PRIESTS FOR LIFE CANADA

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(English)

YEAR 2008:

2008, Issue One (in PDF format)   IN MEMORIAM REV. FR. JAMES WHALEN June 30, 1939 to February 24, 2008   THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD FUNERAL HOMILY by Fr. Paul Burchat, a Priest of Madonna House I HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF BEING WITH FR. JIM ON HIS LAST DAY by Michael Vande Wiel, Operations Manager, Priests for Life Canada FR. JIM WHALEN'S LAST TALK GIVEN AT A PRO-LIFE LENTEN MISSION AT HOLY ROSARY PARISH, THOROLD ONTARIO FR.  JIM'S FAVOURITE READING

2008, Issue Two (in PDF format)   THE EARLY LIFE OF THE UNBORN CHILD   The life of the unborn child as he/she develops throughout the first 20 weeks inside the womb.

2008, Issue Three   SEPTEMBER SIGNS OF HOPE     SEPTEMBER SIGNS OF HOPE by Fr. Tom Lynch, National Director INTERNATIONAL PERPETUAL ROSARY FOR LIFE A NEW LOOK HOST A "JUST FOR LIFE" WEEKEND IN YOUR PARISH ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING JOING PRIESTS FOR LIFE CANADA OR MAKE A DONATION

2008, Issue Four   BEHOLD A CHILD IS BORN TO US   BEHOLD A CHILD IS BORN TO US by Fr. Tom Lynch, National Director SPEAKERS BUREAU AND SCHEDULE BRINGING THE LIFE MESSAGE TO SEMINARIANS THOUGHTS AFTER THE ELECTION ACTION ITEM REPORT ON ANNUAL MEETING AND PROPOSED DIRECTION PLAN JOIN PRIESTS FOR LIFE CANADA OR MAKE A DONATION

 

YEAR 2007:

2007, Issue One (in html format)   CONTRACEPTIVE LOVE OR REAL LOVE? CONTRACEPTIVE LOVE or REAL LOVE? by Fr. Jim Whalen THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO WELCOMES NEW ARCHBISHOP CHRISTIANS MUST HAVE RECOURSE TO CONSCIENCE, VATICAN CONFERENCE CONCLUDES: Vatican AVAILABLE: AN INFORMED CONSCIENCE: WALKING WITH GOD by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI POPE CALLS ON MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY OF MAN, MARRIAGE, AND THE FAMILY YOUTH UNDER ATTACK: PRO-CONTRACEPTION SEX-ED by Fr. Jim Whalen Students' Essay on Life Contest (ends June 30, 2007) 8th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on LIFE and FAMILY: - Saturday, October 13, Prince Edward Isaland CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF “WHEN LIFE BEGINS” by J. C. Willke, MD

2007, Issue Two (in html format)   PRO-LIFE HOMILIES and A Tribute to Dr. John Billings LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU by Fr. Jim Whalen Dr John Billings: A Tribute This Sort Of Talk Is Hard To Endure! How Can Anyone Take It Seriously?: by Father Joseph Taphorn, Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska The Canadian Organization for Life and Family releases a full colour, 8 page brochure on Stem Cell Research. AVAILABLE: Video on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Students' Essay on Life Contest (ends June 30, 2007) Archbishop Burke of St. Louis defends life Priests for Life Canada applauds U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Trinity Sunday Homily by Father Matthew Habiger, OSB, PhD., St. Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, Kansas 8th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on LIFE and FAMILY: - Saturday, October 13, Prince Edward Isaland ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT - Priests for Life Canada - available by contacting Priests for Life Canada

2007, Issue Three (in html format)   PRO-LIFE PRAYER WARRIORS PRO-LIFE PRAYER WARRIORS by Fr. Jim Whalen HOST A PRO-LIFE INFORMATION WEEKEND CONSCIENCE: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT by Auxilliary Bishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Austrialia THANK YOU FR. TED COLLETON SYMPOSIUM 2007 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTS ABORTION

2007, Issue Four (in html format)   FAMILY LIFE FAMILY LIFE: CATHOLIC VISION by Fr. Jim Whalen   BASIC RIGHTS OF THE FAMILY STUDENT ESSAY ON LIFE CONTEST GIFT OF LOVE by His Eminence Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada SYMPOSIUM 2007 IN PICTURES A VERY SPECIAL REQUEST: BABY STEPS DVD PRO-LIFE READING

YEAR 2006:

