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Activate CFPL - Blog - We need to do all we can to protect children in the womb with federal abortion legislation

My letter to my MP asking him to support motion 312

This is the letter I wrote to Mauril Belanger asking him to support motion 312 and I ask you to consider contacting your member of Parliament to do the same. As you can see from the article below, some MP's are looking for guidance from their constituents on how to vote. You can find your MP at this link http://www.whenamihuman.com/mp.html 

June 6, 2012

Mauril Belanger, MP

Riding of Ottawa, Vanier, Ontario

Dear Mr. Belanger,

I noticed from the article below that Barrie MP Patrick Brown is looking for guidance on how he should vote on a motion to study when life begins. I assume that all MP’s are doing the same so as one of your constituents Mr. Belanger, I ask you to please support motion 312.

Thank you,

Maureen T. Ward,

MPs to debate when life begins

BARRIE - Barrie MP Patrick Brown is looking for guidance on how he should vote on a motion to study when life begins.
“I feel anytime votes on social issues come up, it’s important to seek out input of the community. I want to make sure my vote is reflective of the wishes of the city,” said Brown, who adds the vote could occur as soon as June 13.
Motion 312 calls for a study on the evidence of when a fetus becomes a human being.
“Currently, there is no regulation at all in Canada, so (Kitchener Centre MP) Stephen Woodworth has said it should be studied.”
Woodworth filed a motion Feb. 6 to ask Parliament to form a special committee to study the question.
“Canada’s 400-year-old definition of human being says children are not human beings until the moment of complete birth. I’ve concluded that modern medical science will inform us that children are in reality human beings at some point before the moment of complete birth,” he said. “Canadians need to know there’s no human rights for children before complete birth.”
Woodworth said he doesn’t want to reopen the abortion debate, but that Canada needs a just law.
“A respectful dialogue to update a 400-year-old definition of human being with the aid of 21st century information will benefit everyone,” he said.
In 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Canada’s abortion law, as it violated Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by interfering with a woman’s freedom and personal security.
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is opposing the motion, as it reopens the abortion debate.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he won’t support the motion, because of that perception.
“The motion is a vehicle for religious groups and the anti-choice movement to establish legal personhood for fetuses. If they succeed, they’ll try to re-criminalize abortion,” said ARCC’s executive director Joyce Arthur.
Brown added he is encouraging constituents to send letters and emails.
“People can send me petitions or letters. I’m surprised there has been very little input on this when other MPs have told me they have had a lot.”
Brown met with the Barrie Christian Council – a group of local ministers – Friday.

Run With Life: Top secret abortion figures

Run With Life: Top secret abortion figures: Barbara Kay says it like it is. And she gives us a pretty good final analysis on what happened recently in Ontario regarding Freedom of Information, or lack thereof:

The Prayer of Oscar Romero

The Prayer of Oscar Romero

"It helps now and then to step back and take the long view" - wise words from Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop served the people of El Salvador and was assassinated in 1980 while he was saying mass in San Salvador.

It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
it is even beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction
of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work.
Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying
that the kingdom always lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the church's mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about.
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation
in realizing that. This enables us to do something,
and to do it very well. It may be incomplete,
but it is a beginning, a step along the way,
an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.
We may never see the end results, but that is the difference
between the master builder and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future not our own.
Amen.

Run With Life: Abortion law unlikely without change in tactics

Run With Life: Abortion law unlikely without change in tactics: All-or-nothing approach by some pro-lifers to force policy against ‘choice’ hasn’t worked By Paul Ranalli Special to The B.C. Catholic ...

Bullies?

2012 05-17 Dr. Anthony Levatino Statement

Testimony of Anthony Levatino, MD, JD before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives on The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803)

Read story on Lifesitenews
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/thank-goodness-i-can-still-cringe

Run With Life: "Pro-choice"

Run With Life: "Pro-choice": My mother used to say, "You may as well laugh as to cry". I thought of that saying as I sat down to write this blog entry. I wanted to te...

Run With Life: How to get there from here

Run With Life: How to get there from here: I agree with Jakki Jeffs that : "The Canadian pro-life community has worked since 1969 to promote respect and protection for every innocent But I disagree with Ms. Jeffs when it comes to the most effective strategy for achieving legal protection for preborn children. ...

Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform endorses WeNeedaLAW.ca!

