…is not about sexual thrills and entertainment.

Because it really does mean something in this life…and in the next.

Beautiful and humbling.  Thank you for your courage and witness to Jesus.  Your life means more now in eternity than it ever would…just by the lives you will have touched.

From a reader…

Check out the video here. It will be at St. Paul’s from June 7-9. People need to preregister.

…The European future is rapidly disappearing, or perhaps it is better to say that the European past has raided the future for so long that there is nothing left for the present. Europe gave up on its future long ago, most fundamentally by not having children, which is the single most enduring tie to the future. A nation that chooses not to replace itself does not intend to stick around.

Once the decision is taken to live in the present, why not defer to the future the cost of as much of the present as possible? It was once accepted that one generation should not burden future generations, but that argument is far less persuasive when the future generations comprise fewer and fewer people.

Thus the Mediterranean model was born (pardon the pun for a continent without babies): low birthrate, generous welfare, rampant tax evasion, early retirement, expansive pensions, rigid labour markets and low productivity. How to pay for this? Borrow recklessly. And hope you die before the pillaged future arrives. Alas, sometimes the future arrives sooner than one thinks. The future arrived for Greece last month and Italy last week. It’s due to arrive in Spain shortly…(Source)

This article hits the nail on the head.  But it’s not so much the article which is noteworthy, it’s the responses which really show that people are very, very blind.

Fight now like there’s no tomorrow. Because if you don’t fight, every social privilege and even religious freedom will soon be taken away.

Wake up bishops and do like +Olmsted has done. SPEAK. For God’s sakes, for the sake of our children, speak!

On what objective basis can any court deny it, now that it has accepted “gay” marriage?  Every argument put forward to advance gay “marriage” can be put forward to advance any relationship between two or more people….as we Socons have said for years.

Nobody wanted to listen.  Now women are going to suffer and pay the price.

Male-females, Female-males, Males-Males, Females-Females.

It’s all about rights.

A great public stand by Archbishop Timothy Nolan of New York.

He didn’t mince words.

This is a very good sign. We definitely need more of this from our bishops and priests.

Praise be to God.

Let’s pray that New York lawmakers uphold the traditional definition of marriage.

…If they pass this gay marriage bill… what I know will happen if this does come forth is this will be the beginning of our country sliding toward, it’s a strong word, but anarchy.’..  (Source)

It’s too late.  This sucker’s going down. 

People have sold out to their lusts, and they are going to reap what they have sown.  They’ll all wake up one day, look around and see society collapsing before their very own eyes, and, like clueless fools, wonder just how they ended up in the hell-hole they created for themselves.  I’m starting to think more and more, however, that perhaps they are not so clueless.  I think they know what they are doing and they want everyone else to share in the hell that they themselves live in. 

No one going to hell wants to go alone.

But just like everything God has created…it’s not the end of the story.  We’ll rise from the ashes.

More love and tolerance from the Rainbow Coalition.

Divorce story here.

Divorce (and remarriage) is the foundation for abortion.  It’s the first separation which must come before the other two.

On the solemnity of the Feast of the Holy Mother of God (Jan.1), I had the unique opportunity to attend and serve as a groomsman for my good friend and fellow pro-life activist, David MacDonald. David married the lovely Kirsten Harty, a Catholic convert and pro-life, Christian activist in her own right.

The wedding celebration was quite an experience. I don’t know what other people were experiencing at the Mass, but for me, standing at the front beside David, it was nothing short of “electric”.  I’ve never felt anything like it. Ever.  The Holy Spirit made a special appearance in a big way on Saturday. At times, I thought the roof would come off and the angels would appear. No kidding. It was an incredible experience. What made it all the more extraordinary was the presence of many non-Catholics – Evangelicals, Baptists, Pentecostals, Mainline, and a good number of agnostics too. And amazingly, the Spirit of God was rolling through the Church in a remarkable way.  It showed me, once again, that the Spirit of God blows where it will and sometimes it breaks down boundaries and blows them up (at least to a point)! I had remarked to David just before the ceremony began that many graces were going to flow from this ceremony and their marriage, and that it would be used as an instrument of conversion in their familes and for those assembled.