SPECIAL EDITION ON MARRIAGE
2006, Issue One (in html format)   ANTI-LIFE PERSECUTION AND DISCRIMINATION Persecusion/Discrimination by Fr. Jim Whalen Redemptive Suffering by Rev. Deacon Bernard MacDonald ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: REVOLUTION OF DEATH OR REVELATION OF LIFE - Special Guests: Fr. Jim Whalen, Elsie Wayne, Alex Schadenberg, Fr. Louis Di Rocco The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Position on Life Issues - Part 1: Abortion ORGAN DONOR BILL INTRODUCED: Presumes consent.	2006, Issue Two (in html format)   ETHICS, MORALITY, AND CATHOLIC LIFE ETHICS, MORALITY, AND CATHOLIC LIFE by Fr. Jim Whalen SEXUAL ETHICS by Dr. Jean B. Shea, MD FRCP (C) The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Position on Life Issues - Part 2: Euthanasia and Suicide 7th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: REVOLUTION OF DEATH OR REVELATION OF LIFE - Special Guests: Fr. Jim Whalen, Elsie Wayne, Alex Schadenberg, Fr. Louis Di Rocco COMPENDIUM OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AVAILABLE DEUS CARITAS EST (GOD IS LOVE) AVAILABLE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT - Priests for Life Canada - available by contacting Priests for Life Canada	2006, Issue Three (in html format)   CARE-FULL LIVING CARE-FULL LIVING by Fr. Jim Whalen Tabling of Bill C-338: A Bill We Can Support  Deus Caritas Est and the Pro-Life Movement - Fr. Michael Browning The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Position on Life Issues - Euthanasia and Suicide - Part 3: The Catechism of the Catholic Church: - RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS: - Respect for the Souls of Others (Scandal) and Respect for Health Vatican Cardinal Fears Church Will be Brought before International Court for Defense of Life and Family. Also Says Embryonic Stem Cell Researchers are Excommunicated Just Like Abortionists 7th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: REVOLUTION OF DEATH OR REVELATION OF LIFE - Special Guests: Fr. Jim Whalen, Elsie Wayne, Alex Schadenberg, Fr. Louis Di Rocco Students' Essay on Life Contest (ends June 30, 2007)	2006, Issue Four (in html format)   THE GOSPEL OF TRUTH CONTRACEPTION IS DECEPTION  by Fr. Jim Whalen Tabling of Bill C-338: A Bill We Can Support  THE GOSPEL OF TRUTH  - Fr. Jim Whalen Salt and Light TV: Advertising begins on this Canadian Catholic broadcaster. The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Position on Life Issues -  The Catechism of the Catholic Church: - RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS: - Respect for the Person and Scientific Research - Students' Essay on Life Contest (ends June 30, 2007) Annual Symposium on Life and Family 2006: Audio tapes available ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, a PRO-LIFE PARADIGM AND AID: Student's 2005-2006 Essay Contest: 1st Prize Winner

YEAR 2005:

SPECIAL EDITION ON EUTHANASIA
2005, Issue 1 (in html format)   THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND PRO-LIFE The Eucharist: Hoc Magnum Mysterium by Fr. Jim Whalen Eucharistic Gems Plenary Indulgence The Real Presence of Jesus Christ by Fr. Jim Whalen Symposium 2005	2005, Issue 2 (in html format)   POPE JOHN PAUL II POPE BENEDICT XVI Pope John Paul II - the Great Pro-life Apostle by Fr. Jim Whalen Introduction to Pope Benedict XVI by Most Rev. Bishop Richard Smith (Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario) Selected Writings of Joseph Cardinal Ratziner Biographical Notes of Pope Benedict XVI Worthiness to Receice Holy Communion by Joseph Cardinal Ratziner Natural Family Planning: Whom Do We Teach by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI Symposium 2005	2005, Issue 3 (in html format)   PRO-LIFE STEWARDSHIP Pro-life Stewardship by Fr. Jim Whalen Some Pro-life Ministries Thought Crime Becomes a Reality in Canada by Michael D. O'Brien Action Alert: Whom Should I Support??? Symposium 2005 Homily Given at the March for Life 2005, Ottawa by Archbishop Marcel Gervais Thank You to Those Who Remembered Priests for Life Canada in Their Will Canadian Bishops Defend the Sacrament of Marriage (after the approval of Bill C38)	2005, Issue 4 (in html format)   PRO-LIFE STEWARDSHIP PRO-LIFERS AND THE EUCHARISTIC SCHOOL OF MARY by Fr. Jim Whalen MARIAN INFLUENCE ON PRO-LIFERS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED MICHAEL O'BRIEN ANSWERS PRO-LIFE QUESTION FREE AUDIO TAPES OF SYMPOSIUM 2005 CO-REDEEMERS AND THE CULTURE OF LIFE DEFEND MARRIAGE NOW FUTURE MAILINGS HAPPENINGS

YEAR 2004:

2004, Issue One (in html format)   BIRTH DIRTH Birth Dirth by Fr. Jim Whalen Population and Development by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI Fifth Annual Symposium Defending the Sacrament of Marriage

2004, Issue Two (in html format)   FATHERHOOD TRUE FATHERHOOD by Fr. Jim Whalen LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENTS by Pope John Paul II, March 2004 PRACTICAL PRO-LIFE FATHERING by Fr. Jim Whalen ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: CRITICAL CULTURAL ISSUES - Special Guest: Archbishop (Emeritus) Adam Exner, OMI ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT - Priests for Life Canada

2004, Issue Three (in html format)   SPIRITUAL WARFARE - St. Joseph and Pro-life SAINT JOSEPH - PATRON OF LIFE by Fr. Jim Whalen SAINT JOSEPH AND DYING by Rev. Deacon Bernard MacDonald CHASTITY - PART 1 by Fr. Paul Burchat Fifth Annual Symposium: Defending the Sacrament of Marriage

2004, Issue Four (in html format)   YEAR OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST / CULTURAL HEALING / CHASTITY THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND PRO-LIFE FORMATION by Fr. Jim Whalen CHASTITY - PART 2 by Fr. Paul Burchat CULTURAL HEALING by Fr. Jim Whalen Sixth Annual Symposium - Symposium 2005

YEAR 2003:

2003, Issue One (in html format)   UNHOLY ALLIANCES A New Look Hidden Anti-Family Agenda by Fr. Jim Whalen Planned Parenthood Canada Annual Report, March 2002 Groups that donate to Planned Parenthood Opposing Planned Parenthood by Fr. Paul Burchat Fourth Annual Symposium The Myth of Safe Sex by Deacon Bernard MacDonald Calgary Bishop Henry Plans 'Wake-up Call'

2003, Issue Two (in html format)   A PRO-LIFE LOOK AT VERITATIS SPLENDOR Morality: The Truth of the Matter by Fr. Jim Whalen Conscience and Truth by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI Excerpts from the Encyclical Letter: "On the Eucharist" by Pope John Paul II Fourth Annual Symposium

2003, Issue Three (in html format)   NEW AGE INFLUENCES ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT by Fr. Jim Whalen NEW AGE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH IN CONTRAST Fr. Paul Burchat, a priest of Madonna House Fourth Annual Symposium Defending the Sacrament of Marriage DECEPTIVE MYTHIC PERSPECTIVES? (Jungian Influence) by Fr. Jim Whalen

2003, Issue Four (in html format)   MARIAN VISION OF LIFE MARIAN MISSION OF LIFE: OUR LADY, MOTHER, AND PROTECTRESS OF THE UNBORN by Fr. Jim Whalen SPIRITUAL MOTHERHOOD AND PRO-LIFE FORMATION by Fr. Paul Burchat, a Priests of Madonna House SANCTA MARIA TE QUATALASUPE: OUR LADY, MOTHER OF ALL, PATRONESS OF LIFE by Fr. Jim Whalen

2002

THE SECRET OF PRO-LIFE VICTORY, by Fr Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 1

A WITNESS TO LIFE: BESSIE O'MEARA, by Fr Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 1

THE LAW OF PRO-LIFE , by Fr Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 1

PROMISCUITY : A REJECTION OF TRUTH AND MORALITY ?, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 2

THE PASTORAL CARE OF HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS, Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI, 2002, Issue 2

PORNOGRAPHY, by Fr Paul Burchat, 2002, Issue 2

WOMEN HAVE A RIGHT TO BE WOMEN, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 3

ON RADICAL FEMINISM, by Corrie Haas, Priests for Life Canada - Member of the Board, 2002, Issue 3

FEMINISM AND EQUALITY - IS IT PRO-LIFE?, by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI, 2002, Issue 3

THE HOLY INNOCENTS: THE SANCTIFICATION OF SUFFERING, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 4

CARING AND LOVING PATIENTS, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 4

A CRY FOR HELP ? by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2002, Issue 4

2001

ADOPTION: THE LOVING OPTION, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2001, Issue 1

ADOPTION: A FAMILY EXPERIENCE, by J. & E., St. Margaret Mary Parish, 2001, Issue 1

THE MIRACLE, GOOD MESSAGE AND JOY OF ADOPTION, by Fr. Larry McCormick - Priests for Life, Canada - Member of the Board, 2001, Issue 1

CARING FOR THE AGEING: THE YOUNG-OLD, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2001, Issue 1

PRO-LIFE PASTORAL AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE AGING, by Deacon Bernard MacDonald, Board Member of Priests for Life Canada, 2001, Issue 2

PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE ELDERLY, by Fr. Joseph Hattie, OMI, 2001, Issue 2