For Immediate Release Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform endorses WeNeedaLAW.ca! http://weneedalaw.ca/index.php/blog/134-ccbrendorsesweneedalaw In 2001, the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) was founded to expose the hidden injustice of abortion and create a public discussion concerning the rights and personhood of the pre-born. Through presentations and graphic image-based projects they are forcing the topic of abortion into the national consciousness, and their most recent project, The New Abortion Caravan is a bold manifestation of their efforts to do just that. And today we are excited to announce that CCBR has endorsed WeNeedaLAW.ca! "We are extremely pleased that CCBR supports our mission to change public policy", said Mike Schouten, Campaign Director for WeNeedaLAW.ca. The hard work and dedication of this group of young women and men is changing public opinion and now it's time for public policy to reflect that change. "The youthful energy and bold vision that has led CCBR to initiate The New Abortion Caravan is providing incredible momentum in Canada for an aborion law", said Schouten. As Canadians react with shock and horror when confronted with the visible reality of abortion it's no wonder that demands for abortion legislation are intensifying. "We know a majority of people in this country want legal protection for pre-born children at some point during the pregnancy, and it's time that the Canadian government enacted legislation to bring us into line with every other Western nation", concluded Schouten. -30-

Run With Life: Mr. Hudak where were you?

Run With Life: Mr. Hudak where were you?:

Dear Mr Hudak,
As you know, under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and effective January 1, 2012, section 65 of the Act was amended to exclude records relating to the provision of abortion services. ...

Helpers of God's Precious Infants - Pro Life mass and Rosary Procession - Saturday June 16, 2012

http://helpersottawa.org/2012-06_procession_poster.pdf

The Helpers of God's Precious Children will be holding a Pro-Life Mass
and Rosary Procession on Saturday, June 16th, 2012, Ottawa, ON

Mark your calendars and spread the word!

Our web announcement can be found here, as well as a downloadable
poster:
http://helpersottawa.blogspot.ca/2012/05/pro-life-mass-and-rosary-procession.html

Here's a sample bulletin announcement you may want to share with your
pastor or pro-life parish rep:
-------------------------
PRO-LIFE MASS AND ROSARY PROCESSION: From St. Patrick's Basilica to the
abortion facility at 65 Bank Street,Saturday June 16th, 2012.Mass begins
at 8 am, followed by a Rosary procession to the abortuary. Total
duration about 2 hours. Come and help build a Civilization of Love
through prayer. For more information contact Doris Gagnon at
info@helpersottawa.org or Campaign Life Coalition at (613) 729- 0379.

The New Abortion Caravan

http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/
Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform

Presentation and Debate Schedule
http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/caravan/events

Date: May 29, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15 pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: St. Francis Xavier Parish Gym, 428 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: May 29, 2012

Time: 12:00pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray, CCBR

Ruth (Lobo) Shaw, CCBR

Dr. Alexander Moens, Professor of Political Science at SFU

Mike Schouten, We Need A Law

Event: Abortion Caravan Opening Event

Location: Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: May 30, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Holy Cross Parish Gym, 1450 Delta Ave, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: May 31, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church, 12300 92nd Ave, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: June 1, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Aldergrove Canadian Reformed Church, 26655 - 24th Ave, Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: June 4, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Willow Park Church, 439 Hwy 33, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada map

Date: June 6, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Howard Nye

Event: Abortion Debate

Location: Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 2nd floor, Room 90 11405 87th Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada map

Date: June 7, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Victory Church on the Rocks, 10445 172nd St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada map

Date: June 8, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 362, 3021 Louise St , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada map

Date: June 9, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Harvest City Church, 2202 8th Ave N , Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada map

Date: June 12, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: St. Augustine's Church, 327 4th St, Brando, Manitoba, Canada map

Date: June 13, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Living Christ Community Church, 815 Inkster Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada map

Date: June 16, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Hope Reformed Church, 1315 Crawford Ave, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada map

Date: June 20, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate, 1534 Pioneer Rd, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada map

Date: June 21, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: St. Elias Church, 10193 Heritage Rd, Brampton, Ontario, Canada map

Date: June 25, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Youth for Christ Centre, 254 Adelaide St S , London, Ontario, Canada map

Date: June 28, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: St. Vincent de Paul Church, 268 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada map

Date: July 2, 2012

Time: 7:30pm - 9:15pm

Speaker:

Stephanie Gray

Jonathon Van Maren

Event: Abortion: How we will EndtheKilling in our Lifetime

Location: Greenbelt Baptist Church, 839 Shefford Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada map

Democracy Hurt by Abortion Stats Secrecy -

Column: Democracy hurt by abortion stats secrecy 
 Margaret Somerville
http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Column+Democracy+hurt+abortion+stats+secrecy/6655618/story.html

MARGARET SOMERVILLE IS SAMUEL GALE PROFESSOR OF LAW AND DIRECTOR OF THE MCGILL CENTRE FOR MEDICINE, ETHICS & LAW AND IS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLEX ETHICAL QUESTIONS IN MEDICINE.

