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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
A Day in the Life of these defenders of Life, Faith, Family and Freedom
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
From a DEI Session to a Tragic Suicide - the Story of Richard Bilkszto, ...
Our country is sick sick sick . The KOJO Institute is creepy, These people are sadists. If you don't bend your knee to these extremists you are "racist" or "transphobic" or a Nazi or misogynist or a white supremacist or Fascist Or all of the above We have extremists running everything, the schools, the government the libraries, School Children are treated to porn cards ) provided by Planned Parenthood who are the cream of the crop of DISGUST. Sexual perversions of every kind are celebrated in schools, in libraries on the streets. Men competing in women's sports, men slithering their way into women's locker rooms, change rooms at Public Pools in front of little children. It's disgusting. There is no room for debate anymore. If you even question this insanity well be prepared. Have people lost their minds?" It just goes on and on and on and on
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Anthony Furey: Here’s the Problem With Gender Ideology in the Classroom
Commentary
Last fall, the Toronto District School Board sent out an alarming survey that students were expected to complete. It was described as a census, but the questions it included went beyond the scope of what most people would consider a typical census.
The document became controversial and was temporarily shelved by the TDSB. A National Post headline covering the controversy described it as a “race-based student census,” which was a reasonable phrase to use because there were many questions focused on race.
But there were also a lot of questions about gender, gender identity and sexuality. The school board created four different surveys, each covering different age groupings: Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3, Grade 4–6, Grade 7–8, and then high school.
There were questions included in the older elementary versions that asked students if they were familiar with the transgender practices of breast-binding and penis-tucking. These have since been removed and are not part of the updated versions on the TDSB website. But the board has never provided an explanation as to why senior staff felt it was appropriate to talk to kids about these matters in the first place.
However, as the surveys currently stand, all of them still ask the child’s gender identity. This includes the ones asked of kindergarten students. (Parents are expected to answer the JK–Grade 3 surveys on behalf of their children, but Grade 4–8 is to be answered in class by the student. The surveys are not anonymous.)
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Be a LIon - Even if you stumble and fall
Land of the Woke Wolves
Land of the Woke Wolves. National Post Sat, Sept 23, 2023 -Bruce Pardy Bruce Pardy is executive director of Rights Probe and professor of law at Queen’s University. ·
Sept 23, 2023
National Post
MISSTEPS ARE DANGEROUS IN A CULTURE WAR.
National Post
MISSTEPS ARE DANGEROUS IN A CULTURE WAR.
THE PACK WILL DEVOUR THOSE WHO COMMIT WRONGTHINK.
Canada is unraveling. Culture wars are making the country stupid, poor and fractured
Canada is unraveling. Culture wars are making the country stupid, poor and fractured
— and according to Angus Reid, these fractures have produced five distinct groups.
Last week, the Angus Reid Institute released a study on the bubbling,
Last week, the Angus Reid Institute released a study on the bubbling,
sometimes boiling, political conflicts in Canada.
The study characterized five culture-war factions that comprise the country:
the “zealous activists,” the “quiet accommodators,” the “conflicted middle,” the “frustrated skeptics”
and the “defiant objectors.” They make up the political ecosystem, which is why they are perhaps
best recast as members of the animal kingdom.
“Zealous activists,” according to the Angus Reid study, make up 17 percent of the population.
“Zealous activists,” according to the Angus Reid study, make up 17 percent of the population.
They are ardent social progressives who believe cancel culture is about “accountability.”
I think of them as wolves. They travel in packs. These are woke mobs pushing the social justice revolution.
They hunger to rip to shreds the reputation of anyone who defies progressive agendas.
Although they sometimes attack big targets, wolves prefer to hunt the vulnerable.
Although they sometimes attack big targets, wolves prefer to hunt the vulnerable.
They dress in sheep’s clothing, pretending to protect the weak and the downtrodden.
But when the weak or downtrodden step out of line, wolves turn on them without a moment’s hesitation.
Wolves appear to be more numerous than they really are, perhaps because they howl incessantly.
They are proud virtue-signallers. Some truly believe in the cause, but activism is also a means to
professional and social standing: they compete with one another for status within the pack.
Just over one-quarter of Canadians are “quiet accommodators.”
Like wolves, they are progressives, tending to agree with safe spaces and trigger warnings —
but they lack the intensity of a predator. Let’s call them sheep. They are the foot soldiers of the culture wars;
they believe in social justice dogma because that is what they have been fed.
They crave approval and belonging. Some sheep don’t understand social justice ideology
beyond catchphrases and knee-jerk reactions, but they know those very well.
Sheep can be found in positions of authority, where they enthusiastically enforce woke policies.
They can be primary school principals, chief executives and even premiers.
They seek to preserve their status by supporting the “correct” attitudes; in doing so, they willingly follow wolves,
failing to understand wolves are their greatest threat.
The “conflicted middle” makes up 18 per cent of the population.
They are ostriches who stick their heads in the sand, divided on culture wars and politics.
Ostriches are ambivalent about social justice agendas and cultural revolutions;
they comply to avoid any unwanted attention. Like sheep, ostriches seek to preserve their
professional or social status. Unlike sheep, who want to belong, ostriches obey to avoid trouble.
They tend to abhor politics and prefer not to think about ideology, even when ideology won’t leave them alone.
