Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Friday, August 4, 2023
Run With Life: This news might terrify you--but it must be told
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Run With Life: Update: Alberta MAID deaths up 34.5%
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Planned Parenthood is Wicked
Please sign the petition
From Campaign Life Coalition
| https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/clc-blog/id/286/title/time-to-ban-planned-parenthood-from-canadian-schools |
When did schools move from becoming places of education to places of indoctrination of our children in perverted and dangerous sex practices? Schools were originally created to educate children in the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. They were created to teach children about history and about the world we live in, to teach them to be virtuous and to strive for higher things. Schools have now become hijacked by sex activists. Sign our new petition: Ban Planned Parenthood from Canadian schools Earlier this month, the anti-life and anti-family organization Planned Parenthood gave a presentation to children at Lumsden High School north of Regina. During the presentation, students accessed and brought home “Sex: from A-Z" flashcards that gave tips specifically to “young people” on how to perform harmful and perverted acts of a sexual nature. The flashcards ended up on social media where concerned parents expressed shock and outrage at what their children were being exposed to. The flashcards appear to have been created using the veneer of ‘health and safety’ to groom youths who identify as LGBT into the dark and truly disgusting practices and fetishes of homosexuality. Screengrab from introduction to "Sex: From A-Z" flashcardsI can’t even quote from the content on these flashcards – it’s that vile. But, to give you an idea without going into the details, the cards promote the most extreme, most deviant sexual fetishes found in the darkest corners of the homosexual subculture. The cards introduce youths to urinating and defecating on partners, eating excrement, engaging in genital stimulation through a hole in the wall with strangers, and being forcibly restrained during sexual encounters. These practices can result in bodily harm along with a host of diseases and viruses that attack the body, potentially leading to death. Sign our new petition: Ban Planned Parenthood from Canadian schools When news of this came to Saskatchewan’s Minister of Education, Dustin Duncan, he rightly decided to suspend Planned Parenthood from all Saskatchewan schools. Bravo! Duncan told reporters that he was so shocked by the material that he was uncomfortable describing to them the content of the flashcards. “I think it gives you a sense that if I feel uncomfortable, saying that to the media, and it’s likely some of that won’t be broadcast because of the nature of it… is an indication that it doesn’t need to be in the classroom if those phrases won’t likely be broadcast tonight on the six o’clock news,” he told reporters. Duncan said that the material was “completely inappropriate to be in a classroom, has no part of being in the classroom.” Did Planned Parenthood apologize to parents? Nope. It not only defended the flashcards, stating that they're meant for "LGBTQ2 youth," but it said that it was "surprised" by the suspension. Planned Parenthood's defence of the perverted material is simply appalling. No young person, no matter how they might identify, should be able to access such disgusting filth from any organization that works with schools. The response shows the real and even deadly risk this organization poses to young people. Planned Parenthood exists to promote abortion, contraception, and harmful sexual lifestyles. It states that traditional understandings of masculine and feminine “are harmful.” Planned Parenthood Regina’s social media posts promote prostitution as valid “work” and promote sex shows, along with other explicit content. Planned Parenthood is a threat to children’s well-being and safety. It should have no place when it comes to children’s formation. It needs to be permanently banned from schools across Canada. It’s time for parents everywhere to band together and demand that Education Ministers from all provinces and territories permanently ban Planned Parenthood from all schools. Parents must rally together and stand united in protecting the well-being and innocence of children. Children's education is a responsibility that should never be taken lightly. Together, we can make a difference and create a safe and nurturing learning environment for generations to come. Please sign our new petition to Provincial/Territorial Ministers of Education asking them to permanently ban Planned Parenthood from all schools across the country. Be bold and daring for life and the family! Pete Baklinski |
Friday, July 28, 2023
There is no other option. We are “Priests for Life” or we are not priests of the Holy Roman Catholic Church - Fr. Jim Whalen - 1997, Issue 1
THE CHALLENGE IS REAL
Saint John Paul the Great, save our children from this wicked generation.
1997, Issue 1
“The dragon was angry against the woman and went off to make war
on the rest of her offspring...” (Rev. 12:17).