Chen Guangcheng Leaves China on Flight for United States

Chen Guangcheng Leaves China on Flight for United States

by Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 5/19/12 10:16 AM
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/05/19/chen-guangcheng-leaves-china-on-flight-for-united-states/

After a second Congressional hearing, during which he called to update members of Congress on the current status of his tenuous situation in China, forced abortion opponent Chen Guangcheng has finally been granted his visa request to leave China for the United States.
Chen had languished in a Chinese hospital since American officials reportedly agreed to a deal with Chinese leaders to allow Chen to come to the United States to study and escape the nation that imprisoned him and forced him to endure house arrest for years because he exposed and helped the victims of a massive forced abortion and sterilization campaign in his hometown of Linyi.
Chen eventually received passport applications for himself and his family and has been told that local officials in Shandong province will get him the necessary papers to leave the country. Now, according to a New York Times report, that has happened as Chen, his wife Yuan Weijing, six-year-old daughter, and small son boarded United Airlines Flight 88 for Newark, New Jersey. For the full story click here

Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver endorses WeNeedaLAW.ca

Press release from weneedaLAW.ca
http://weneedalaw.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=18&key=47c0b88397e3c13d36ddf7811eaf62a0&subid=552-c7245b2017d4dc6e563a55c56e043852
Surrey, B.C. May 15, 2012 - Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Archdiocese of Vancouver gave a strong endorsement for weneedaLAW.ca. on Wednesday morning.

In an email to Campaign Director, Mike Schouten, Archbishop Miller said:

“Canada does need a law, and this initiative is a helpful first step toward correcting an unacceptable legislative void that is unique among democratic nations. I encourage Canadians to support it and pray for its success.”

"We are incredibly pleased and grateful for Archbishop Miller's unequivocal support for our mission", said Schouten. "We know that our efforts to re-frame this debate have been the cause for some pushback, but it is exciting to see it resonate with the Archbishop."

The mission of the weneedaLAW.ca campaign is to build support for federal legislation that restricts abortion to the greatest extent possible.

"Protection for all children in the womb is our goal, and we know the only way that will happen is by taking the numerous steps required. It's unrealistic to demand that, as a first step, those in government enact a complete ban on all abortions." Schouten said.

Schouten concluded by saying, "Archbishop Miller's endorsement of this fresh approach is a huge boost in the initial stages of our campaign!"

Run With Life: March for Life 2012: The news story you didn't read

Run With Life: March for Life 2012: The news story you didn't read

Canada March for Life 2012 -

Run With Life: Brian Lilley talks out

Run With Life: Brian Lilley talks out: Brian Lilley at SunNews talks about the March for Life and Freedom of Information aborted in Ontario

Run With Life: Nick Vandergragt talks out

Run With Life: Nick Vandergragt talks out: On Nick Vandergragt's show yesterday, he talks about March for Life, and Freedom of Information in Ontario aborted Choose May 10 broadcast...

March for Life May 2012

Above is a Youtube video I made of photos I took last year

The 2012 National March For Life in Ottawa

will occur on Thursday May 10 in Ottawa, Ontario. We hope to break last year's record attendance of 15,300 pro-life citizens from across Canada. We hope even more pro-life citizens, young and old, will come to demand legal protection for children who are still in the womb. The main event is the actual march through the streets of Ottawa, but there will be a candle-light prayer vigil the evening before, on May 9, and a huge Pro-life Youth Conference on Friday May 11 for those who register.

For a full list of events see website http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Schedule_of_Events

March for Life 2012 - Ottawa Canada

The 2012 National March For Life in Ottawa

will occur on Thursday May 10 in Ottawa, Ontario. We hope to break last year's record attendance of 15,300 pro-life citizens from across Canada. We hope even more pro-life citizens, young and old, will come to demand legal protection for children who are still in the womb. The main event is the actual march through the streets of Ottawa, but there will be a candle-light prayer vigil the evening before, on May 9, and a huge Pro-life Youth Conference on Friday May 11 for those who register.

For a full list of events see website http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Schedule_of_Events

Rosary for Life - Friday May 11th at 7:00PM

Annunciation of the Lord Parish

2414 Ogilvie Road Ottawa Ontario

Join the Knights of Columbus and the youth in the EDGE in praying the rosary

for the protection of life from conception to natural death

Run With Life: Revised 2010 Ontario abortions tell a sad tale

Run With Life: Revised 2010 Ontario abortions tell a sad tale: We know that CIHI recently released their 2010 abortion statistics . Absent from the statistics were the number of abortions from Quebec. ...

For Good Shepherd Sunday -Like A Shepherd by Bob Dufford - Saint Louis Jesuits - with lyrics

Like A Shepherd
Ref:
Like a shepherd he feeds his flock,
And gathers the lambs in his arms.
Holding them carefully close to his heart,
Leading them home.

1...Say to the cities of Judah prepare the way of the Lord
Go to the mountain top lift your voice
Jerusalem here is your God.

2...I myself will shepherd them
For others have led them astray.
The lost I will rescue and heal their wounds
And pasture them giving them rest.

3...Come unto me if you are heavily burdened
And take my yoke upon your shoulders,
I will give you rest..

