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Christopher Folz Presentation - Annunciation of the Lord Parish - May 27, 2018

Presentation / Discussion with Christopher Folz, Barrister and Solicitor
After mass this Sunday morning
on Catholicism and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What can we do?

Christopher Folz  

It was an interesting and enlightening presentation
As a practicing Catholic, Mr. Folz is concerned these days by what he sees in respect to recent laws He explained some ways that we as Catholics can and should advocate for our beliefs which are under attack by Governments as well as the media.

He spoke about the Constitution and our Rights under the Constitution.

Entrenched In the Constitution is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and under #7 of  the Charter of the Rights and Freedoms is the right to Life, Liberty and Religion and these Rights must be applied equally to each person.

From the preamble of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 " Whereas, Canada is founded on principals that recognize ' the Supremecy of God AND the rule of law '"  The use of the word AND means that both are together. The separation of Church and State does not mean they they are mutually exclusive.

Mr. Folz said that the Catholic Church is a self governing organization and we MUST be able to advocate on behalf of our Faith . In regards to the Summer Jobs Program the Liberal Government is essentially picking on us and Folz says this is extremely problematic. Right now there are about 27 court challenges. The Federal Government has not deemed it necessary to create an Administrative Tribunal which would be necessary  to challenge the decision of the Minister responsible. So this is basically a unilateral decision on the part of the Government so the Right to have the Law applied equally to each person is missing in the Summer Jobs Program. Is the law applied equally when you are required to sign a form that goes against your Conscience? The answer is NO. It is contrary to Section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 1700 Organizations have been turned away because of this.

Whether our Government leaders like it or not the Christian Faith  is an essential part of our Constitution.  Our Separate Schools are as well. The Constitution would have to be changed to get rid of them .

But in spite of all this Folz says there are things that we can do and we must not loose hope: letter writing, speaking to your MP, peaceful witnessing etc. We do a lot of peaceful witnessing and of course we will continue.  It is frustrating though : Catholics are often portrayed by the media as closed minded hateful bigots and we are probably the most persecuted of Christians

But we keep going and we give Praise to God!

For the Catholic Association of Lawyers see the link below
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/


 

Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/03/0168/00350.html#ingD

CONGREGATIO DE CULTO DIVINO ET DISCIPLINA SACRAMENTORUM

DECREE
on the celebration
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother of the Church
in the General Roman Calendar

The joyous veneration given to the Mother of God by the contemporary Church, in light of reflection on the mystery of Christ and on his nature, cannot ignore the figure of a woman (cf. Gal 4:4), the Virgin Mary, who is both the Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church.
In some ways this was already present in the mind of the Church from the premonitory words of Saint Augustine and Saint Leo the Great. In fact the former says that Mary is the mother of the members of Christ, because with charity she cooperated in the rebirth of the faithful into the Church, while the latter says that the birth of the Head is also the birth of the body, thus indicating that Mary is at once Mother of Christ, the Son of God, and mother of the members of his Mystical Body, which is the Church. These considerations derive from the divine motherhood of Mary and from her intimate union in the work of the Redeemer, which culminated at the hour of the cross.
Indeed, the Mother standing beneath the cross (cf. Jn 19:25), accepted her Son’s testament of love and welcomed all people in the person of the beloved disciple as sons and daughters to be reborn unto life eternal. She thus became the tender Mother of the Church which Christ begot on the cross handing on the Spirit. Christ, in turn, in the beloved disciple, chose all disciples as ministers of his love towards his Mother, entrusting her to them so that they might welcome her with filial affection.
As a caring guide to the emerging Church Mary had already begun her mission in the Upper Room, praying with the Apostles while awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit (cf. Acts 1:14). In this sense, in the course of the centuries, Christian piety has honoured Mary with various titles, in many ways equivalent, such as Mother of Disciples, of the Faithful, of Believers, of all those who are reborn in Christ; and also as “Mother of the Church” as is used in the texts of spiritual authors as well as in the Magisterium of Popes Benedict XIV and Leo XIII.
Thus the foundation is clearly established by which Blessed Paul VI, on 21 November 1964, at the conclusion of the Third Session of the Second Vatican Council, declared the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Mother of the Church, that is to say of all Christian people, the faithful as well as the pastors, who call her the most loving Mother” and established that “the Mother of God should be further honoured and invoked by the entire Christian people by this tenderest of titles”.
Therefore the Apostolic See on the occasion of the Holy Year of Reconciliation (1975), proposed a votive Mass in honour of Beata Maria Ecclesiæ Matre, which was subsequently inserted into the Roman Missal. The Holy See also granted the faculty to add the invocation of this title in the Litany of Loreto (1980) and published other formularies in the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1986). Some countries, dioceses and religious families who petitioned the Holy See were allowed to add this celebration to their particular calendars.
Having attentively considered how greatly the promotion of this devotion might encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety, Pope Francis has decreed that the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, should be inscribed in the Roman Calendar on the Monday after Pentecost and be now celebrated every year.
This celebration will help us to remember that growth in the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed, the Virgin who makes her offering to God.
The Memorial therefore is to appear in all Calendars and liturgical books for the celebration of Mass and of the Liturgy of the Hours. The relative liturgical texts are attached to this decree and their translations, prepared and approved by the Episcopal Conferences, will be published after confirmation by this Dicastery.
Where the celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, is already celebrated on a day with a higher liturgical rank, approved according to the norm of particular law, in the future it may continue to be celebrated in the same way.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding.
From the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 11 February 2018, the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes.

