WYD Cayman Update - JULY 10

I've decided to post the 'Update' letters I'm receiving from O'Neil Miller, the Director of Religious Education at St. Ignatius parish in the Cayman Islands. He is in Australia attending the WYD with the Cayman Islands pilgrims. (We are a 'missio' under the admin. of Detroit, thus our Bishop is John Quinn.)


JULY 10
"Hi All,

We have arrived safely to Melbourne since Tuesday (Monday your time) and have been settling in nicely. We are staying with families from the St. philip's Parish in Blackburn North and they have done an excellent job hosting us. We are breing hosted along with 70 French, 2 germans, 3 Canadians and an Italian.

The French led Mass yesterday and we led Mass this morning (Thursday). They all like our singing and Parishioners were happy to hear a Mass with so much singing as they have not had that in a long time. Fr. apul gave a great homily and all were impressed with the celebration.

We took part in the welcome Liurgy of the Word and Adoration followed by Benediction which was led by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Denis Hart. This was held at the Cathedral of St. Patrick's. We were fortunate to receive tickets to attend, thanks to our host Parish who reserved them. The church could only seat 2000 and there are 22,000 internantional pilgrims in Melbourne, so we were really blessed to make it.

While walking to the Cathedral today we saw Fr. Stan, who was heading to a concert venue to do some soud checks where he is performing tonight. He was very happy to see us. We will not go to his concert as our hosts made other arrangements for us.

Tomorrow, the big event will be the commissioning Mass at the Telstra Dome. They are anticipating 80,000 people will attend. I just picked up our tickets for that event. Luckily we have two sets as i reserved a set online and our host parish had tickets reserved for us. We will give up one set though.

And in a few minutes we will be off to the Bush Dance that is being hosted by the Australians from 7-11pm.

The weather has not been too bad. Our first day we had a lot of rain. For the last two days as we went into the afternnon hours it has gotten even better.

It's great to be in touch! Please continue to pray for us! It's been great so far! No problems really except that Krystle has not gotten her suitcase yet. So please pray that all will continue to go well for us while we are away. Spread the word that we are doing fine and all is going great so far!"

(O'Neil Miller)

"Doonesbury 'Reports' on Iraqi Christians"

Christianity Today :

"The background--not in the comic strips, although alluded to--is that Iraq’s Christians, the largest non-Muslim religious group in Iraq , are represented disproportionately in the refugee population (although it should be mentioned that the Assyrian diaspora dates back to World War I). It's such a huge drain that some churches in Iraq have no members left. Christians can be identified by their names and ID cards, and they are often targeted for violence. The Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) is calling it genocide."

Call CTV To Vote 'NO' !

Public Service Announcement (forwarded by stmaxmedia.com):

This is one of the easiest 'NO' votes you can make.

Please call immediately. I just did. You don't have to say anything.....
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If you do not approve of Dr. Morgentaler receiving the Order of Canada award ki ndly call this number:

1-416-870-4444.

It is to CTV and it is a 'No' vote call. You do not have to say anything.
It is answered with, 'This is CTV and your 'No Vote' has been recorded.' That's it.

Archbishop Tom Collins from Toronto is asking that all people of good will to protest 'this act of dishonor' and ask that this action be revoked.' Please pass this on to everyone you have in your address book, from Canada.

Return For Credit

EIGHT Order of Canada recipients have returned their dissed honour... (Lifesite News):


Former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Gilbert Finn
Monsignor A.J. Goski
Madonna House foundress Catherine Doherty
Father Lucien Larre
Frank Chauvin
Three anonymous recipients


Check Lifesite News for 'Who To Write' and the 'Petition'

"Get Writing"

ProWomanProLife:

"The Constitution of the Order of Canada states that any Canadian has the right to make a request to consider the termination of an appointment to the Order of Canada:

'A request to consider the termination of an appointment to the Order of Canada may be made by any person in writing to the Deputy Secretary...' "


Writing is the least we can do.

"Couper les Noix"

Driving through North Carolina on our way to PEI, we lucked into Mark Steyn filling in for Rush Limbaugh on the radio. He was in fine form, and did his part to satisfy Obama's call for a more sophisticated America, by providing French and German translations for Jesse Jackson's live-mike 'blooper'.

For more highlights with context:The Rush Limbaugh Show

I Love America!

Novena For Canada - Day Nine

O God, You have been pleased to bestow upon us unceasing favors by having placed us under the special protection of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant us, your humble servants, who rejoice in honoring her today upon earth, the happiness of seeing her face to face in heaven.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Lutherans Stand Up

Theocon posts about Lutheran Church of Canada denouncing Morgentaler award:

"In a strongly worded statement, Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan, president of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) called awarding the country's highest honour, the Order of Canada, to Dr. Henry Morgentaler an 'insult to Canada and all who respect the sanctity of life.'

He noted that the country presented the same award to Senator Romeo D'Allaire for his efforts to save the lives of thousands in Rwanda amidst a genocide but noted ironically that 'the one whose life's work has resulted in deaths of hundreds of thousands of unborn children is given the same recognition.'"