Benedict XVI: Prayer is the wellspring of every action

Women of Bethany Day of Prayer and Healing

A Golden Opportunity on the First Sat.:

WOMEN OF BETHANY DAY OF PRAYER AND HEALING: St. Maurice Church, 4 Perry St., Sat., May 5, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Fr. Bob Poole will celebrate a Mass for the Healing of the Family Tree;

There will be Adoration; 2 talks; a lovely lunch catered by Queenship of Mary Community;and Divine Mercy Chaplet.

A Free Will Offering will be taken-all proceeds to the Q.of M.

RSVP!! to: (core@womenofbethany.ca); or (613-749-0271) before April 25.

Homily by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast

Run With Life: CIHI announces release date for 2010 abortion stat...

Run With Life: CIHI announces release date for 2010 abortion stat...: I have been in correspondence with Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) regarding 2010 abortion statistics. They have informe...

FOOD FOR LIFE Program 1398 - You Can't Take it With You

Queenship of Mary Community in Ottawa - Invitation

The Queenship of Mary Community invites you to rejoice with us at the

Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, ON

on the

Feast of the Annunciation

Monday, March 26, 2012

at

12:15 p.m. Mass

to be celebrated by

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ

Archbishop of Ottawa

Alice Fougère

Jennifer MacDonald

Teresa Kargul

Madeleine Thomson

will be professing temporary vows, receiving habits & religious names

Genevieve Moncrieff

will be receiving her habit

Reception to follow in the Church Hall

Give Up Yer Aul Sins - Story of Saint Patrick

Prayer Intercession and the Mass

Prayer, Intercession and the Mass from annunciation.ottawa@gmail.com on Vimeo.

CATHOLICISM: Promo Spot

Our Lady of Kibeho - Youtube Video

Our Lady of Kibeho - 30th Anniversay Mass

Our Lady of Kibeho from Patrick Dolan on Vimeo.

Lectio Devina - Father Terry Donahue speaks at Annunciation of the Lord Parish Lent 2012

Lectio divina (Latin for "divine reading") is an ancient method of personal prayer with Sacred Scripture that facilitates a real intimacy with the Lord. It is an ideal integration of reading, vocal prayer, meditation, and listening to the Lord which leads to contemplation. Come learn how to incorporate lectio divina into your own prayer life!

“If this practice [of lectio divina] is promoted with efficacy, I am convinced that it will produce a new spiritual springtime in the Church.” (Pope Benedict XVI )

Letter to the Archdiocese of Otttawa on the implementation of the Third Edition of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal

Letter to the Archdiocese of Otttawa

   on the implementation of the Third Edition
of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal

For the full text of this document go to the link below

click here

Winterlude in Ottawa 2012 - Young at Heart, Frank Sinatra

Pope Benedict XVI Elevates Archbishop Thomas Collins to College of Cardinals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


POPE BENEDICT XVI ELEVATES ARCHBISHOP THOMAS COLLINS
TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
TORONTO (January 6, 2012) – This morning following Mass at the Vatican, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that His Grace, Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will be elevated to the College of Cardinals, an international group of principal advisors to the Pontiff.



Archbishop Collins commented on his appointment:

“I am deeply honoured that the Holy Father has called me to be a member of the College of Cardinals. I am grateful for the trust he has placed in me, and recognize this honour as a sign of his esteem for the role of Canada and of the Archdiocese of Toronto in the universal Church. I ask the people of the Archdiocese, whom I am privileged to serve as bishop, and all people in the community, to pray for me and for all who serve Our Lord through ministry in the Church."
for more information please visit the Archbishop's blog  http://archdioceseoftoronto.blogspot.com/2012/01/pope-elevates-archbishop-thomas-collins.html

Ave Maria - in honour of Mary on the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God photos from Ottawa and area Catholic ...

Run With Life: Pro-life experts need not apply

Run With Life: Pro-life experts need not apply: The government agency Echo, has decided Ontario women need more access to abortions in a report called: Recommendations to Improve Abortion ...

Run With Life: Ontario abortion doctors very busy in 2010

Run With Life: Ontario abortion doctors very busy in 2010: I recently submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term care for 2010 abortion OHIP billing in...

Preparing for the Second Coming

Taizé - Wait for the Lord

University of Ottawa - Abortion debate, November 11, 2011

 

40 Days for Life Fall 2011 Campaign Closing Rally

Closing Rally

Location: St. Patrick's Basilica

Date: Sunday, November 6, 2011

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

40 Days for Life campaign ends with a closing rally on Sunday November 6. Join us, beginning with Vespers at St. Patrick?s Basilica, 220 Kent Street at 7:00 pm., presided by Archbishop Prendergast. Afterwards, we will walk in a candlelight procession to Ground Zero (Bank and Sparks Sts.) for the wrap up. For more information call Campaign Life Coalition, 613-729-0379 or visit website www.40daysforlife.com/ottawa. All are welcomed to attend.

Eventually the Media Wlll Get It

Taizé - Nada teTurbe- Nothing disturb you

Mr. Harper, we want the debate.