It is clear, priests “Choose Life.” (Deut. 30:15-20). We choose to follow Mary and help defend and rescue her offspring; “Rescue the Weak”, (Ps 82); to respect human life at all stages; to protect the interests of the unborn child, the infant, the infirm, the handicapped and the elderly, from conception to natural death.
There is no other option. We are “Priests for Life” or we are not priests of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
We realize there is a further need for more intense effort, shared information, whole-hearted involvement, unified strategy and natural prayer support. A pro-life commitment is essential to all priests. We can make a difference, if we follow Mary to Jesus to the cross... “Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array.” (Cant 6:9). She knows the Way of the Cross and has the power to lead us to victory as Our Lady of Guadalupe. “In me is all grace.” (Ecclus. 24-25).
“Priests for Life, Canada” invites all bishops, priests and deacons to become part of this much needed association. We need to pray, work, plan and lead our people together. We need to inform, teach, motivate and mobilize the faithful in the pro-life movement. We need each other. We need you. “Be strong in this battle.” (Eph 6:10-20).
Through abortion people are sinning against the Holy Spirit, because life comes through the Holy Spirit. We must use all the gifts of Holy Orders we receive from the Holy Spirit to protect the sanctity of human life, or many more will be victimized and killed, by omission as well as by commission, we are called to lead in “The Church Militant”.
Spiritual warfare is real. Satan knows he can’t win, but he has not surrendered. He is seeking souls by promoting a culture of death. No soul is off limits. His main strategy is fear and deceit. Our strategy is to use the weapons given to us by Jesus: the Mass; the Word; His Sacramental Graces; the Rosary; the Angels, the Truth; Marching in Faith and Courage to build “A Culture of Life”, “A Civilization of Love.” (Pope John Paul II). ¤
My thoughts on this
"Father Jim's statement is crystal clear. It is not ambiguous. We must protect human life at all stages. It's not an option. Recently we have had new attacks on children We have a duty to protect them. The influence that social media has on young girls and boys going is frightening. They are being brainwashed by a society that hates God. We all know the indoctrination that is going on but sadly, our political leaders, instead of protecting our children have jumped on this inane bandwagon with parades promoting obscenities of all kinds. It has worked its way into being promoted in a big way by the Federal Government, hospitals, and education, almost everywhere.........
Recently I was privileged to see the movie "The Sound of Freedom "exposing the evils of child trafficking" You would think that everyone would support the urgent need to do everything it takes to protect these innocent children. But guess what? Not so! The reviews from Legacy Media critics were plain evil. I don't know what's with the negativity from Hollywood either. Are they all stupid or do they have something to hide
As practicing Catholics we Must Choose Life. We have a responsibility to defend the dignity and sanctity of human life from conception to natural death." Maureen
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Tim Ballard Hits Back at 'Sound of Freedom' Critics: 'Kids Are Under Att...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Church Exists to Evangelize
The Church Exists to Evangelize
From Pope Benedict
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/church-exists-to-evangelize-6727
from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Pope Paul VI's Call for Evangelization
Ten years after the close of the Second Vatican Council and a year after the 1974 Synod of Bishops, Pope Paul VI issued Evangelii Nuntiandi. Pope Paul VI stated that the Church “exists in order to evangelize, that is to say in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ’s sacrifice in the Mass, which is the memorial of his death and glorious Resurrection.”16 Evangelii Nuntiandi describes the essential aspects of evangelization as well as its effects on the one evangelizing and the one being evangelized. The proclamation of the Kingdom of God and salvation for all people through Jesus Christ is at the very core of the Church’s mission and the essential aspects of evangelization.17 To evangelize, one bears witness to God’s Revelation in Jesus through the Holy Spirit by living a life imbued with Christian virtues, by proclaiming unceasingly that salvation is offered to all people through the Paschal Mystery of Christ, and by preaching hope in God’s love for us.18 Pope Paul VI recognized that the first proclamation of the Good News is directed ad gentes. However, he also recognized the need for the evangelization of the baptized who no longer practice their faith.19 He called upon the Church to evangelize these two groups, to invite them to a life of conversion, and to add new meaning to their life through the Paschal Mystery of Christ.
