Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Maybe there's hope for Canada yet! Moral dictatorship over abortion debate obscures range of Canadian opinion | Holy Post | National Post

I've been using this same argument with every couple that brings a child to the Church for baptism. When we consider that the statistical odds of our coming to exist are far less than winning the Lotto 6/49, the birth of a child suddenly is seen in a different light... a prize of great value! I hope that if parents can keep that thought in their minds as they raise a child that they might understand just what a treasure is entrusted to them to love and care for. The Probability of You Existing at All is Almost NON-Existent. A Brief Reflection on the Contingency of our Being and the Glory of God, Based on a Recent Math Article. | Archdiocese of Washington

As predicted: abortion has become a preferred method of contraception. Why take a pill and play with your hormone levels? An abortion is the answer for far too many. These statistics are telling us that a time when we are beginning to experience a the negative effects of the emerging demographic failures of the past (too many pensioners - not enough younger workers), over 1/3 of all pregnancies in Ontario are ending in the termination of the unborn. I appreciate than many believe that a woman's right to choose should be completely unrestricted and absolute. I disagree. From my perspective, it is an issue of human rights - the right to life of the unborn. Demographic information such as this only adds to the weight of evidence that there have been unintended and negative consequences for society through the maintenance of the holding of 'choice' over 'life', consequences that must be addressed by both sides in these great debates. Someway, somehow we all need t...

Here is a web address that will take you to an article which statistically examines the question of clergy sexual abuse of children. It is always good to have some of these facts at hand in answering the questions that are posed to believers in the wake of various scandals. One point to remember: even one pedophile in our midst as deacon/priest/bishop is one too many. However it is relevant to have this information to at least counter those who claim that the clergy is dominated by such offenders. http://www.catholicleague.org/research/abuse_in_social_context.htm