Mr. Harper we want the debate





Fr Bob Bedard - In Memoriam by Fred Schubert

In Loving memory of Fr. Bob Bedard, Founder (Slideshow)

Fr Bob Bedard Funeral Mass Oct.12th 2011

Father Bob Bedard Has Passed Away

From the Companions of the Cross website, http://www.companionscross.org/


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Our Beloved Founder, Fr. Bob Bedard has passed away

Remembering Fr. Bob Bedard

We mourn the loss of our beloved founder, Fr. Bob Bedard. He passed away peacefully on October 6, 2011.

Schedule of Events

We will be commemorating our founder in the following ways:

Wake - Tuesday, October 11

10:45am - Wake begins in St Mary's Church, 100 Young St., Ottawa.

A reception will be held downstairs in the parish hall throughout the day, concurrently with the wake. All are welcome.

12:00pm - Rosary

3:00pm - Divine Mercy devotions

3:30pm - Church closes to public

5:30pm - Church reopens; wake resumes

7:30pm - Vigil liturgy

9:00pm - Wake ends



Funeral Mass - Wednesday, October 12

2:00 pm - Funeral Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, 385 Sussex Dr., presided by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ.

4:00 pm (approx) - Rite of Committal at Hope Cemetery, 4660 Bank St.

"180" Movie

Suffering by Father Bob Bedard

Parishioners from ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD PARISH, Ottawa ON Praying at 65 Banks St. September 29th 2011

40 Days for Life, Fall Campaign 2011, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

40 Days for Life Fall 2011 



September 28th to November 6th 2011 

Key Dates
September 25th, 2011 at 7:00PM: Kick off Rally on Parliament Hill. Evening Prayer led by Marcel Dion followed by a candlelight procession to abortion facility at 65 Bank Street. ( Ground Zero)


October 16th 2011 at 7:00PM: Mid Point Rally at Ground Zero


November 6th 2011 at 7:00PM: Closing Rally - Vespers at Saint Patrick Basilica by candlelight procession to Ground Zero ( 65 Bank Street)

Marian Shrines of the World # 10: Our Lady of Sorrows of Kibeho

Servants of the Cross

The arrest of Linda Gibbons August 4 2011

Hold Truth in Holy Respect

“Hold truth in holy respect; fear to offend it, to betray it. Impose upon yourself the discipline of silence, of moderation, of patience. Truth seeks only to be proclaimed in its entirety.”

Blessed Pope John XXIII (1881-1963AD)
Mini-Bio: pope: (1958-1963) Italian; He advanced cooperation with other faiths and traditions including Protestant and Greek Orthodox. Doubled the number of cardinals, making the college the largest in history and convened Vatican II, on 11 October 1962.

A Gaelic Blessing for our Family - sung by THE PRIESTS

Vigil hour at the abortion site

Vigil hour at the abortion site



With Msgr. Latour's approval, Melanie Strittmatter has arranged for Annunciation of the Lord Parish
to have a vigil hour at the abortion site at 65 Bank Street while the sidewalk councillors are present.


The date is Friday 24 June and our time slot is from 12 noon to 1:00pm.
We are asked to quietly pray the Rosary during this time.


There is metered onstreet parking along Queen,Albert and Slater or people can take the bus downtown.
There is usually some parking available at the adult school next to St. Pats.


The sign-up sheet and poster will be on the main parish bulletin board under the ProLife Section.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Case for Incrementalism: round deux by Father Steven E. Clark

Another terrific article on incrementailsm by Father Steven E. Clarke.
http://gerardnadal.com/2011/05/26/case-for-incrementalism-round-deux/ 

Outlawing Abortion: Making the Case for an Incremental Approach

from lifenews

http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/23/outlawing-abortion-making-the-case-for-an-incremental-approach/


Outlawing Abortion: Making the Case for an Incremental Approach

by Gerard Nadal, Ph.D.
Washington, DC
LifeNews.com
5/23/11 12:00 PM

There is a discussion on FB about Texas passing a sonogram bill that does not protect certain groups of preborn babies, such as those conceived in rape, incest, or those with fetal anomalies. My friend Juda Myers is a pro-life warrior who was conceived in rape, and is understandably let down by these exceptions. This has reignited the ongoing debate within the pro-life community regarding incrementalism vs. unconditional surrender. I believe that we can all get to the finish line together. What follows are modified comments I left on FB this morning:

One abortion is one too many. On this all pro-lifers agree. I’ve been party to this discussion with several pro-lifers from around the country, so let me explain the incrementalist’s position and its internal logic. For more click here

I  just found out that Dr. Nadal has a terrific blog. If you go to the link below you can join in on a very interesting discussion on the topic.
http://gerardnadal.com/2011/05/23/outlawing-abortion-making-the-case-for-an-incremental-approach/

March For Life, Ottawa Canada, May 12, 2011

I made a slide show of some of the photos I took and uploaded it to you tube, complete with music from the Saint Louis Jesuits in the background.
Maureen

The New Face of the Pro Life Movement - from Faith Today

http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/page.aspx?pid=7614

"Young, Female – and Pro-life By Alex Newman

The Canadian movement advocating for the sanctity of life from conception until natural death has a refreshing – and some may find surprising – face today."