PRO-LIFE PRAYER POWER: PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION APPEAL, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2001, Issue 3

DAILY PRO-LIFE PRAYER, A Review by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2001, Issue 3

PRO-LIFE PEACEKEEPERS, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2001, Issue 4

ARE YOU A "SINGLE ISSUE" PERSON?, (Priests for Life Canada Pamphlet) Adapted from "Are You a Single-Issue Person?" - Priests for Life, USA, 2001, Issue 4

 

2000

PROTECTING THE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE: PRO-LIFE PRINCIPLES….  by Fr Jim Whalen, 2000, Issue 2

THE ABILITIES, DISABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRO-LIFE PENNY LECLAIR- Article contributors: Penny LeClair; Karen Coffey-Crouch, Disabilities Counsellor, Algonquin College; Vera & Bob Kendall, Outreach Ministry Friends; Fr. Jim Whalen,  2000, Issue 2

THE PRO-LIFE FAITH OF DAN SOINI (prayerful perseverance) - Article contributors: Dan Soini; Vera and Bob Kendall, Cumberland, ON; Fr. Jim Whalen, Priests For Life Canada, 2000, Issue 2

CONFRONTING THE CONTRACEPTIVE CULTURE “A COMPREHENSIVE PRO-LIFE CHECKMATE STRATEGY”, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2000, Issue 3

A COMPREHENSIVE PRO-LIFE CHECKMATE STRATEGY (for Adults and Youth), by Fr. Jim Whalen, 2000, Issue 3

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION, by Professor Janet E. Smith, PhD,  2000, Issue 3

THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTRACEPTION, by Fr. Paul Burchat, A Priest of Madonna House, 2000, Issue 3

THE 21ST CENTURY BELONGS TO NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING, By Fr. Joseph Hattie, O.M.I.
Priests for Life, Canada - Member of the Board, 2000, Issue 3

CHURCH TEACHING ON CONTRACEPTION, by Dr. Donald DeMarco, 2000, Issue 3

AFFIRMATION OF THE VALUE OF NATURAL REGULATION OF FERTILITY BY THE NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING SUMMIT MEETING, (Rome, Dec. 9-11, 1992), 2000, Issue 3

1999

Not available online.

1998

THE HOLY SPIRIT: “UNCREATED GIFT", by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1998, Issue 1

EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT THE LIFE-GIVER (PRO-LIFE PRACTICE), by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1998, Issue 1

UNDER FIRE "A TIME OF TRIAL AND TESTING", by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1998, Issue 1

1997

THE CHALLENGE IS REAL, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 1

URGENT —- EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE PUBLICATION IS AT OUR DOORSTEP .....And Priests for Life is doing something about it!, by Fr Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 1

TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS, by Fr Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 1

“GO TO JOSEPH”, by Fr. Jim Whalen,1997, Issue 1

AWAKE AND BE VIGILANT IN MY DEFENSE (Psalm 35:23), Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 1

THE TRUTH IS NON-NEGOTIABLE ~REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY~, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 2

St. Michael DEFEND US IN THIS DAY OF BATTLE, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 2

THE FALSE EXALTATION OF HUMAN FREEDOM, by Fr. Jim Whalen,1997, Issue 2

HOW CAN WE BUILD A CULTURE OF LIFE?, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 2

INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST LIFE, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 3

SLIDING DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 3

HELPING THE HEALTH CARE WORKER, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 3

THE SACRED SANCTUARY “SAVE THE FAMILY AND SAVE SOCIETY”, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 4

GIVE GLORY TO THE HOLY TRINITY (BUILD  A ClVlLlZATlON OF LOVE), Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 4

ETERNITY - SMOKING OR NON-SMOKING - PREPARATION FOR PEACE , by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 4

LIFE IS WORTH LIVING - The Latimer Family Tragedy, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1997, Issue 4

 

1996

The aim is to have more Catholics involved in Protecting the Sanctity of Life... Priests for Life Canada, 1996, Introduction Issue

What Priests Can Do To Stop Abortions..., Priests for Life Canada, 1996, Introduction Issue

WE NOW HAVE A NATIONAL DIRECTOR!, Priests for Life Canada, 1996, Issue 1 (Fall)

FATHER TED COLLETON JOINS THE GROUP AS WELL!, Priests for Life Canada, 1996, Issue 1 (Fall)

THE BOTTOM LINE: "DO YOU LOVE ME" (Jn 21:15), by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1996, Issue 1 (Fall)

THE SIGNIFICANT IMAGE, by Fr. Jim Whalen, 1996, Issue 1 (Fall)

MEMBER PRIESTS AND DEACONS ARE ASKED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE COMMITMENT..., Priests for Life Canada, 1996, Issue 1 (Fall)

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