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Paid Abortion Leave For City Employees Poses New Questions

What a farce! The pro-choice camp claims that abortions are moral because it doesn't involve the death of a human person. But then they advocate for the extension of bereavement leave for women who choose to terminate their pregnancy. Bereavement leave?? If it wasn't a human person, then who died to warrant such a bereavement benefit? Just another example of the twisted logic of abortion advocates. Paid Abortion Leave For City Employees Poses New Questions| National Catholic Register
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Pope could visit Canada in 2022 as part of reconciliation process, Archbishop says

After Pope Francis his intention earlier this year to travel to Canada as part of the nation’s reconciliation process with indigenous communities, one of the country’s top prelates has said the papal visit could come as early as next year. Pope could visit Canada in 2022 as part of reconciliation process, Archbishop says | Crux : 
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Demands for Catholic Church to pay residential school settlement before ...

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Pope Francis must do more than just visit Canada: Indigenous leaders

Articles like this one are the reason so many church folks are cynical about this entire reconciliation process, concluding that it's little more than a cash grab. I do not share this opinion . But if First Nations leaders keep moving the goal post as to what constitutes the fulfillment of the Church's responsibility for the Residential Schools scandal, they will lose a lot of good will among we Catholics who are sympathetic to their legitimate grievances. The TRC calls for the Pope to apologize to our First Nations here in Canada. Clearly this is going to happen. It serves no meaning purpose if Native aims are indeed something more than the reconciliation between the First Nations and Canada as laid out in the TRC Report. Calls for the imprisonment of people responsible for instituting a program that started 140+ years ago and ended 50+ years as the current AFN Chief is demanding isn't reasonable nor possible given its architects have been dead for many decades already. Po
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Opinion | Dogs are the true heroes of the pandemic

My favorite line from this editorial is: "What is clear is that animals often fill a void that transcends service, entertainment or companionship and that is deeply connected to our need to love and be loved. When Asheville, a mixed breed, died several years ago, a friend said, “I know you must miss her so much because you loved her so much.” And I said, “No, I miss her because she loved me so much.” So very true. Dogs make great companions on life's journey. A gift we can't ever truly deserve but one we have none the less. I can't imagine mine without one or two of them to share my home and hearth with. Every day they never fail to put a smile on my face. They're truly a gift from God imho and I am eternally grateful for it. Opinion | Dogs are the true heroes of the pandemic - The Washington Post : 
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Take a Walk Around the Milky Way With This Brilliant Interactive Map

If you click on the embedded link on this website you will find the interactive map. Click on the top left corner for a fascinating short animation which allows you to see where our sun is located in relation to the other stars in our arm of the galaxy. Take a Walk Around the Milky Way With This Brilliant Interactive Map - I Love The Universe
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Bishops reiterate importance of Indigenous meeting with Pope

OTTAWA -- Canada’s bishops remain hopeful that a planned meeting in the Vatican with Indigenous leaders and the Pope will lead to further reconciliation despite the leader of the largest Indigenous organization in Canada saying she will not go to the Vatican. Assembly of First Nations National Chief.. Bishops reiterate importance of Indigenous meeting with Pope : 
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Why Canadians need to keep their guard up in the 4th wave — even if they're fully vaccinated

The delta variant has changed the rules of the game — raising the immunity threshold we need to hit, increasing risk in our day-to-day lives and requiring even fully vaccinated Canadians to keep their guard up. Why Canadians need to keep their guard up in the 4th wave — even if they're fully vaccinated | CBC News : 
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Why Barry’s Bay could be ‘the perfect incubation box’ — an example of a small town’s vulnerability to the Delta variant

This article is a MUST READ for anyone who has been persuaded to refuse the COVID vaccine. Barry's Bay is a town in the heart of the Pembroke Diocese where I serve as a priest. Unfortunately, it's also the home for LifeSiteNews, an online website that purports to promote the pro-life agenda but has morphed into a trumpet for the extreme right-wing of the Catholic Church. Its local influence has led to Barry's Bay becoming a dangerous hotspot where the Delta variant of the COVID virus is running rampant putting people of all ages at risk. This article makes all too clear how its influence endangers lives far more than doing anything productive to protect it.  Why Barry’s Bay could be ‘the perfect incubation box’ — an example of a small town’s vulnerability to the Delta variant
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This is Your Fight Song (Rachel Platten Scottish Cover)

This is Your Fight Song (Rachel Platten Scottish Cover) - The Piano Guys - YouTube
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‘Fox and Friends’ hosts claimed Catholic Charities profits from helping migrants. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Accusing Catholic Charities of having a “profit motive,” the talking heads of Fox News showed a misunderstanding of the agency’s essential role in providing social services, writes Kevin Clarke. ‘Fox and Friends’ hosts claimed Catholic Charities profits from helping migrants. That couldn’t be further from the truth. | America Magazine : 
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Sask. Catholic bishops resurrect fundraising campaign for residential school survivors

Catholic bishops in Saskatchewan are restarting fundraising efforts for residential school survivors and their families. The announcement follows calls for a church boycott until the $25 million fundraising goal made by church bodies in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement is achieved. Sask. Catholic bishops resurrect fundraising campaign for residential school survivors | CBC News : 
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'True truth and reconciliation:' Cowessess grave site to get upgrades (from June 2019)

Here's an interesting article in the wake of the tragic news from Saskatchewan regarding the 'discovery' of the 750+ graves that's worth reading. It's from 3 years ago and announced that the Archdiocese of Regina donated $70,000 to repair and upgrade the cemetery where these children were buried.  If you read it you will see that while the media suggests that this is a 'discovery' of 'unknown' graves, the First Nation and the Church have know of the cemeteries existence for many years and that the Church gave the money to aid in the restoration as act of reconciliation for the harm that was done at that residential school.  While this in no way diminishes the gravity and horror of so many children dying while separated from their families throughout the years with the complicit participation of the Church, it does demonstrate that the all parties knew of the existence of these graves and that the local Catholic diocese was working towards obtaining a
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