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Chronically ill man's lawyer calls for moratorium on assisted deaths in Canada

“Persons suffering with severe disabilities require necessary health care, assistance and compassion,” Berger wrote. “These crucial services are not always provided at times of most need or in such a way that relieves suffering; instead, persons with disabilities are being assisted to their death rather than being assisted with life.”  Foley, who suffers from an incurable neurological disease called cerebellar ataxia,   recently filed a landmark lawsuit  against a London hospital, several health agencies, the Ontario government and the federal government. He alleges that health officials will not provide him with an assisted home care team of his choosing, instead offering, among other things, medically assisted death. Foley said that although his disorder qualifies him for medically assisted death, he simply wants to live at home. Chronically ill man's lawyer calls for moratorium on assisted deaths in Canada | CTV News

A Teenager Starting Over in Canada

Here's a short article with a video from the NYTimes on why it's important to keep our national borders open to refugees. I offer it as a tonic for those who wrongly believe that such refugees as Ibraheem are desiring nothing more an easy life or to cause us harm. Opinion | A Teenager Starting Over in Canada - The New York Times

39 very talented girls sing a favorite song. A beautiful tonic to troubled times.

C.S. Lewis and Catholicism

R.I.P. Someone Else

Someone Else:  Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members,  Someone Else .  Someone's  passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill.  Else  has been with us for many years and for every one of those years,  Someone  did far more than a normal person's share of the work.  Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or a meeting to attend, one name was on everyone's list,  "Let Someone Else do it."   Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results; " Someone Else  can work with that group."  It was common knowledge that  Someone Else  was among the most liberal givers in our church.  Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed  Someone Else  would make up the difference.  Someone Else  was a wonderful person; sometimes appearing superhuman.  Were the truth known, everybody expected too much of  Someone Else

Here’s what the 7 deadly sins look like in the modern world

Here’s what the 7 deadly sins look like in the modern world