James 1:17

(November 12, 2005 6:45 AM)

Please pray for Archbishop Gervais

Dear friends,

I just received a phone message that the Archbishop suffered either a stroke or a massive heart attack last night and is in hospital.

Kind regards, Lara

And from:

Don & Emma DeCuypere (Mon, 14 Nov 2005)

ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA
1247 Kilborn Place, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 6K9
Phone: (613) 738-5025 Fax: (613) 738-0130

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I went to the Ottawa Heart Institute where I was put under the care of a very competent cardiologist who did the angioplasty. He found two blockages. He placed two stunts in the artery. The whole procedure took 1 hour 45 minutes. I was conscious through the whole procedure, and left feeling fine. No more angina. Thank God! Thank you and thanks to the doctor and his team and all the nurses, orderlies and support staff at the Civic and the Heart Institute. We are blessed with such fantastic people to serve us.

+ Marcel Gervais
Archbishop of Ottawa

C'est un merci bien sincère que je vous adresse. J'ai été hospitalisé à l'Institut de cardiologie où un médecin très compétent a exécuté l'angioplastie. Les blocages ont été réparés par l'insertion de deux stents (prothèse endovasculaire). J'ai été conscient durant toute la procédure qui a duré 1 heure 45 minutes. J'étais en pleine forme lorsque j'ai quitté l'Hôpital. Plus d'angine. Merci mon Dieu ! Merci à vous ainsi qu'au médecin et à son équipe, au personnel infirmier, aux préposés et au personnel de soutien de l'Hôpital Civic et de l'Institut de cardiologie. Nous avons de la chance d'avoir des gens si compétents à notre service.

+ Marcel Gervais
Archevêque d'Ottawa

WAL-MART BANS CHRISTMAS: BOYCOTT LAUNCHED

Re: http://www.catholicleague.org/05press_releases/quarter%204/051109_Wal-Mart_boycott.htm

Dear Mr. Fogleman,

I trust that since you do not care to honour a Western tradition such as Christmas, you will not mind too terribly if we Christians refuse to shop at Wal-Mart in the future. Please rest assured that I will send out this unfortunate news to all of my supporters and get them to do the same.

I really do not understand Wal-Mart’s business practices in alienating the majority of its clientele. It is rather bizarre, and certainly very myopic and obtuse from a business perspective, to be sure.

If you won't listen to the Christian religion, you'll listen to the almighty dollar.

Happy Kwanzaa Mr. Fogleman. I hope the adherents of this faith make up for your lost business from us.

John Pacheco
Director, The Catholic Legate
www.catholic-legate.com

and still from john on the same subject

Friends,

For too long Christians, and particularly Catholics, have been pushovers. If you don't push back, you get pushed around. A nice, civil letter to the perpetrator backed up with a sledgehammer gets their attention and does the trick.

If they don't understand the language of the Gospel, speak to them in a language they do understand - the God of Money. :) jp

Starting this Saturday November 19th, the National Fund the Child Coalition will be holding a number of rallies across the country. The National Fund the Child Coalition is a national alliance of grassroots organizations, which is opposed to Liberals one-size-fits-all National Daycare program. The Coalition argues that the government-controlled daycare program discriminates against the majority of Canadian families. The Coalition calls on the federal government to support all Canadian families by funding the child.
These events are an excellent opportunity for concerned Canadians to lend their support to a national organization that is advocating a program that will provide parents with child care choices and fair and equitable financial support for all Canadian families.

Please consider passing this information along to other interested members of the community and consider attending the national rally on Parliament Hill on Monday November 21st at 10:00 a.m.
Date: Monday, November 21

Location: Parliament Hill, 10:00
Contact: Sara Landriault ...... sara@landriault.com

Hi friends,
Please go online and sign the petition if you can (see email below).

Kind regards, Lara
From: Alex Schadenberg

The online petition to stop Bill C-407 is now up and running.
We are receiving a strong response from across Canada.

Please promote the online petition as soon as possible to enable us to inform our government leaders of our opposition to Bill C-407.
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director

(November 12, 2005 6:45 AM)

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, I am appealing to you on behalf of Tan Books & Publishing which has gone under bankruptcy protection since the summer. In a time when the Catholic Faith has been under its greatest persecution, Tan Books has been among one of the top defenders and suppliers of Catholic teachings and moral beliefs. Tan Books was founded on October 13, 1967 exactly 50 years after the last apparition of Fatima. They have an excellent source of Catholic materials on the faith including both new and classic authors.

So my appeal is this, if you can afford to purchase an order or make a donation please do so. They must prove to the U.S. courts that they are a viable company and that they will be able to fix their financial woes. Joanne and I have just made a considerable order for Christmas Gifts and Catholic calendars for 2006. I hope that with your support and prayers Tan books will be able to continue its business for a very long time.

God Bless! Edward Sabourin

Birthdays - Nov 21: Well my brothers Duke Tran & Dan Gutoskie share this day with a much younger Eisys