Everyday For Life Canada: November 2015

A timely message from Thanksgiving Day United States 1789

On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued a Thanksgiving Day Proclamation at the request of Congress. Most Americans today would have a difficult time to even imagine the current President Barack Obama doing something similar. And if he miraculously did so, there certainly would be much criticism from the media and government about not mixing politics and religion. But the question remains: Who are we thanking on Thanksgiving Day if not God? Has the holiday been reduced to no more than spending and getting and the eating of turkey with all its trimmings? Is it just another big get together with friends and family?

America and Canada have Christian roots and we forget them at our peril. We should not be afraid to thank the Lord for every day and especially on Thanksgiving Day.

Nov

A sign of contradiction

A bakery owner in Ohio has had enough of the politically correct and has decided to express his God given right to a contrary opinion. He says that his store is now "politically incorrect." To do this, the Schuler’s Bakery diplayed a sign in front of each of its four locations that gave customers this message:

Notice: This store is politically incorrect, we say Merry Christmas, God Bless America, we salute our flag and give thanks to our troops, police officers and fire fighters.

Nov

Canada has voted for "Real Change Now"

In this posting, we want to reblog an entry because it has received close to 10,000 page-views in four months. It's about the recent federal election. Canadians elected and sent to Ottawa a Trudeau Liberal majority government. While 10,000 page-views is not such a big number when currently on Internet sites some topics get millions and millions of visitors.

Nov

Rally at Toronto's Dundas Square to stop Christian discrimination

For the last ten years and for the latest five of those years the group Voices of the Nations has been performing at Toronto's Dundas Square to showcase Christian artists of all genres, cultures and religious denominations. For nine of those years, the event has posed no problem. However, this year the City of Toronto has denied them a permit claiming that the group proselytizes. This cannot be done on city-owned property.

Nov

A timely message for the Feast of Christ the King

A statement by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz that can be found on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' website should be this Sunday's homily as we celebrate the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe. Once more on this day we begin our annual spiritual walk of Advent to Christmas. We urge pastors to reprint this timely and important message in all parish bulletins across the Universal Church.

Nov

An 80 second video to solve modern evils

Fr. Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican Exorcist in a short video clearly explains today's global battle between good and evil and God and man. The battle is whether we choose Christ or Satan, truth or lies, life or death and peace or conflict. Ultimately the war against evil can be won if we listen to the Blessed Mother who has called humanity back to her Son Jesus, to return to confession, prayer and obeying the Commandments.

Nov

Catholic board's letter to parents about the radical sex curriculum: read between the lines

A letter was recently sent to parents in the York Catholic District school Board by the director Patricia Preston. It's to let the parents know that the children will be taught the new radical sex curriculum starting in the Spring of 2016. Here's what the letter says (we have bolded some sections), and our response follows:

Dear Parents and/or Guardians, The Institute for Catholic Education has prepared parent information brochures which introduce our Family Life.

Nov

Are we near a zero faith tolerance in Canada's public square?

With the recent election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party, here's an important question that Canadians should ask by way of analysis: will faith no longer be permissible in the public square? Trudeau made it mandatory that to run as a candidate for his party, one needed to be for abortion, same-sex "marriage" and euthanasia. Party loyalty comes first. In short, there would be no room for a free conscience vote on any of these issues.

Nov

The Little Me and The GREAT ME

Title: The Little Me and The GREAT ME

Author: Lou Austin

Publisher: The Partnership Foundation, 1957

A retired doctor asked me years ago, if I had heard of a small book titled, The Little Me and THE GREAT ME? I said I hadn't and she gave me her copy while telling me it was one of the best books she had read. She used it to teach her patients and her own children about making good and sound moral choices in life. Have you read or heard of it? It was published in 1957 and written by Lou Austin.

Nov

Cruickshank,Toronto Star publisher cheerleads for Justin Trudeau

The publisher of The Toronto Star, John Cruickshank, in a recent article titled, “Justin Trudeau won by redefining what “good” government can mean,” tries to make the case that Trudeau was victorious in the federal election because for him “good” encompassed morality. Cruickshank writes, “And when he used ‘good’ as in ‘good government,’ Trudeau often wasn’t speaking merely of skillfulness or efficiency. He meant morally good. Virtuous.