Blessed John Paul II and the New EvangelizationA New Evangelization, new in its ardor, methods, and expression
Blessed John Paul II renewed the call to all of the Christian faithful to evangelize in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and Pope Paul VI. “No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.”20 Blessed John Paul II made evangelization a focus of his pontificate and emphasized man’s need to be evangelized by the Church. Evangelization occurs most effectively when the Church engages the culture of those she evangelizes. In 1983, he addressed the Catholic bishops of Latin America in Haiti and called for a New Evangelization: “The commemoration of the half millennium of evangelization will gain its full energy if it is a commitment, not to re-evangelize but to a New Evangelization, new in its ardor, methods and expression.”21 This marked the first time Blessed John Paul II used the term “New Evangelization” as the theological concept of proclaiming the Gospel anew to those already evangelized. He called for new “ardor, methods and expression” of evangelization, ones that engage the present-day culture and modern man. Blessed John Paul II, in the encyclical Redemptoris Missio, provided three circumstances in evangelization: (1) preaching to those who have never heard the Gospel (ad gentes), (2) preaching to those Christian communities where the Church is present and who have fervor in their faith, and (3) preaching to those Christian communities who have ancient roots but who “have lost a living sense of the faith, or even no longer consider themselves members of the Church, and live a life far removed from Christ and his Gospel. In this case what is needed is a ‘new evangelization’or a ‘re-evangelization.’”22 Blessed John Paul II alluded to the New Evangelization again in his opening address to the Catholic bishops of Latin America in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as well as in Crossing the Threshold of Hope. Although Blessed John Paul II did not develop a full theological scheme of the New Evangelization, his writings reveal central themes of the New Evangelization, including the implementation of the call of the Second Vatican Council to proclaim the Good News of Christ by the engagement of the present culture and to accompany individuals on their journey from this life to eternal life. For Blessed John Paul II, evangelization must proclaim the Good News, which when appropriated into one’s life, leads to conversion. This conversion provides a life of witness to the Good News and compels one to fulfill his or her vocation to the universal call of holiness. One’s vocation to holiness is strengthened through the gifts of the Church, namely the grace of the sacraments, prayer, Scripture, and the Church’s teachings and traditions.
Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the New Evangelization
New Evangelization is first and foremost a personal profound experience of GodDuring his homily on the Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on June 28, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI renewed the Church’s call to the New Evangelization. Pope Benedict XVI called for the riproporre (“re-proposing”) of the Gospel to those regions “still awaiting a first evangelization” and to those regions where the roots of Christianity are deep but that have experienced “a serious crisis” of faith due to secularization.23 He clarified that the New Evangelization is new, not in its content but rather in its inner thrust; new in its methods that must correspond to the times; and new because it is necessary to proclaim the Gospel to those who have already heard it.24 Pope Benedict XVI calls the Church to evangelize by entering into dialogue with modern culture and confronting the cultural crisis brought on by secularization. To aid the Church in re-proposing the faith to modern society, Pope Benedict XVI established the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization on September 21, 2010, and proposed that the New Evangelization be the focus of the next Synod of Bishops.
