What a terrific Homily. Thank you, Your Grace!

from Cardinal Collins's homily

"We need to think clearly. We reflect upon how we best can be faithful in proclaiming the Gospel of Life. It's not enough simply to proclaim the Gospel of Life. . That's necessary but it's not sufficient. We need to do it faithfully and effectively: look to ways we can creatively help those people who cannot see the value of life from conception til natural death. How can we help people see the truth?

We have to look at ways for example that we can find: In the bills of parliament, that we can limit abortion....more that's good....and then more that's better.....then even more, that's better.....We may not be able to do it all at once now, but it is far better to limit it, limit it, limit it, persistently, rather than say unless we can do it totally now, like that, we won't do it at all: we'll wait til we can do it perfectly.

God expects of us that we will think it through, not for our sake but for the sake of the people we serve."

Pro-Life Week Highlights:

Wed. May 8 -Vigil Mass:

7:30 Pro-life Mass St Theresa of the Child Jesus, 95 Sommerset W.

9 :00 pm Candlelight Walk to the Canadian Human Rights monument Elgin and Lisgar St.

short ceremony. 10 pm

All night adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, St Patrick's Bascillica, Kent St.'till 7am. fol. by

Benediction and Mass.

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Thur.May 9 - Day of the March:

10AM- Pro life masses - all at the same time:

• St.Patrick's Basilica

• St Theresa .Sommerset+Cartier St.

• Pro life mass bilingual - Notre Dame Cathedral

• St Joseph Cathedral, 245 St Joseph Blvd, Gat

• Interdenominational Prayer Service St Peter and St Paul Anglican church 152 Metcalfe

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12 Noon Gather on Parliament Hill

1:3- March through downtown

2:45 Silent no more Awareness Campaign

4:00 Closing prayer service

6 pm Rose Dinner Hampton Inn 200 Coventry - order tickets in advance

Many churches have buses that leave around 9 - check your local parish for details - St John the Apostle usually has a bus

for info call Campaign Life Coalition 613-729-0379