Keep them coming.

Principles

Catholic Order Returns Foundress' OC (LifesiteNews):

"The leaders of Madonna House, a Catholic community in Combermere, ON, traveled to Rideau Hall this morning to return foundress Catherine Doherty's Order of Canada."

Principles. Canadian Tradition or Canadian Anomoly?

Novena For Canada - Day Eight

With my heart full of the most sincere veneration, I prostrate myself before you, O Mother, to ask you to obtain for me the grace to fulfill the duties of my state in life with faithfulness and constancy.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Maid of Heaven

St. Joan of Arc's honour defended :

"In a letter sent to St. Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis author Ben D. Kennedy rebukes the church for dishonoring and disgracing the name of Saint Joan of Arc..."

*UPDATE*

Nominees for Next Year

If a murderer can belong to the Order of Canada, the field's wide open!

Sicko Canada Blues

David Warren expresses his disgust(which I share):

" Like many, many, many Canadians, I took the appointment of Henry Morgentaler to membership in the Order of Canada -- proclaimed on "Canada Day" -- as a stick in the eye for everything we believe in. As a gratuitous insult to the memory of three million aborted babies."

What I would like to know, is what the heck the Prime Minister actually 'stands' for? He's willing to let Morgentaler be presented to the world as Canada's 'best'! What does he think of the rest of us?

I don't feel like 'standing' for the national anthem . I don't respect a country that can't do any better.

I AM ASHAMED OF BEING CANADIAN!

Novena For Canada - Day Seven

O Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and educate their children in a Christian manner; that children obey and follow the directions of their parents; that all members of the family pray and worship together. This we ask of you, O Mother.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Novena For Canada - Day Six

Mary, Mother of vocations, multiply priestly vocations and fill the earth with religious houses which will be light and warmth for the world, safety in stormy nights. Beg your Son to send us many priests and religious. This we ask of you, O Mother.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Novena For Canada - Day Five

O most holy Mother, I beg you to obtain for me pardon of all my sins, abundant graces to serve your Son more faithfully from now on, and lastly, the grace to praise Him with you forever in heaven.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Novena For Canada - Day Four

Dearest Mother of Guadalupe, I beg you for a fortified will to imitate your divine Son’s charity, to always seek the good of others in need. Grant me this, I humbly ask of you.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

"Decency Gap" Expose ( Kicked Off You Tube)

“The video shows the true identity of Reinhardt, which she tried to cleverly hide. She was not mistreated in any way, but you can see the understandable discomfort of Reinhardt as she was caught trying to trick others. It is embarrassing, for certain, but in any case she was the one trying to trick me,” Polo told CNA. He also revealed that Reinhardt sent him several emails without saying who she really was. “To pull that video only favors Reinhardt in her intention to trick more people. I know of two other people in Peru who, thanks to that video, avoided being deceived by her,” Polo said. “Eve Reinhardt agreed to allow our conversation to be filmed and that can be easily seen in the video,” he added. (CNA)


This video was taken off You Tube after lobbying by Planned Parenthood, something they've done before. (h/t custos fidei)

Novena For Canada - Day Three

O Mary, whose Immaculate Heart was pierced by seven swords of grief, help me to walk valiantly amid the sharp thorns strewn across my pathway. Obtain for me the strength to be a true imitator of you. This I ask you, my dear Mother.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory

Novena For Canada - Day Two

O Mary, conceived without sin, I come to your throne of grace to share the fervent devotion of your faithful Mexican children who call to you under the glorious Aztec title of Guadalupe. Obtain for me a lively faith to do your Son’s holy will always: May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Novena For Canada - Day One

Dearest Lady of Guadalupe, fruitful Mother of holiness, teach me your ways of gentleness and strength.
Hear my humble prayer offered with heartfelt confidence to beg this favor:
Dear Lady, Pray for the release of our Great Nation Canada from the grip of Hell.
Pray for the souls of all those deceased and alive, responsible for the genocide occuring in Canada.
Pray for the murdered unborn Canadians.


Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.

AWOL

Traveling for about 2 weeks, so not sure about posting. Meantime, please join in praying the Novena for Canada that begins July 1.

God Bless.

"Planned Parenthood and the Marketing of Meaninglessness"

Here's a column from Star Parker, founder of CURE:


The message of my last book, "White Ghetto", is that the social chaos in inner city black communities is symptomatic of the cultural pathology gripping the nation as a whole.

Inner city black American life is a leading indicator of American culture and a product of the ascendance of materialism and relativism. Blacks have been first because they have been the most exposed and vulnerable.

When 20 percent of black babies were born to unwed mothers in the 1960s, this was sufficiently outside the national norm to be perceived as a uniquely black problem. But today, as the black rate has soared to 70 percent, the incidence of white out-of-wedlock births, now almost 1-in-3 three, exceeds the black incidence of 40 years ago.