Robert Card. Sarah
Prefect

+ Arthur Roche
Archbishop Secretary

DnA Live from the KIOSK EP18 Sr. Philomena, Sr. Teresa & guest priest, Fr. Dennis Hayes, CC

From Left to Right:

Fr. Dennis Hayes C.C., Sr.. Philomena, Angelina Girard, Dennis Girard, Sr. Teresa Catherine

Dennis and Angelina Girard have a program every Wednesday Live from  the Marian Kiosk at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 

Their  guests on Wednesday May 16, 2018 were two Sisters from  the Queenship of May Community and Father Dennis Hayes C.C.

You can  Listen to their Wonderful and Inspiring testimonies below

 

 

 

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March for Life, Ottawa Canada, May 10, 2018

Again this year we had counter protesters. If they want to protest the March so be it, but I don't believe they should be allowed to block our route which they have done for the last three years and the police do nothing about it. There seems to be as many police as those protesting the March.

If you use twitter let Mayor Jim Watson, the Ottawa Police, Charles Bordeleau and your councillor know your thoughts on this

@OttpoliceMedia @ChiefBordeleau @JimWatsonOttawa

And It’s obvious that they don’t have a clue of what it means to be pro life.  Pro life  means loving all persons: the unborn child and his or her mother and father, the elderly, the disabled, persons of all ages, Faiths and Creeds and Colour. It means ensuring the dignity of all human life because life is sacred.

 

They have a one track mind and it’s sad actually. “My body my choice"  is their main slogan but they have other nonsensical ones too like “this is what democracy looks like” yeah right, and of course the good anti Catholic one that we are all familiar with

“keep your rosaries off my ovaries” They get away with this one because it’s ok in Canada to be anti Catholic.

I wonder if these protesters know that that there is no legal recognition for a "woman’s choice" when she becomes the victim of a violent crime.

 

And I'll bet they are completely unaware that there is no Constitutional Right to Abortion in Canada

 

What a sad uninformed group of people and this is largely due to the lies that are fed to them by the majority of our politicians  and  the mainstream media and the Universities.  

I would take a guess that the majority of these protesters will have a change of heart someday especially if they loose a child to abortion or they see firsthand the grief suffered by someone they love who regrets their abortion . I can't lie, they do make me angry but what they need is our prayers

Birthright of Ottawa
http://birthright-ottawa.org/about/about.htm

Adoption Information
http://www.adoptionincanada.ca/

Counter Protesters

See also from
Run With Life Blog

March for life 2018 - the real reason the police do nothing
and

March for Life 2018

 

Excellent Article by  Jonathon Van Maren

click here

 

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My Photos and Videos

VIDEOS
Mass at St. Patrick Basilica
Homily by Cardinal Collins  


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Mass at Saint Patrick Basilica
Blessing and Dismissal

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Tanya Granic Allen
On Parliament Hill

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More Speeches

Felicia's Story and MP Harold Albrecht 

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Short scenes from the March

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PHOTOS

 Inside Saint Patrick Basilica

Some of the Youth outside the Church

 

 

Having Lunch