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Written on 24 Nov, 1996 at 11:54 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
“God give us men. A time like this demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands. Men whom the lust for office cannot kill. Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy. Men of honour. Men who will not lie. Men who can stand before a demagogue and damn his treacherous flatteries without blinking. Tall men; sun crowned, who stand above the fog in private thinking and in public office.” Such a man ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Nov, 1996 at 11:37 in
Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Niel Slykerman A Mass of Christian Burial was offered to Almighty God for Joseph Paul Borowski at St Vital Parish Winnipeg on September 25, 1996. It was concelebrated by 18 priests, with Father Patrick A Morand, parish priest, the chief concelebrant. In attendance were family members, relatives, dignitaries and many friends.
The Mass was preceded by rosary prayers. The Scriptural Rosary for Respect for Life was recited, a devotion in which Joe often participated on the first Fridays of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Nov, 1996 at 11:32 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Jim Hughes On September 24, 1996 Father Ted Colleton and I flew to Manitoba to attend the funeral of Joe Borowski. It felt strange to be there in Winnipeg and not to visit Joe in the health food store which the Borowski family has owned and operated for the past 17 years.
On frequent trips over the years we had discussed issues and shared experiences together, often disagreeing with one another but always remaining close friends and allies.
As Father ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Nov, 1996 at 14:36 in
Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Joseph Paul Borowski
1932-1996
The following text is taken from a 1981 book, “The Polish Canadians” by Canadian artist William Kurelek
Whether people agree or not with his choice of language or his methods of protest, many, myself included, truly admire Joe Borowski for standing up for his principles. When the N.D.P. party swept into power in Manitoba in l969 the new premier Ed Schreyer …appointed many so called “Ethnics” to his cabinet. The Minister of Transport Joe Borowski, MLA from Thompson. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Oct, 1996 at 10:40 in
Abortion, Book Review, Profiles | Author:
Sue Careless
The Hand of God: A Journey from Death to Life by the Abortion Doctor Who Changed His Mind Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D. Rege\nery, 206 pages $33.95
Reviewed by Sue Careless
The Interim
What kind of man aborts his own child, a child his partner begged him to keep? What kind of man overturns virtually all American laws restricting abortion and oversees 60,000 abortions? Can such a man live with himself?
Bernard Nathanson was the co-founder in 1969 of the National Association for the Repeal ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Oct, 1996 at 9:50 in
Abortion, Movie Review, Society & Culture | Author:
Barbara Irwin
If propaganda films are long on emotional appeal and short on truth and balance, then Cher’s If These Walls Could Talk is right on the money.
Produced by and starring Demi Moore, the film had a lot of people talking at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
It will be an important film because of the subject material and the way it has been treated. Some have described it as Hollywood’s treatment of the abortion issue. Of course, anything Hollywood touches ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Oct, 1996 at 8:44 in
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Mike Mastromatteo Canada’s pro-life community is mourning the passing of Joe Borowski, possibly the
Country’s greatest champion of unborn children
Borowski, 63, died at 9:05 a.m., Manitoba time, September 23 after a one-year battle with cancer. He is remembered as a man who gave up a rising political career to devote his time and energy to the unborn.
Borowski faced a crisis of conscience in 1971, when as a member of the New Democratic government of Manitoba, he found he could not support government funding ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 1996 at 10:35 in
Book Review, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Michael Coren’s latest book has predictably been trashed already by the pundits who populate what passes for the mainstream media these days – Toronto’s free weekly left-wing rag Eye, for example, suggested the book should have been entitled Getting It Right while the Toronto Star cited what it saw as Coren’s “terminal pomposity” in relaying the kudos of one of this readers who told him she relies on his writings as a voice of “sanity, morality, clarity, and wisdom.”
Personal ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 1996 at 10:08 in
Activism, Profiles | Author:
Sue Careless
Nine years ago in the car Adrian Dieleman was driving crashed, rolled over and severed his spinal cord, leaving him a quadriplegic at 22.
“It was not an accident, it was a preventable injury” contends Dieleman. “Accident suggests fate or something irreversible but most injuries are preventable by someone involved.”
The number one killer of people under 20 is injuries. Adrian Dieleman, now 31, has spoken to 15, 000 youth in the last year about his injury, partly as a Smartrisk ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 1996 at 9:47 in
Activism, Profiles | Author:
David Packer
Interim Special Allan Rock is a tortoise. He plods through life and wins all the races. Give him a goal – the higher the better – and off he’ll shuffle, perfectly content, quite unstoppable.
Rock is a jogger – a serious jogger. Jogging plays to his strengths: miles prudently squirreled away day after day, his fitness steadily compounding. Serious joggers are the Swiss bankers of the aerobic set: get fit slowly.
He is also a case-hardened lawyer, a litigator, lone champion in court for ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Aug, 1996 at 11:19 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Pro-life activist Father Ted Colleton has been known to draw on other sources when preparing his regular column for The Interim. Perhaps in this season of giving, it is appropriate that we draw on Father Ted for a reflection on the Christmas season.
The following passage about the family is taken from an audio cassette prepared by Gather Ted on the real meaning of Christmas. The message is especially meaningful as we celebrate Emmanuel – God with us.
“What is the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Aug, 1996 at 9:20 in
Book Review, Sex Education | Author:
Sue Careless
The Interim
Book Review:
How Could You Do That? The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
By Dr. Laura Schlessinger,
Harper Collins
270 Pages, $31.00
Laura Schlessinger is talk radio’s hottest hostess. Nearly one million Canadians listen daily to the Dr. Laura Schlessinger Show. “Dr. Laura” as she is called, talks ethics without being academic and morals without being sanctimonious. If Geraldo’s guests glory in the garbage of their lives, Dr. Laura’s callers sort through the trash in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Aug, 1996 at 9:13 in
Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo
By Mike Mastromatteo
Interim staff
It would be unusual to find Joseph-Paul Flanagan taking part in high profile demonstrations in defense of unborn children. It’s not that the resident of Iberville, Quebec is indifferent to the unborn, nor is he opposed to the tactics of sidewalk counselors and activists on the front lines. Instead, this quietly committed pro-lifer brings a prayerful, contemplative approach to the struggle.
A retired professor of mathematics at the College Militaire Royal de St. Jean, Flanagan has ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jul, 1996 at 8:34 in
Abortion, Abortion statistics, Book Review | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo
Book review by Mike Mastromatteo
If anyone needed a dollars and cents argument to deflate the claims of pro-abortion blustering, the need look no further than Lawrence Roberge’s new book, The Cost of Abortion (Four Winds Press, 1995).
A specialist in biomedical science and technology, Roberge provides a concise but troubling insight into the impact of 22 years of abortion on American society. Using the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision as a starting point, Roberge cites demographic, economic and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jul, 1996 at 8:28 in
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Grey skies and rainy weather failed to dampen the spirits of the 350 people who turned up at Scarborough’s St. Rose of Lima Church, June 18 to honor outgoing Rosalie Hall executive director Sister Therese Bonneville.
The ceremony included a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Bishop John Knight of Toronto.
Sister Therese departs following her election as Superior General of the Misericordia Sisters of Montreal. During her 11 years as executive director of Rosalie Hall, Sister Therese was instrumental in overseeing the ... (Continue reading)
