Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Michael Pineau, missing in Ottawa Luc Joly, missing in North Bay Please pray for this lad, Michael Pineau from our little town of Mattawa. He has been missing since Tuesday and his family is deeply distressed and worried. Also, please pray for another lad from my neighboring parish, Luc Joly. He has been missing since last Saturday when he was seen leaving a bar in North Bay, Ontario. The news in this case is not looking good as the police have now transferred it to their criminal investigations unit. Holy Mary, Mother of God, please bring these boys home to their mothers. Teen missing since Tuesday

Below is the text of a letter from a brother priest on the subject of Bill C-384 and the need for a stronger Catholic voice in this debate. ---------------------------------- The reality of the strong disconnect between the vision of life espoused by our faith and the secular positivist view that places individual choice at the front of every queue is something I've been aware of since undergrad. I do think that the Church not only needs to articulate our understanding of the gift of life; we also need to demonstrably live it. On the home front Archbishop Collins has been encouraging people to exercise their citizenship on this issue. The challenge not only exists with bishops who may be unreasonably or reasonably hesitant, but with our people who have shown little interest in translating their faith into votes, candidacy or partisan activities. This present bill appears to be softening the way. Groups like COLF and the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute are also makin...