbered through—or even cheered—the steady erosion of our civil liberties. It has thus been a pleasant surprise to see a notable pushback against Bill C-9, the so-called Combatting Hate Act, from a population that prides itself on hating hatred. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Labour Congress, and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and [...]
Rory Leishman: Over the past 40 years, left-wing, secular zealots in the courts and legislatures of Canada have mounted an escalating attack on the rights and freedoms of theologically orthodox Christians -- Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical -- who uphold the traditional teachings of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Supreme Court of Canada got the process underway in 1985 with its [...]
From the editor’s desk: Radical pro-abortion NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) was complaining about the Carney government’s lack of funding to support “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+” people. The Alphabet People’s acronym is a fluid construction, with endless amendments and additions to ensure that everyone is included, except for, apparently, white males, Christians, and conservatives. That plus sign at the end is supposed to represent [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 31, the Alberta government announced proposed legislation to ban politics from the classrooms of the province’s schools. The government Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026, would, if passed, “support safe and respectful schools and ensure students can learn without political and ideological influence. A statement from the [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Casey Means to the position of Surgeon General is facing stiff opposition as some pro-life groups are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject her nomination and some Christians have criticized her for practicing witchcraft. After Trump could not get his first choice for Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, approved by the Senate, [...]
Rory Leishman: On Jan. 26, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights delayed consideration of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. That is not sufficient: Parliament should defeat this freedom-stifling bill altogether and also repeal the anti-hate law provisions in the Criminal Code. Government should not stifle the expression of any political viewpoint, no matter how vile. Experience [...]
The pro-life movement in Canada strives to secure legal protection for the unborn; it seeks to establish robust defenses for those menaced by the prospect of euthanasia and the temptation to assisted suicide; and it advocates for sane policies regarding marriage, family, and the recognition of both sexes. The issues and controversies which our threefold campaign impels us to engage are myriad; [...]