The symptoms of social and cultural unraveling -- family breakdown, promiscuity, teen pregnancy, abortion -- are today increasingly manifested in white as well as black America.

Now, according to a lengthy profile in the Wall Street Journal, America's pre-eminent marketer of the culture of meaninglessness, Planned Parenthood, plans to help expedite this process and is retooling to go beyond targeting poor blacks to reach out to all Americans.

The article, "Extending the brand: Planned Parenthood Hits Suburbia," discusses how the organization is mobilizing its now-considerable resources -- a $1 billion dollar budget, with a reported $100 million-plus surplus -- to build glitzy new multimillion-dollar centers and express outlets in malls -- to reach women of means and everyone else.

Soon your daughter, too, can learn that the point of her life is her own pleasure and that other human beings, in or outside of the womb, are mere tools to be used toward that end. And, according to the organization's president, Cecile Richards, they want to reach young men as well as women.

What, after all, is our national specialty if not marketing? So, as Starbucks is to coffee, as Wal-Mart is to volume sales, so Planned Parenthood is to nihilism.

Until now, Planned Parenthood clinics have been strategically located in proximity to black neighborhoods and schools. But blacks only constitute 12 percent of the country. It makes all the business sense in the world for Planned Parenthood to move into the rapidly growing new Latino community and into mainstream white America.

Marketing itself under the happy face of providing "reproductive health" services, Planned Parenthood provides 1-of-5 abortions done in the country. Although the overall number of abortions performed each year has dropped, the percent done by Planned Parenthood has increased, translating in absolute numbers to almost 300,000 annually.

About one-third of abortions are black babies.

Let's be clear that the main goal of these abortion services is not to save lives of women whose life is in danger as result of their pregnancy. The objective is birth and population control.

In this sense, the organization has been true to the vision of its founder -- socialist, eugenicist, and racist, Margaret Sanger.

Sanger created the "Negro Project" in 1939 whose aim was to put a lid on the growth rate of the black population. She was an advocate of the use of sterilization as well as abortion to eliminate the "unfit."

Recent news about the teen pregnancy epidemic in Gloucester, Mass., has caused shock. More shocking was learning that the pregnancies were intentional. I'll add that further shock resulted from the girls being white.

A black teenager intentionally getting pregnant is not news.

Meaninglessness may be transmitted to brains but it does not get transmitted to bodies. As young black women, in the face of despair, have asserted life through pregnancy, we now see this happening with young white women.

Planned Parenthood gets one-third of its budget, over $300 million, from the federal government -- from U.S. taxpayers. This is the size of the budget of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Sixty thousand black children in failing inner city public schools, kids largely from broken families, could get $5,000 scholarships each to go to a private school, a religious school, and learn values that could give them a chance for a successful life.

Let's get out of the business of marketing meaninglessness and death. At least, let's stop forcing U.S. taxpayers to subsidize it.



(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service)

Disordered Canada

ProWomanProLife has a letter up from a Canadian doctor. A REAL Doctor:

"If Morgentaler gets this Order of Canada, it goes without saying that this is the greatest disgrace for this most prestigious award. However, the main issue at stake is that it makes abortion into something good.."

Sanity responds here:

Douglas Farrow, National Post

Steve Jalsevac, LifesiteNews

Stand Your Ground

The Great Pumpkin

Proud To Be Canadian

Canada To Honour Serial Killer Morgentaler

Just in time for Canada Day, in a cruel show of depravity,we hear that our illustrious Governor General, Michaelle Jean, will bestow the 'Order of Canada' on the most prolific and notorious murderer in Canadian history.

'Dr.' Henry Morgentaler is to receive Canada's highest civilian honour.

Every Canadian adult knows who he is and what he has done. All know he is personally responsible for thousands of Canadian deaths through abortion, and has been abortion's greatest advocate. He has also reaped the financial awards of being the foremost abortion provider in a country with NO RESTRICTIONS.

Words cannot describe the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, and the near despair I feel for the future of my grandchildren as Canadians. (Near, because they fortunately have a second home in a still-Christian country that does not allow abortions.) When I remember myself as twenty, still enamored with the Nation of my birth, with an idealistic fervor for her history of pioneers and my French-Irish roots, I weep for a lost love. I weep for the love denied my children, who have grown up aware of what Canada has become, girding themselves for the battle to recover her soul. I weep for those who gave their lives for our future, only to have it cannibalized by inhuman ideologues.

Henry Morgentaler is a sorry excuse for a man. He is not human. He is missing something essential - the ability to recognize and appreciate humanity. Apparantly, he is not alone. If we are to believe that the 'Order of Canada' represents a National feeling of honour and respect for the recipient, Canada is full of sorry excuses.(Backed up by 'thought police').

I don't live in Canada anymore, I visit family.I'm a 'cultural exile'. An 'ex-pat'. I can't raise my children in a country that hates children. They deserve better. Luckily for Canada, they're bound to be as prolific as other Canadians aren't. Sooner or later the baby lovers will simply outnumber the zombies.
Then we'll all move home.