Ostriches just wish the whole thing would go away.
Nineteen percent of Canadians are “frustrated skeptics.” They view culture wars as tiring and unproductive.
Imagine them as leopards, aware and poised, but camouflaged against the scrubby savannah.
Leopards object to woke agendas but keep their opinions to themselves.
Some feel vulnerable in their jobs or social relationships.
Others hide their opposition strategically, believing they can resist more effectively from the inside.
Like ostriches, leopards are careful not to provide wolves with a reason to attack.
Unlike ostriches, leopards are not ambivalent but are waiting for the right moment to pounce.
A fifth of Canadians are “defiant objectors.” They oppose cancel culture, safe spaces, and censorship.
These are the lions, who openly roar in disapproval at the progressive transformation of their society.
Lions are the only animals in the kingdom who say “hell no” out loud.
Some have prominent public profiles, but most lions are simply fearless ordinary people.
They sometimes gather in prides, like the truckers and their supporters,
but they are naturally inclined to be independent. When lions roar, wolves howl that they are bigots, populists,
or members of a fringe minority with unacceptable views.
Missteps are dangerous in a culture war. The pack will devour those who commit wrongthink.
The most susceptible are sheep and ostriches, who, despite submitting to the regime,
are apt to utter inconvenient truths. Social justice ideology is tricky. It contains incoherent positions,
changes the meanings of words and constantly moves the target.
“My body, my choice” is a rallying cry when it relates to abortion,
but racist and misogynist when it applies to vaccine mandates.
Sheep and ostriches must navigate an ever-shifting landscape of rules and political correctness.
Leopards can misstep and blow their cover, but sometimes that works out for the best.
Once revealed, they may find they were meant to be lions after all. Lions can’t misstep, at least in the sense of accidentally outing themselves. Out is where they mean to be.
An activist minority is setting the agenda in Canada, but only for as long as Canadians allow it. Be a lion.
Land of the Woke Wolves. National Post Sat, Sept 23, 2023 -
Land of the Woke Wolves. National Post Sat, Sept 23, 2023 -
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and the Shrines of Spain - September 6-19, 2023 with Fr. John Likozar, C.C. photos and videos
Per Mariam ad Jesu
I will be adding links to Pat's blog entries on the pilgrimage here
- https://faith-key-universe.blogspot.com/2023/09/on-my-recent-pilgrimage-to-fatima.html
Seeing a Eucharistic Miracle in Santarem Portugal
Pilgrimage Day by Day
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Several Parishioners from the Annunciation of the Lord Parish Here in Ottawa will be leaving this evening Organized by Elaine Simpson Algonquin Travel - Escorted by Fr. John Likozar C.C.
Day 1 - ( two days at the Roma Hotel in Lisbon )
ARRIVE IN LISBON PORTUGAL
ON AN OVERNIGHT AIR CANADA FLIGHT
FROM OTTAWA VIA TORONTO
WELCOME TO PORTUGAL
Day 2 -
Friday, September 8, 2023
The Birth of Mary
To God be Glory Forever!
Day 3 -
Saturday, September 9th 2023
Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima
Part 2 2 nights at the Coracao Hotel in Fatima
Day 4 and Day 5: Saturday, September 9 - Sunday 10, 2023 - Fatima, Portugal,
Day 5: Monday, September 11, 2023 - Fatima Braga Santiago de Compostela and Spain
Part 3 Leaving Fatima - 2 nights at the Santiago de Compostella
Day 5: Monday, September 11, 2023, Fatima, Braga, Santiago de Compostella
Day 6: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 -Santiago - de Compostela - Spain
Part 4 - one night at the Corona de Castilla., Burgos
Day 6: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - Santiago de Compostella
Day 7: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - Santiago de Compostella Burgos
Day 7: Wednesday, September 13 - Santiago de Compostela and Burgos
Part 6; two nights at the Mercure Lourdes Imperial, Lourdes
Day 8: Thursday, September 14, 2023 - Burgos - San Ignacio de Loyola - Lourdes, France
Day 9: Friday, September 15, Lourdes
Part 7 : one night at the Abat Cisneros
Day 10: September 16, 2023 - Lourdes - Carcassonne - Montserrat, Spain
Day 10: (continued)- Saturday, September 16th 2023 - Lourdes - Carcassonne - Montserrat, Spain
Part 9 2 nights at the Porta Fira in Barcelona
Day 11: Sunday, September 17, 2023 -
Day 12 - Monday, September 18, 2023 Sagrada de familia church in Barcelona.
Day 13 - Tuesday, September 18, in Barcelona (any more photos? )
from
Pat's Videos
Candlelight Procession at Fatima
A few short scenes
Procession In the evening
Liturgy in the Morning
Swinging Incense in the Sanctuary of Montserrat, Barcelona
Lourdes
- the Healing waters of Lourdes
There are only two places in the entire Catholic world that specialize in the investigation of alleged healing miracles: the Medical Commission of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints, where potential intercessions are examined for the canonization of might-be-saints, and Lourdes in France, the famed site of the healing waters unearthed during the visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to 14-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous. Millions of pilgrims from around the world come to those waters every year with many claiming spiritual, emotional, and even physical healings.
As well the videos will all be available at the link below
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