You can read a digital version of the cover-story at this link:
http://digital.faithtoday.ca/faithtoday/20110506/m2/Page.action?pg=18&pm=2&u1=friend

Pro-Life Mass & Rosary Procession

Helpers of God's Precious Infants (Ottawa-Gatineau)


Pro-Life Mass & Rosary Procession

From St. Patrick's Basilica to
abortion facility at 65 Bank St.
Lead by Fr. Daryl Kennedy (associate Rector Saint Patrick's Basilica)
Saturday April 9th, 2011
Times (approx.) are as follows:
8:00 am Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Offered by Fr. Daryl Kennedy at St. Patrick's Basilica (corner of Kent and Nepean Streets)
8:30 am Holy Rosary Procession
Prayerful and peaceful procession to abortion facility at 65 Bank St.
Holy Rosary, Prayers and Hymns (Total walking approx. 12 blocks)
10:00 am Eucharistic Benediction
Return to St. Patrick's for Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament



Refreshments and social to follow.
Please join us - you really do make all the difference. Bring a friend. Those who are unable to join the procession may remain in the church for Eucharistic Adoration.


For further information contact:
The Helpers of God's Precious Infants (Ottawa-Gatineau)
info@helpersottawa.org
http://www.helpersottawa.org/
by phone - contact Campaign Life Coalition (613) 729-0379

EWTN Live - Eucharistic Congress - Fr Mitch Pacwa, SJ with Fr Kevin Dora...

The Cost of Abortion

Run With Life: If abortion is not wrong, nothing is wrong

Run With Life: If abortion is not wrong, nothing is wrong:

Congressman Chris Smith's speech in support of the Peace Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood

www.catholic.org)

Chris Smith quotes from Abby Johnson's book "Unplanned" (she's a former PP employee and assisted in abortions; she is now pro-life). It is difficult to read some of this stuff, but so important.....
...
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=40442&wf=rsscol

Congressman Chris Smith: 332,278 Babies Exterminated in Planned Parenthood's Abortion Clinics in 2009 Alone

Mr. Chairman, it's time Americans, especially policymakers, health officials, the media, and law enforcement, took a second and critical look at Planned Parenthood.

Not only does Planned Parenthood vigorously lobby and litigate against parental notification and parental consent laws, thus enabling secret abortions for very, very young girls to be procured in their clinics, but now we've learned from recent undercover taped investigations at several of its clinics that Planned Parenthood employees were found to be more than eager to assist people posing as sex traffickers to procure abortions for underaged girls.

As a prime sponsor of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, I found it appalling to watch Planned Parenthood personnel again and again and again offer to provide and facilitate abortions for hypothetical sex trafficking victims as young as 13. In light of a recent comprehensive study suggesting that 100,000 American girls, mostly runaways, are forced into prostitution each year, average age 13, the videotapes of Live Action, the NGO headed by a courageous young woman, Lila Rose, that did the undercover work, is an engraved invitation for serious investigation by the Attorney General of the United States and law enforcement everywhere.

It further begs the question: Why are taxpayers giving hundreds of millions of dollars each and every year to Planned Parenthood?

Despite the best and slickest market branding money can buy, the stubborn fact remains that Planned Parenthood clinics are among the most dangerous places on Earth for a child. Planned Parenthood's own personnel are now taking a second look--many of them--and, thanks to ultrasound, are clearly seeing what is being done to millions of children in the womb, like the 332,278 babies exterminated in Planned Parenthood's abortion clinics in 2009.

One of those abortion providers who took a second look and walked away is Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director. In her book ``Unplanned,'' Abby Johnson exposes the duplicity and cruelty of what really goes on behind closed doors at a

Planned Parenthood clinic. In it she writes how she witnessed and assisted in an abortion of a 13-week-old baby by holding the ultrasound probe, and as she pointed out in the book, it was the first ultrasound-guided abortion at that facility.

She writes in the book: ``The details startled me. At 13 weeks you could clearly see the profile of the head, both arms, legs, and even tiny fingers and toes. With my eyes glued to the image of this perfectly formed baby, I watched as a new image emerged on the video screen. The cannula, a straw-shaped instrument attached to the end of the suction tube, had been inserted into the uterus and was nearing the baby's side. It looked like an invader on the screen: out of place, wrong. It just looked wrong.''

She goes on to write: ``My heart sped up; time slowed. I didn't want to look, but I didn't want to stop looking either. At first, the baby didn't seem aware of the cannula. It gently probed the baby's side, and for a quick second I felt relief. But I couldn't shake an inner disquiet that was quickly mounting to horror as I watched the screen.'' Remember, this is an abortion clinic director saying this.

