Luka Granic: Linda Gibbons, a veteran pro-lifer, has been jailed once again. Spending nearly 11 years of her life in jail for her peaceful pro-life witnessing, Gibbons has garnered a reputation of not backing down no matter how many times she faces jail over her pro-life principles. When she is in court following an arrest, she does not speak or even nod [...]
Donald DeMarco: George Huntston Williams, an historian of Christianity known for his extraordinary range and productivity, passed away on Oct. 6 in the second millennial year at the age of 86. Sic transit gloria mundi! His legacy should not pass into oblivion. He began his career as a teacher in 1947 at the Harvard Divinity School, which was struggling to stay afloat [...]
Oswald Clark: On June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone in 2000, saying that the group of doctors challenging the abortion pill did not have standing. The 9-0 decision in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine stated the pro-life doctors representing women injured [...]
By J.M. Glover: Brain Death: a moral dilemma The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) located near Philadelphia, is warning about changing the concept of brain death. In 2023, it raised the alarm that a redefinition of brain death could allow for the death of a person still partially alive: “a whole brain death standard has appeared to be compatible with Catholic teaching.” [...]
Paul Tuns: Liberal MLA Keith Irving (Kings South) introduced Bill 440, which, if passed, would provide evidence-based data about Down syndrome to parents informed of a prenatal diagnosis of the chromosomal anomaly. A law respecting Down syndrome, or so-called Harvey’s Law, would require medical staff to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down Syndrome, including data about life expectancy, education and psychosocial [...]
Oswald Clark: According to a new U.S. report, pregnancy care centres provided more than 16 million clients with nearly $368 million in goods and services. “Hope for a New Generation: A Legacy of Life and Love,” issued by the Charlotte Lozier Institute, Care Net, Heartbeat International, Option Ultrasound Program by Focus on the Family, and the National Institute of Family and Life [...]
Oswald Clark: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in several interviews this spring that he supported abortion through all nine months, for any reason, only to backtrack slightly to say post-viability babies – around 20 weeks gestation – “have rights” and “deserve society’s protection.” Kennedy originally told podcaster Sage Steele and EWTN’s Raymond Arroya in separate interviews he would not [...]
Oswald Clark: During a campaign stop in Tampa, Florida, highlighting the president’s unwavering support for unrestricted abortion, Joe Biden made the sign of the cross as Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried spoke lambasting Governor Ron DeSantis for signing a law that bans abortion after six weeks. It was widely taken as a sign of opposition to the state’s abortion restrictions. CatholicVote [...]
Joanna Alphonso: A study published in March 2024 in the International Journal of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention revealed a positive correlation between the loss of a first pregnancy and subsequent postpartum cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The pregnancy history of over one million low-income women examined based on Medicaid claims were analyzed from 1999 to 2014. After subdividing the data based on [...]
John Carpay: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has filed a court challenge against the right of parents to be fully informed about what is happening with their own children at school. One of Canada’s oldest civil liberties groups has fully embraced woke ideology, including the claim that gender is determined by identity rather than biology. In other words, if you feel [...]
Donald DeMarco: I received an email from a political candidate requesting my vote. He promised, if elected, to do many wonderful thinks. While it is easy for a politician to make promises, I had no objection to any of the promises he set forth. But I had a strong objection to his closing statement in which he swore that he would always [...]
Paul Tuns: On April 23, the Toronto District Catholic School Board (TDCSB) voted 8-2 against a pair of pro-life motions. Trustee Mike Del Grande introduced two motion, one requiring that the pro-life flag be flown on all board properties for the month of May, and another requiring staff educate students about pro-life issues on the same day as the National March for [...]
Paul Tuns: According to an analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), the federal pharmacare plan that will cover diabetes care and contraception is estimated to cost $5.7 billion while recouping $3.8 billion from public and private drug plans, for a total cost to taxpayers of $1.9 billion over the next half-decade. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled legislation delivering the first phase [...]
Paul Tuns: Data from Vanier Institute of the Family According to a report by the Vanier Institute of the Family, the number of divorces fell to below 50,000 for the first time since 1974. The Vanier Institute’s Family Counts 2024 study relies on Statistics Canada data, and the report shows that the gradual downward trend of divorce that began in [...]
Interim Staff: On May 9, the parliamentary secretary for International Development, Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the Liberal government would give $1.7 million to international groups committed to advancing the LGBTQ+ agenda in the developing world. Taking part in a Dignity Network panel, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West-Nepean), said the federal government would disburse $1.7 million over three years to promote “2SLGBTQI+ [...]