More than four years have passed since the statue of the first prime minister of Canada Sir John A Macdonald at Queen’s Park was boarded up with sheets of plywood. This is the home of the Ontario government, the Legislative Assembly. MacDonald was the first prime minister of Canada. 

Why was the statue covered-up in 2020? It was in reaction to the death of the black American George Floyd at the hands of a white police officers. The incident led to protests in both Canada and the United States. Black Lives Matter and Every Child Matters were constantly in the news. And as a result, many historical public statues were vandalized and painted over. The one of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen's Park was covered in red paint. So, the woke decision was made to cover it from public view.

Look, Sir John A. Macdonald was no perfect politician and person, but who is? We forget that he gave Indigenous Peoples the right to vote. Was the man all good? Of curse not, but let's deal with Canada's history as adults. We know the past isn't perfect. The same must be said of the present. We recall the words of Jesus about the woman caught in adultery, "So when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone at her." We know how that ended.

We can learn form the past, not hide in shame from it. So, tomorrow as Canada celebrates 60 years of the new Maple Leaf flag introduced in 1965, let's uncover the statue dedicated to Sir John A. MacDonald. It's long overdue. In the end, the man is the founding father of Confederation and played a role in the building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Otherwise what is the flag for? A commemoration of a piece of cloth? No, let's make it about Canadians, a nation, patriotism, family and God.

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A "study" has been released by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) making the claim that the phrase "Christ the King" is being used by some "extremists" as "hate speech" and to fuel "antisemitism". 

The publication is titled, “Thy Name in Vain: How Online Extremists Hijacked ‘Christ is King’". The aim of NCRI is to uncover "the spread of hostile ideological content” online and “identify and forecast cyber-social threats.” 

But who decides that anyone using a word, expression or the phrase "Christ is King" ought to be accused of spreading "hostile ideological content" and possibly be censored? The report claims the phrase has been weaponized by people like Candace Owens, Jack Posobiec and Nick Fuentes.

Second Week of Lent, Monday: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers.

Second Week of Lent, Sunday: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers.

Hermas, The Shepherd, Similitude V

Introduction

Fasting can be easy, but sticking your neck out in solidarity and taking time away from other things are definitely the proving grounds. Certainly not everyone can go on missions or volunteer projects, but all of us know at least one person who might need care, attention, a ready smile and a kind word.

First Week of Lent, Saturday, March 15: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers. 

St. John Chrysostom, Discourse II: Concerning Lazarus  

Introduction 

Math has never been my favourite subject, and I have always struggled to understand it, many times without success.With Christ, all of the diagrams and formulas go out the window, and I am happily confused.

First Week of Lent, Friday, March 14: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers. 

St. Diadochus of Photike, A Hundred Chapters on Spiritual Perfection, 42

Introduction

Lent offers us the occasion t gauge on the wholeness of the human person,  giving us the occasion to integrate body and soul through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

The arrogant PM Justin Trudeau has resigned, and the new leader Mark Carney is yet to become the new prime minister. Trudeau has shut down Parliament for over 2 months, but this has not stopped the Liberals from spending (wasting) tax dollars Canada doesn’t have.

Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, just announced $272.1 million in new funding for 14 projects in Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific region.

Mark Carney is the new Liberal Party leader to replace Justin Trudeau. He will be sworn in as PM tomorrow. Carney made it clear in his victory speech that the enemy of Canada is Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and President Donald Trump. It took the Trump threat of tariffs for the Liberal party to suddenly discover the value of defending Canada. It was Trudeau who claimed Canada was a post-nation state with no core values, and that he admired China.

First Week of Lent, Thursday, March 13: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers. 

Theophilus of Alexandra, Easter Letter   

Introduction

Preparing for Easter means preparing for a great feast, the most important one of the liturgical year. Joy becomes the adornment of our hearts, which reach out toward the divine while resting on earth. Good habits must be ready to go for the feast.

The Liberal Party has elected Mark Carney as their new leader to replace PM Justin Trudeau who resigned. In his speech after his victory, Carney had all good things to say about the Liberal party and the outgoing prime minister. It was all Liberal cheers, smiles and applause. Carney who has never been elected to any political position could now become Canada's prime minister.

Carney said he will follow the example set by Trudeau to unite Canada and fight against the American tariffs.

First Week of Lent, Wednesday, March 12: Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers. 

St. Leo the Great, Sermon, 21, 3  

Introduction

It's nice to feel loved in spite of ourselves and in spite of everything. God loves us above all things, and his embrace is all-encompassing. Feeling loved stirs up love; it is an awareness that God calls each of us to recognize the uniqueness of every person, to rediscover our dignity, and to acknowledge the need for daily conversion.
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