Monthly Archives: February 2015

This was a dark week in the history of Canada as the Supreme Court struck down the law criminalizing assisted suicide. Can you imagine our doctors prescribing medication with the following instructions: if the pain persists, give her two at night and call the funeral director in the morning… Can you imagine what the state of elderly and palliative care would look like 20 years hence were we to trod down this slippery slope? For comparison: think of when a similarly “compassionate” ruling was passed by the Supreme Court back in 1988 striking down the law against abortion. Twenty years later, we have this grim statistic: one in four pregnancies end in abortion.

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Congratulations to all the boys and girls who took part in the Council and District Free Throw Championship last January 31, 16 of them from St. Paul Parish.  Three boys and 1 girl will be competing for our Council at the Regionals on February 21.

Thanks to all Brother Knights and parents who helped run the show!

Check for more photos here.  (protected by password which you should know by now!)

This past week has been a blur for me, sidelined as I was by an awful flu virus.  I do apologize for falling behind on my email responses and blog.

Thankfully, the kids were up and about for the Free Throw Championship last Saturday and four of them will be advancing to Regionals later this month.  Thank you to Brother Knights who coordinated and helped out at this event.

It doesn’t look like the Archdiocese of Vancouver is participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign this year, which makes our Day of Prayer brigade each month even more crucial for uniting our prayers to end abortion.  Our first Day of Prayer for 2015 was well attended, but we could do much better by covering all 24 hours!  Brothers, let us give this our best effort as a sincere sign of our desire to end abortion and our humble need for heaven’s help to thwart all other assaults against life at its most vulnerable stages.

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