Events
Written on 26 Dec, 2002 at 10:56 in
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Fr. Ted Colleton reports from Creating a Culture of Life: An International Forum Paul Tuns, the editor of The Interim, has kindly requested me to write an article on the recent pro-life conference. While I feel very grateful, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Dec, 2002 at 10:54 in
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Interim Staff
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, editor of the magazine First Things, was the banquet speaker and held the attention of the nearly 500-strong audience for an hour, leaving them hungry for more. More importantly, his uplifting ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Sep, 2002 at 7:25 in
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Tony Gosgnach
Promotional advertisements leading up to it noted that, "For some experiences, there are no words." Nonetheless, it was the challenge of almost 4,000 journalists from all over the world to put words, sounds and images to their coverage of what proved to be one of the largest events ever held in Canada.
Many have remarked that media treatment of World Youth Day in Toronto was generally positive and fair in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Aug, 2002 at 14:22 in
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Tony Gosgnach
Focusing on goals, and the tools pro-life activists have to make a difference, were the aims of Alliance for Life Ontario's Witnesses to Life conference, held June 8 at Holy Rosary Church in Guelph, Ont.
Hosted with the help of Guelph Right to Life, the conference attracted just under 100 people, and was somewhat "low-key" in nature as it served as a precursor to this fall's larger international pro-life conference ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Dec, 2001 at 11:56 in
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Tony Gosgnach
Speakers highlight centrality of family in a healthy and just society
Building the Culture of Love: A Rediscovery of Catholic Social Justice was the theme of the Witness Conference 2001, held at De La Salle College in Toronto on Sept. 29.The conference theme of social justice "seemed very appropriate to us," said Hugh Ranalli, Witness's vice-chairman. "In a number of talks we had among ourselves, various issues kept coming up - things we ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Nov, 2001 at 9:24 in
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The Ontario CLC Conference was held in Richmond Hill, Ont., Oct. 13 and CLC national president Jim Hughes told The Interim that it was a great success, attended by more than 150 people. Speakers included CLC Youth Executive Director Tanya Granic, CLC Medical Advisor Dr. John Shea, author and lawyer Wesley Smith, Alberta MLA Julius Yankowsky and several CLC staffers.... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Sep, 2001 at 8:01 in
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Dr. R. L. Walley
One hundred and forty obstetricians and gynecologists, as well as lawyers, ethicists, midwives, theologians and leaders of pro-life groups from 40 countries, met in Rome June 17-20 to discuss "The Future of Obstetrics and Gynecology: The Fundamental Human Right to Practise and be Trained According to Conscience."
The intensive three-day workshop was organized by the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC) and MaterCare International (MCI). It was co-chaired by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2001 at 13:34 in
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The UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS, June 25-27, was the scene of a clash between pro-family delegates and organizations and those countries and groups that sought to extend same-sex rights.
Canadian officials were among those who successfully fought against 11 nations that attempted to ban the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a group of radical activists, from the proceedings. With the support of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2001 at 12:50 in
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Tony Gosgnach
In the wake of highly successful national pro-life conferences in the previous two years, Campaign Life Coalition Ontario is staging a special one-day provincial conference in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, on Oct. 13.
The conference, running from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel and Convention Centre, 600 Highway 7 East, is being highlighted by two stellar speakers - Wesley Smith and Julius Yankowsky.
"It ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jun, 2001 at 14:00 in
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LifeSite News
March for Life 2001 was a success with some 3,300 in attendance in the nation's capital on Friday May 11, demanding an end to discrimination against unborn babies.
The most remarkable feature of this year's March was the large percentage of young people in the ranks of the pro-life demonstrators. This trend has been growing each year to the point that the march is becoming a more youth-oriented event. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 May, 2001 at 11:13 in
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Written on 14 Mar, 2001 at 13:58 in
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"We are happy and proud to have taken home this year's East Coast Music Award in the Gospel Music category," says Janice McLaughlin, speaking for the LaPointes of Fredericton. It was the third year they were nominated, and the first year Gospel, or Christian, music was in a separate category from Blues. A nomination means that in the eyes of the professionals in the industry, the group's work is of a high standard.
"There is a great deal ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Feb, 2001 at 12:31 in
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Donald DeMarco
When she won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, many were surprised. When she delivered her acceptance speech in Oslo Norway on December 11, she surprised her skeptics even more. She was audacious enough to say things that are not usually expected on such occasions, though they were exactly the kind of things she was wont to say always and anywhere. With no ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Jun, 2000 at 9:45 in
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Written on 15 Jun, 2000 at 9:41 in
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Mary-Lou Bratko
The following letter was printed in The St. Catharines Standard shortly after the March for Life events in Ottawa May 10-11. It is reprinted here with permission.
By Mary-Lou Bratko
The Interim
A week ago today is an anniversary for me - an anniversary of newly acquired knowledge, of newly acquired friends, of a completely new outlook on life.
Last week, I stepped into the Right-To-Life Centre on Geneva St. in St. Catharines hoping to find some information ... (Continue reading)
