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Written on 7 Jan, 2000 at 8:20 in
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On Sunday, November 14, 1999, God called Joan Marie (La Marche) Jackson to be with him for all eternity. She was born January 13, 1943 to Charles and Mary (Cross) La Marche, who have both predeceased her. She was educated at St. Vincent Academy, St. Mary's School, Cathedral High School, Notre Dame Convent and graduated from Queen's University with an honours Bachelor of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Nov, 1999 at 11:00 in
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The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics by John Breck, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1998. Distributed in Canada by Novalis, 1-800-387-7164. 288 pages softcover, $26.95.
"Personality can be transplanted: Shy mouse made sociable, Discovery raises hope of ‘gene psychiatry' for humans."
So scream the day's headlines as I prepare to review The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics by John Breck. Breck's ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Oct, 1999 at 9:48 in
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By Linda Wegner The Interim
Ken and Rita Wolfe of Saskatoon know first hand the pain and joy of parenting terminally ill children. Erin, age 14 years, Kathleen, age 10 years, and eight-year-old Aidan know the sorrow of losing two sisters to a disease known as Niemann-Pick-Type C (NPC).
NPC is a rare ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Oct, 1999 at 9:38 in
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By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim
Ontario's pro-life community suffered a tremendous loss August 31 with the sudden passing of Tom Brown of Toronto.
A long-time pro-life activist, Brown died of heart failure near his Toronto home at age 62. Brown combined a quiet compassion for the unborn and pregnant women in distress with a steely resolve to work against abortion and its consequences.
Jim Hughes, national president of Campaign Life Coalition, described his late colleague as ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Oct, 1999 at 9:23 in
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By France Bissonnette The Interim
For the past two years, Brant (Ontario) Right to Life has been making a few more presentations to Grade 7 and 8 students than usual. We have also teamed up with the pro-life group at the local high school. With the help of high school students, elementary students are on us like white on rice. Together with some fetal models and a video, our presentations have become very interesting.
In ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Sep, 1999 at 9:23 in
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Interim staff
One of the bright lights on an often-bleak Canadian media landscape has died early, at the age of 37.
Jerry Jonkheer passed away May 10 after a six-month battle with a blood disorder. A member of the Willowdale Christian Reformed Church in Toronto, Jonkheer served as the creator, producer and host of The Eh JJ Show, a Christian entertainment and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Aug, 1999 at 7:38 in
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Reviewed by Paul Tuns
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The Book of Ted: Epistles from an Unrepentant Redneck, by Ted Byfield (Keystone Press Inc., $34.95, 269 pages)
The American columnist George Will once said that before there was Ronald Reagan there was Barry Goldwater, before there was Goldwater there was National Review, and before there was National Review there was William F. Buckley.
The point was that political movements have their beginnings in ideas, often enunciated by certain magazines and books, and those ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Aug, 1999 at 7:38 in
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Reviewed by Paul Tuns The Interim
Letters to Gabriel: The true story of Gabriel Michael Santorum, by Karen Garver Santorum with a foreword by Mother Teresa and an introduction by Dr. Laura Schlessinger ($22.95).
Karen Garver Santorum is the wife of a prominent pro-life senator and mother of three who, when she found out she was expecting her fourth child, decided to write "letters" to her yet-to-be-born child. A horrific twist of fate makes these letters, collected in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Aug, 1999 at 6:47 in
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By Gilles Grondin The Interim
Mr. Yvon Beaulne, former ambassador from Canada to the Holy See in Rome and a former permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York, died in his home in Hull, Que. early in June, after a long and painful illness.
I served under Mr. Beaulne when he was director-general of the Department ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Jul, 1999 at 9:26 in
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Reviewed by Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe, by Gavin De Becker (Random House, 1999, $34.95).
The recent high-school shottings in Littleton, Colo., and Taber, Alta., provide a timely, if tragic background for the release of Gavin De Becker's new work, Protecting the Gift. A consultant on public safety and security, De Becker has gained special expertise within U.S. government circles in the prediction and management of violence. He is the author ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Jun, 1999 at 12:38 in
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Reviewed by Kathline Nitsch
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Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada's Schools by Maude Barlow and Heather-Jane Robertson, Key Porter Books, 1994, $19.95.
How ironic that the authors, on record as pro-reproductive choice, should be so anti-education choice.
The inconsistency is glaringly obvious to anyone whose vision of reality isn't splintered, but apparently not to them. The authors of Class Warfare deplore the rhetoric and politics of "choice," that is, a voucher system or charter schools, as a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 May, 1999 at 11:15 in
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The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn, by Rev. Paul Marx, O.S.B. (Human Life International Canada, 1998, 208 pages, $12.45 postpaid.)
In 1971 Fr. Marx attended a special pro-abortion symposium in California. Calling himself simply "Doctor," since he had a doctorate in sociology, he applied to attend, and got permission to tape the proceedings. He wrote this book in 1971 based on the proceedings; but because the hopes of the pro-abortionists ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 May, 1999 at 11:15 in
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Andrea Procher
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By Love Refined: Letters to a Young Bride, by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand (Sophia Institute Press).
Perhaps it's just me, but I once had a tendency to think of marriage in terms of romance. I had often been told that even the best marriages must weather rough times - but I was sure that mine wouldn't. As far as I was concerned, my future wedded life would be one long honeymoon - ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 May, 1999 at 11:15 in
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Truth About Rock: Shattering the Myth of Harmless Music, by Steve Peters and Mark Littleton (Bethany House Publishers, 1998, 205 pages, $14.50 CAD).Reviewed by Paul Tuns
The Interim
Many if not most people would say that rock music is just another option on the entertainment smorgasbord; that going to a rock concert is no different from attending the theatre, and the Beatles are no different from Beethoven.
When people do fuss about rock ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 May, 1999 at 8:41 in
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Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorf. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987. $14.50 (Cdn)
Wolterstorff, a Christian philosopher, lost his 25-year-old son in a mountaineering accident. His cri du coeur is so poignant it has consoled a generation of grieving parents in a way that no self-help book by a professional expert ever could. Lament ... (Continue reading)