When describing why he created a council for the promotion of the New Evangelization, Pope Benedict XVI stated that the mission of the Church has always remained the same, but the cultural contexts confronting man and the Church have changed. The council will help the Church understand the cultural contexts of the twenty-first century. Pope Benedict XVI noted that the Church is being challenged by “an abandonment of the faith—a phenomenon progressively more manifest in societies and cultures which for centuries seemed to be permeated by the Gospel.”25 He also outlined the modern cultural factors, such as secularism, that are contributing to the decline of the Christian identity in the world. Pope Benedict XVI has also indicated that the New Evangelization is not a single formula meant for all circumstances; first
The Legion of Mary and the New Evangelization
World Youth Day and Converting Everyone to Christ - Bishop Robert Barron - commenting on a statement made by Bishop Américo Aguiar
Awesome Bishop Barron and thank you. The Church exists to Evangelize. As Disciples of Jesus, this is our Mission. As a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother I find his statements a statement made by Bishop Américo Aguiar disheartening, to say the Least and somewhat depressing
https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/world-youth-day-and-converting-everyone-to-christ/
World Youth Day and Converting Everyone to Christ -
Bishop Robert Barron
You have probably heard by now that a statement made by Bishop Américo Aguiar has caused quite a stir. Aguiar is the auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, Portugal, and he is the chief coordinator of the upcoming World Youth Day. Moreover, he was, in a very surprising move, just named a cardinal by Pope Francis. So he is a man of considerable weight—which is one reason why his remarks have gotten so much attention. He commented, in reference to the international gathering over which he is presiding, “We want it to be normal for a young Catholic Christian to say and bear witness to who he is or for a young Muslim, Jew, or of another religion to also have no problem saying who he is and bearing witness to it, and for a young person who has no religion to feel welcome and to perhaps not feel strange for thinking in a different way.” The observation that excited the most wonderment and opposition was this: “We don’t want to convert the young people to Christ or to the Catholic Church or anything like that at all.” I will admit that the remark of his that disturbed me the most, however, was this one: “That we all understand that differences are a richness and the world will be objectively better if we are capable of placing in the hearts of all young people this certainty,” implying that fundamental disagreement on matters of religion is good in itself, indeed what God actively desires. Lots of Catholics around the world have been, to put it mildly, puzzled by the cardinal-elect’s musings.
for the remainder of Bishop Barron's article
https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/world-youth-day-and-converting-everyone-to-christ/
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Medical resident says hospital left baby to die after failed abortion
https://www.liveaction.org/news/medical-resident-hospital-baby-die-failed-abortion/
The following is adapted from a letter to the editor of Live Action News.
I am an Emergency Medicine resident in [redacted for privacy]…. While on my OB/GYN rotation at an outside hospital, a woman experiencing a failed abortion came to the hospital. The mom had [an abortion injury] and they transferred her to the hospital. While there, she ended up going into labor. She was 21-23 weeks along when she delivered a beautiful baby girl.
The staff expected the baby to “expire” immediately, but she began crying.
I walked into my night shift, and the baby lay in a bassinet alone. I asked who the cute baby was, and this is when I was told “it” was an abortion attempt and they were just waiting on “it” to die.
THE ATTENDING DOCTOR CLAIMED “PALLIATIVE CARE IS MEDICAL CARE” – AND LEFT THE BABY TO DIE
For the extent of my rotation, the attending OB/GYN doctor criticized pro-life states and talked about how she is working for legislation to have better ‘abortion care.’ She claimed that “palliative care is medical care” based on the law — and when when the baby was born alive, she did nothing. She did not call pediatrics or a rapid response but stated the baby was an abortion attempt and unwanted, so she would provide palliative care to satisfy the law that requires medical care to be provided.
I picked up the baby and was berated by one of the residents, who instructed me to “put it back because the nurses need to keep checking on it to document when it dies.” I declined, and sat there crying for the remainder of the subsequent sign-out and shift. I was helpless and there was nothing I could do. She had already been alive at that point a few hours, but without respiratory support, I knew she already was experiencing organ failure.
When an unrelated medical emergency caused the entire OB team to rush to the OR, I was an emergency resident just there for my 10 deliveries as required by my program, so I took the baby to a room alone, prayed over her, and sang to her.
The Lord gave me the name “Ada” for the baby, which I later learned means “adornment.” Ada died a few hours later.
I put her back in the bassinet, and she was referred to as “dead baby” by many of the nurses throughout the night. The attending doctor who came on night shift later officially pronounced her dead and remarked, “She could have been president” — making me wonder if she, too, was possibly pro-life.
In my mind, Ada was mine. Even though I’m a single female still in training, I had every intention of adopting her if she had survived.
I often think about the baby’s mom, too, who heard her baby cry before they rushed the baby from the room. She was later discharged after being treated for complications. I know she is likely suffering, and was left without any support or counseling.
“THEY THREW THE SIMULATION BABY ACROSS THE ROOM”
I don’t think people realize that these types of situations are happening even in our hospitals. This little girl clearly looked like a baby. I don’t understand how anyone could see her and do nothing.