``The next movement was a sudden jerk of a tiny foot of the baby as he started kicking, as if trying to move away from the probing invader.''

``As the cannula pressed in, the baby began struggling to turn and twist away. It seemed clear to me that the fetus could feel the cannula, and it did not like the feeling. And then the doctor's voice broke through, startling me: `Beam me up, Scotty,' the abortionist said lightheartedly to the nurse. He was telling her to turn on the suction, in an abortion the suction isn't turned on until the doctor feels he has the cannula in exactly the right place.

This abortion clinic director went on to write: ``I had a sudden urge to yell, Stop; to shake the woman and say, Look at what's happening to your baby. Wake up; hurry. Stop them. But even as I was thinking those words, I thought of my own hand and saw my own hand holding the probe. I was one of them performing this act'' of abortion.

``My eyes shot back to the screen. The cannula was already being rotated by the doctor and now I could see the tiny body violently twisting with it. For the briefest moment it looked as if the baby was being wrung like a dishcloth, twirled and squeezed. And then the little body crumpled and began disappearing into the cannula before my eyes. The last thing I saw was the tiny perfectly formed backbone sucked into the tube. And then everything was gone. The image of that tiny dead baby mangled and sucked away kept replaying in my mind. What was in this woman's womb just a moment ago was alive. It wasn't tissue. It wasn't cells. This was a human baby, fighting for life. A battle was lost in the blink of an eye.

``What I have told people for years''--8 years as a clinic director at a Planned Parenthood clinic--``what I have told people for years,'' Abby Johnson continues, ``What I believed and taught and defended is a lie.''

I ask Members to read this book, ``Unplanned,'' and realize the scandal of the killing of these unborn children and calling it choice.

Mr. Chairman, there is nothing whatsoever benign or caring or generous or just or compassionate or nurturing about abortion. Earlier one of our colleagues called abortion healthy for the child. Abortion dismembers children piece by piece. Planned Parenthood's own fact sheet talks about D&E abortions done during the second trimester period. Have you ever seen what a D&E is? The doctor goes in with forceps and this device and literally hacks that baby to death. Planned Parenthood itself says it takes 10 to 20 minutes to literally dismember that child.

Then there's the shots in the heart. There's a doctor right here in this area, that on perfectly healthy babies gives them cardiac sticks with either feticide poison or a burst of air which kills the unborn child. So it is not healthy for children and we know for a fact it is not healthy for women, either.

Mr. Chairman, the Pence amendment simply seeks to end U.S. taxpayer complicity with this massive violence against children. Who we back, who we subsidize does matter. Not just what but who.

Planned Parenthood does more than 332,000 abortions each and every year. They are the largest provider; about a fourth of all the abortions in the United States. It is child abuse. It is time to take a second look at Planned Parenthood, Child Abuse, Incorporated.

Support the Pence amendment!

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Historic amendment to defund Planned Parenthood passes overwhelmingly in House

by Kathleen Gilbert

• Fri Feb 18, 2011 14:13 EST

February 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a historic vote Friday afternoon, the US House voted to strike all federal funding for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Every year the abortion giant receives hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding.

The congressional body voted 240-185 in favor of the amendment, introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), to the 2011 Federal Spending Bill.

Immediately after the vote Rep. Pence released a statement saying: “This afternoon’s vote is a victory for taxpayers and a victory for life. By banning federal funding to Planned Parenthood, Congress has taken a stand for millions of Americans who believe their tax dollars should not be used to subsidize the largest abortion provider in America.

“I commend my colleagues in both parties for taking a stand for taxpayers and a stand for life.”

The amendment will now go before the Senate.

The vote came after a heated debate in the House. It also comes in the wake of an explosive series of videos released over the last two weeks by the pro-life organization Live Action, which showed Planned Parenthood staff repeatedly willing to aid and abet the trafficking of underage “sex workers” by offering advice to an undercover investigator posing as a “pimp” on how to obtain secret abortions, contraception, and STD tests.

In a web page released right after the vote, Planned Parenthood called the legislation “the most dangerous legislative assault in our history, and it cannot go unanswered.” In an open letter to Congress that the organization is asking supporters to sign, the abortion giant says: “To every member of Congress, know that we stand together today against this outrageous assault, and together we will not lose.”

Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, blasted the vote.

“The new anti-choice House leadership promised a jobs agenda and is now waging a war on contraception,” Keenan said. “These lawmakers are out of control, and we will hold them accountable for their actions.”

In a statement Tony Perkins of Family Research Council congratulated the House and Rep. Pence: “Planned Parenthood, a scandal-plagued abortion organization, must be held accountable for abusing innocent young victims while receiving hundreds of millions in federal dollars each year.”

