(This is the first in a series of short profiles on Federal Members of Parliament who have demonstrated a commitment to pro-life ideals.) A veterinarian and veterinary surgeon, Gus Mitges was born in Greece and came to Canada at an early age. He grew up in Guelph, Ontario, where he completed his education at the University of Guelph. [...]
News agency Brussels. Spanish journalist Andre’s Garrigo has proposed a pro-life news agency for Europe called Euro Life News. Its purpose: to distribute current and reliable information about human life and health. Garrigo explained the need for such an agency to an International Seminar on abortion, euthanasia and genetic manipulation in Brussels, organized by the Dutch “Cry for Life” [...]
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in Your Philosophy.” Hamlet. A month or so ago I received a phone call from a 92-year-old lady. She said, “Father, why can’t you get people to pray more that abortions will stop?” I made what Agatha Christie would term “appropriate noises” on the [...]
Calcutta: Replying to those who advocate the killing of the unborn and the handicapped because the world is overpopulated, Mother Teresa asked, “Are those who think so willing to be the first to go?”
May the God of love and peace set your hearts at rest. The preacher of God’s truth has told us that all who want to live righteously in Christ will suffer persecution. If he spoke the truth and did not lie, the only exception to this general statement is, I think, the person who either neglects, or does [...]
Perth, Australia: Pope John Paul II, at the close of his November 1986 Australian visit, once more condemned abortion as an “unspeakable crime.” He also reiterated the Catholic Church’s opposition to contraception and sterilization. He sounded a similar note in his talk to government leaders, telling them that one basis for civilization is ‘reverence for human life from the [...]
The November issue of Vie Ouvrière, a monthly Quebec periodical published by the Quebec province of an international Catholic religious order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, carries an editorial approving of abortion. The editorial is part of a “dossier” on abortion, with a “pro” and “con” set of articles. The dossier is entitled “Abortion: beyond good and bad.” The [...]
An incredible sex education and pro-contraception propaganda crusade is sweeping North America and Great Britain as the result of the AIDS epidemic. In the United States, the Congress-chartered National Research Council has called for free condoms wherever “teenage boys congregate.” It claims there’s “little evidence” for the “view” that contraceptives promote “early sexual activity.” The panel of “experts” believe “that the strategy [...]
All I wanted for Christmas was a licence plate. My own personalized licence plate. One that said “PRO-LYF.” I figured since the car was used for pro-life business 90 per cent of the time anyway it might as well say so. I also figured out that since Ontario will only let you use six letters in your licence plate that [...]
Much ink is being spilled in the provincial and national press about fewer abortions in Alberta. Headline seekers such as Henry Morgentaler have come to town (Calgary), officiously offering “help” to resolve the problem. Actually, there is no problem. Alberta Health Minister Mary Moore is merely enforcing the prohibition against extra-billing, refusing to allow exceptions for abortionists. He is [...]
Coalition for Life- Quebec has announced that a petition containing 120,676 signatures was presented to the National Assembly, on December 19th, 1986, by Mr. Robert Middlemiss, member of the Quebec assembly for Pontiac. The 120,676 petitioners request that the law concerning abortion be respected according to article 251 of the Criminal Code. They also ask that illegal abortion clinics [...]
The three national pro-life groups, Alliance for Life, Coalition for Life and campaign Life, met in Ottawa last December to discuss further initiatives aimed at unifying the pro-life groups across Canada. The meeting came at the end of a year during which all three groups had worked closely together. The two political groups, Campaign Life and Coalition for Life, [...]
Regular readers will notice a new name on our masthead this month. We are very happy to welcome Jean Pakenham, who has joined us as advertising manager after a distinguished career at The Catholic Register and the Toronto Telegram. Jean’s influence can already be seen in the increases number of advertisements in the February issue. This means an increase [...]
We have a new look this month; with six columns per page instead of four. This new look is the best for advertising purposes and, equally importantly, it increases the number of words that can be fitted on a page. With six columns, we can fit more information and news into the same space. Father Alphonse de Valk is [...]
Being a pro-life activist isn’t easy. No matter what occupation you’re involved in, there are always those days when you feel like you can’t get out of bed in the morning. Yet, in a particular way, this can be even more true for those of us who work fulltime for the pro-life cause. Some days you want to give [...]