Some time later, we participated in a training simulation for peri-mortem c-sections. By definition, this is performed on women with viable pregnancies “to save the mother” by diverting blood flow away from the uterus and to her other organs. While practicing, all my colleagues were joking that you get the baby from the uterus and “throw it away” because “we don’t care about a fetus and only want to focus on helping the mom.” They even took the simulation baby and threw it across the room. Again, this procedure is performed on viable babies who could be 24 or even 39 weeks!
I was pretty quiet after this all happened, trying to keep my emotions in check while thinking about Ada — and was essentially chased down the hallway by some fellow residents who lectured me to not let my politics influence patient care, which I found ironic.
I’m hoping Ada’s story can shine light on what’s happening every day, with these sorts of things done even by medical professionals.
Editor’s Note: This story has been adapted and is being published anonymously for the safety and privacy of the author.
Salt + Light Media presents WALKING TOGETHER: INTO ONE BEAT,
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WALKING TOGETHER: INTO ONE BEAT,
a documentary on Pope Francis’ historic penitential pilgrimage
of healing and reconciliation to Canada, exactly one year ago
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Run With Life: Canadians euthanized at home, then transported to hospital for lung donation
This is from the Canadian Medical Association: Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying: 2023 updated guidance for policy
"In a case in Ontario, the patient received the MAiD procedure at home.16 When the family was ready, the patient was transferred to an ambulance, where death was confirmed. Intubation was performed and an orogastric tube was secured [This is to empty the contents of the stomach of the dead person] before the patient was placed prone on the ambulance stretcher. The rest of the protocol for lung protection during the absence of circulation was applied before the patient was transferred to the hospital for organ recovery.17“
(16. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAID) has only been possible for patients having the MAID procedure performed at a hospital facility due to prohibitive warm ischemic times. Herein, we describe a protocol for lung donation following MAID at home and demonstrate excellent postoperative outcomes. Lung donation following MAID at home is possible and should be considered by transplant programs.)
Note these troubling remarks in the guidelines:
"This guidance does not address the ethics of MAiD, questions regarding eligibility or assessment for MAiD, or provision of MAiD. It focuses on organ donation for those patients who have been assessed and found eligible for MAiD through established processes in Canada." (emphasis added)
And this:
"international experience with donation after MAiD is limited, and therefore, we found limited data to inform our recommendations. There was potential bias among forum participants, given that they were generally supporters of the current deceased donation and transplantation system, as well as donation after MAiD. (emphasis added)
Of course there was bias in this exercise, since everyone involved were MAID supporters, including MAID patients and family partners who were included as participants for the forum.
Yet strangely, the authors actually do mention the ethical challenges of organ donation after MAID:
"The purpose of this updated guidance is to continue to inform the development of policies and practices of donation after MAiD. This will help clinicians navigate the medical, legal and ethical challenges that arise when they support patients pursuing donation after MAiD."
So how do we manage to kill someone at home, and successfully extract their lungs for transplant? Well, we have a flow chart for that:
1) First we kill the patient. Make sure patient is dead.
2) Paramedics transfer (dead) patient to the ambulance.
3) Next we pump the (dead) patient's stomach to remove messy contents. Reconfirm (dead) patient is dead.
4) Inflate lungs.
5) Reconfirm (dead) patient is dead. (Do this multiple times. Just to make sure dead patient is truly dead. Just to be sure.)
6) Transfer (dead) patient to hospital.
7) Recover lungs at hospital.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Trudeau Insults Muslims
And he also insults Christians ( mainly Catholics ) as well as calling us among other things "far-right enemies of the LGBTQ Community ) which is a blatant lie
"Most thinking parents of any color or creed would resist LBGQT indoctrination being taught and celebrated to a captive audience of their children in state schools." It is sickening that our Prime Minister is constantly making outrageous statements in order to vilify everyone he doesn't agree with ( Freedom Convoy, Pro LIfers, Pro "protection of our children from sexual exploitation ) The sexualization of our children is going on everywhere and the worst of it is that it is happening within our Education System as well as within the Medical Profession. And if you dare oppose this abuse, you are a radical far-right white supremacist spreading hatred. You can even be arrested, kicked out of school, or fired from your place of employment as we know, Wake up people for the sake of our children!