Here are a few words that I shared with the couple and the assembled guests at the reception afterwards…

I’ve known David for over 12 years now. Our involvement stems from various church and pro-life events over the years. I can honestly say that David is one of the most genuine and transparent persons that I have ever met. He is a man who knows his limitations and is joyful despite them, and that’s why I believe that marriage is a wonderful vocation for him.

David and Kirsten,

Although you are 2 individual persons, now that you are married in Christ, you become 1 mystical body.

In the great ironies of life, although on one level you have lost some of your freedom, you’ve gained another kind of freedom which is much deeper and more sublime than the one you have given up. It is a freedom founded in Jesus’s love for the union of a man and a woman which is a tangible and real sign of His love for us. Because marriage is a sign of sacrifice, it is a sign of the cross.

In marriage, we choose to serve our spouse. That’s why love is not lust or an emotion. It is a decision of the will to sacrifice and to serve, from one moment to the next. We all have to serve something or someone. In this life, we will never be able to escape this truth. The question is not “if you serve”, but rather “who you serve”. Both of you have been serving Christ for many years, using your gifts and talents that God has given you. That will continue, but you’ll do so through and with one another from this day forward.

David, before Kirsten is your wife or your lover, she remains your best friend, first, before anything else. Marriage is a freedom of service and sacrifice. It is a freedom grounded in the truth of the Gospel message which includes laying down your life for your friend. That’s why in marriage, unlike most things in life, being in second place always means you win.

David and Kirsten, on behalf of my family and everyone assembled here, I wish you all the joy and fulfillment that marriage brings. May God Bless you both abundantly.

Many people have the impression that the Catholic Church thinks sex is bad.  This belief may have been reinforced by some over-reactions by members of the Church to the abuses of sexuality that have occurred in the last 50 years.  However, the Church actually teaches that sexual union, when properly understood, is very good.  It is sacred, beautiful and glorious! Read the rest of this entry »

We gathered. We vowed to fight and keep fighting.

 

On April 9, 2005, the March for Marriage and Freedom was held on Parliament Hill and drew between 15,000 and 20,000 people, featuring some of the most prominent politicians and social conservative activists in Canada.

National Post Corrects Erroneous Reporting of Crowd Size at Marriage Rally

March for Marriage draws 15,000-20,000

Let us also not forget that the dissolubility of marriage results in the dissolubility of the unborn child.  For if the sacrament can be dissolved then so can the fruit of that union.  The dissolution of that fruit is called abortion.

Rise Up Canada.   

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Abolish Abortion in Canada 

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I wish that Canada would remain pro-choice 

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For a spiritual revival in our nation. 

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Restore the Traditional Definition of Marriage 

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I wish tuition fees would be either lowered or eliminated

After successfully being elected as a delegate to the Conservative Party’s National Convention in Montreal, John attempted to run for the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada to represent the Electoral District of Ottawa West. Despite two appeals, the Conservative Party rejected John’s nomination papers and therefore he was prohibited from running for the nomination.

In December of 2005, with the support and encouragement of social conservatives in Ottawa and around the country, John was encouraged to run as an independent candidate to oppose the Conservative Party’s candidate in Ottawa West Nepean, John Baird, a pro-abortion and pro-gay “marriage” advocate. Despite limited resources and a hostile media, John did surprisingly well at the debates and at other public forums during the election. While he garnered only 905 votes on election night (Jan.23.06), despite being the only pro-family, pro-life, and pro-marriage candidate running in his electoral district, John was able to put morality and family issues back into the public spotlight as a legitimate political arena for discussion.

• Ottawa Sun Interview
• Roger’s Debate Report
• Campaign News Log
• True Conservatives Running in the Election
• Conservative Party Favours Pro-Gay Candidate
• Conservative Party Reject’s John’s Candidacy (06.01)