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Serena NFP Training Couples Needed

Last updated on May 10, 2012
Natural Family Planning Training:  Are you a SERENA user couple who is interested in teaching other couples about this marriage-enriching method of natural family planning?  SERENA will be facilitating a three-day training course on Saturdays, June 9, September 8, and September 29 from 9:00am-4:00pm in Saskatoon.  Childcare, lunch and snacks will be provided.  Teacher Couples in Training must have been a SERENA user couple for at least 6 months.  As Teacher Couples teach the sympto-thermal method, th Read More

An annulment is a chance to heal and start again

Last updated on May 7, 2012
I have a lot of questions regarding marriage annulments, so I decided to go to the experts at the Regina Regional Marriage Tribunal for some answers.  Joan Myers, the case instructor/notary here in Regina, provided this answer to the question, “What is an annulment and why do coupl Read More

Defending Tolkein

Last updated on May 4, 2012
May the 4th be with you!  Today is a special day for fans of science fiction and fantasy.  It’s a day to remember how our love for the genre has shaped us and made us who we are today.  It is also a day to engage in endless debate about whether Star Trek is better than Star Wars. Read More

Emergency contraception in cases of rape

Last updated on April 28, 2012
In the comments section for my first post, a reader recently asked what I think about the use of emergency contraception in cases of rape.  My initial thought is that if we are talking about the Rape-aXe (see link below for more details), then I am all for it. http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2010/06/22/ooooh-i-love-it/ Read More

If I were a liturgist, I think I would lie low for awhile…

Last updated on April 13, 2012
… but thankfully there are braver people out there than I. Read More

Can a divorced person receive Holy Communion?

Last updated on April 3, 2012
If you are asking this question, you are probably really asking if legally divorced persons who have not had their marriage annulled by the Church can receive Communion.  The answer is: yes, they can. Read More

I take all my prayers personally

Last updated on March 30, 2012
The other day someone informed me, with a smug look of triumph, that they have abandoned the Catholic Church because they believe that prayer should be personal. Read More

You can’t tell me what to do!

Last updated on March 21, 2012
I’ve heard some grumblings against the Church lately regarding the Catholic Bishops’ annoying habit of making statements on politically charged issues.  This generally accompanies the more personal statement, “I don’t like the Church because I don’t want someone else telling me what to do.” Read More

A New Method for Reaching the Masses

Last updated on March 13, 2012
Like many people my age, I am ashamed to say that I get most of my news from a fake news show called the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.  Stewart is irreverent, treats the Catholic Church poorly, and, unfortunately, makes me laugh in a way Peter Mansbridge never has. Read More

"After-birth Abortions'

Last updated on March 6, 2012
The term “after-birth abortion” was used recently in article in the Journal of Medical Ethics by Drs. Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, and it means exactly what it sounds like it means.  It is a euphemism for infanticide, killing a newborn baby. The authors argue that given that abortion is acceptable in all circumstances, infanticide should be acceptable in all circumstances as well.  Here’s the abstract of the article, for those of you who interested: Read More
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Latest Blog Posts

  • Weigh in with Courage and Intelligence
    Bert Pitzel
    May 14, 2012
    Who doesn’t know that in Canada abortion is an allowable ‘medical procedure’?  Very few, I’m guessing. I also guess that the vast majority of Canadians have never considered how this social contagion has found its way into Canadian society.
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  • You're Being Watched!
    Michelle Braden
    May 11, 2012
    This week, I had the opportunity to hang out with some high school students as  we embarked on a  "pilgrimage walk".  We processed through parts of South Regina, with a group of about 70 teenagers, stopping at various points along the way to pray and reflect. We were led by some pretty talented wandering minstrels!
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  • An annulment is a chance to heal and start again
    Mary Deutscher
    May 7, 2012
    I have a lot of questions regarding marriage annulments, so I decided to go to the experts at the Regina Regional Marriage Tribunal for some answers.  Joan Myers, the case instructor/notary here in Regina, provided this answer to the question, “What is an annulment and why do coupl
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Stewardship Bulletin Bits

Fifth Sunday of Easter:  May 6th

 The good steward lives the advice of St. John, loving in deed and in truth, rather than just talking about it.

Sixth Sunday of Easter:  May 13th
Jesus’ commandment is that His disciples love one another, even to the point of laying down their lives, if necessary.  What gifts of myself – my skills and talents, my time and resources – will best demonstrate my love for God’s people?

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Archbishop Bohan's Letter on the Pastoral Initiative for Life and Family
Read the Archbishop's letter about the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops initiative to make the family a major focus of our future pastoral efforts.
He is also encouraging parish councils in the Archdiocese to hold three workshops in the coming year.
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Pope Benedict declares a 'Year of Faith
By David Kerr

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2011 / 10:31 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year of Faith” which will begin in October 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

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