“The fact that Planned Parenthood not only left minor girls trapped in prostitution, but encouraged it, shows an incredible lack of humanity on their part. What goes on behind the windowless offices of Planned Parenthood, as Live Action’s videos show, is both saddening and shocking, but the fact that it has often been done with taxpayer dollars is indefensible.”

Lila Rose, the President of Live Action, issued a statement turning the attention of pro-life advocates to the coming battle in the Senate. “The case to cease funding is crystal clear,” she said. “But for any Senator who remains unsure, imagine explaining to your constituents that you voted to keep sending $350 million of their tax dollars to an ‘non-profit’ that puts young girls in harm’s way and made $63 million in profits by performing over 300,000 abortions last year. It’s time once and for all to stop financing these activities.”

At some times poignant, at others openly bitter, House lawmakers on Thursday night went head-to-head over the momentous amendment.

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a top pro-life leader in the House, described the conversion of former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson when she was confronted with the reality of how an abortion kills a child.

“Despite the best and slickest market branding money can buy, the stubborn fact remains that Planned Parenthood clinics are among the most dangerous places on earth for a child,” said Smith. “Not only does Planned Parenthood vigorously lobby and litigate against parental notification and consent laws—thus enabling secret abortions for very, very young girls—but now we‘ve learned from recent undercover taped investigations at several of its clinics ... that Planned Parenthood employees were found to be more than eager to assist people posing as sex traffickers to procure abortions for underage girls.”

In an emotional rebuttal, Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier of California said that she “lost a baby” to “that procedure that you just talked about,” and that “to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed, or done cavalierly, or done without any thought, is preposterous.”

“Planned Parenthood has a right to offer abortions. Last time I checked, abortions were legal in this country,” she said in a speech that won applause.

A number of other pro-abortion Democrat House lawmakers defended the abortion giant, saying that stopping its taxpayer funding “will risk the lives and safetly of millions of American women.” Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-CA) argued that stripping family planning funds was actually detrimental to taxpayers.

“For every dollar invested in family planning services, taxpayers save four dollars,” said Slaughter, presumably following the same logic as PPFA president Cecile Richards and former Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who have argued that allowing fewer people to be born means less cost to the government to support them.

The amendment’s future remains uncertain: while the majority of the U.S. Senate remains in Democrat hands, some moderate members may be persuaded to side with the funding cut. Following the amendment’s success in the House, Rep. Pence called on members of the upper chamber to finish the job. “I encourage my colleagues in the Senate to support this legislation and end federal funding of Planned Parenthood once and for all,” he said in a statement.

This Day God GIves Me

This Day God Gives Me - L'Angelus.wmv

Choose Life

This was the first reading for last Sunday Mass. I love this reading
Maureen

If you will, you can keep the commandments,
and to act faithfully is a matter of your own choice.
He has placed before you fire and water;
stretch out your hand for whichever you wish.
Before a man are life and death,
and whichever he chooses will be given to him.
For great is the wisdom of the Lord;
he is mighty in power and sees everything;
his eyes are on those who fear him,
and he knows every deed of man.
He has not commanded anyone to be ungodly,
and he has not given anyone permission to sin.
Sirach 15. 15-20

Vigil for Victims February 14, 2011 at 12 Noon

Just received this message from Dave Bereit, 40 Days for Life



Maureen

I just shot a very important 2-minute video for you outside the Washington, D.C. Planned Parenthood with
Lila Rose -- whose organization brought to light the institution-wide scandal that is rocking the entire Planned Parenthood abortion chain..

The video was just posted online minutes ago, and you can be the first to watch it at: http://exposeplannedparenthood.com/vigil

Please spread the word, and forward this message to everyone you possibly can. We have a narrow window of opportunity to strip Planned Parenthood of its $363 million in annual taxpayer funds -- but we need to act this Monday!

For Life,
David Bereit
National Director
40 Days for Life



P.S.- On the same page as the new video is more information about the vital project I'm asking you to
participate in -- if at all possible. Watch the video and learn more at:
http://exposeplannedparenthood.com/vigil

World Day of the Sick - Mother Mary Pray for us

Mass for the Healing of the Nation of Canada

Mass for the Healing of Canada


"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14

We invite you to join in the celebration of
-A MASS OF REPENTANCE-
FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATION OF CANADA
on Saturday, March 19th, 2011
At – Saint George's Church – 10:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Father Bob Poole
415 Piccadilly Ave., Ottawa
Our Speakers for the Day will be Dr. Carlos Muira and Mr. Marcel Dion

The recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet will follow the Mass.
“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to my Mercy.”
Diary of Saint Faustina #300

The Celebrant for the Mass will offer prayers for the
Healing of the Family Tree, as it is our families who comprise the Nation.

Please join us in praying a Novena to St. Joseph beginning on March 10th, for the Healing of Canada, and a Novena of Thanksgiving, from March 19th.

CANADA NEEDS OUR PRAYERS!!!
St. Joseph, Patron of Canada and Protector of Families, pray for us.