Dr Scott Hahn in Ottawa at
Saint Patrick’s Basilica
220 Kent Street, Ottawa

Saturday, April 12, 2008 to give two FREE talks:

12:00 noon: “Hail Holy Queen” -The Mother of God in the Word of God

“Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” starring Ben Stein

Extracted from the “Dads.org” April electronic Newsletter by Steve Wood

Coming to U.S. theaters on April 18^th (no date for Canadian debut yet) is an outstanding movie that every high school junior and senior along with every college student needs to see – with their parents.

Ben Stein does a remarkable job exposing the prejudice and closed-mindedness of some of the world’s top scientists, educators, and philosophers. What do they refuse to consider? The fact that science has demonstrated that life, even at the cellular level, is so complicated that it couldn’t evolve by random chance and natural selection.

You’ll see and hear two of the world’s most honored evolutionary scientists testify to their belief that life as we know it originated either on the backs of crystals, or was brought here by highly evolved aliens. Does this sound like New Age mumbo jumbo and science fiction? It is.

Ben Stein, a Jew, goes for the jugular in this film as he traces the Darwinian roots of the Nazi genocide and super race breeding programs. He shows that Nazism’s worst acts were applications of “survival of the fittest.” Mr. Stein goes a step further and warns us that eugenics is still with us thanks to Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood. I applaud Mr. Stein for standing up to Planned Parenthood so boldly in the film. When’s the last time you’ve seen something from Hollywood that did that?

The movie interviews scientists, professors, and journalists who have been fired, some just for mentioning or reporting on intelligent design.

Darwinists are frantic to keep intelligent design from the American public, especially students. Darwinism is nearing the end of its unchallenged reign in academia and the media. I don’t know if it will take 5 years, 10 years, or 20 years, but Darwin is going to be deposed. Science is ready to expose Darwinism for what it is, a frantic fossilized movement. …

For more info, go to: http://www.expelledthemovie.com/

An Encounter with Fr. Jim Whalen

Letter to the Editor (from lifesitenews), April 4, 2008

Dear Editor,

It is 3:00 A.M. and I can't sleep. In my head, I keep singing "Here I Am Lord."  I suddenly realize that means I need to write to someone about something. As I received my Interim a few days ago, I read about the passing of Father Jim Whalen.
 
I recall the first time I met him.  It was at a pro-life conference in Toronto. I was helping at the exhibitors table and had some time to walk around to see what material was available on the pro-life movement. Father Jim was at his table sitting in anticipation of the next wave of seekers of truth. I went to see what he had on his table and asked what him what he had and why he was there. He said he was a priest who was trying to educate other priests and lay people about the evils of abortion and contraception. He gave me copies of the newspaper "Priests for Life." 

I asked him why he felt the need for the involvement of priests in the pro-life movement. He said that too few priests were informed about the importance of being pro-life. He also said it was time for the clergy to show their faith by becoming a part of such activities as pro-life conferences such as the one we were at, and also March for Life, Lifechain and Show the Truth tours. He believed that if the clergy were leading these activities not just by prayer but by physically being present at these events, there would be more people participating in them. It would also show  Canada that we not only talk about abortion and contraception but are willing to stand up in public for these principles.

How ironic that he was in Thorold when he died. I used to live in St. Catharines and have not been very active in the pro-life movement for a few years. Just hearing he was near there reminded me that I need to again be part of his crusade to get more clergy involved with the pro-life movement. I don't quite know how yet. But I am sure Father Whalen will nudge God to send me the message I need to hear. 

He will be greatly missed and I thank God I had a chance to meet him. Father Jim Whalen, well done good and faithful servant.

Laura Piatkowski
Brampton, Ont.

See also the In Memoriam link on Fr Jim Whalen to read his last homily and other interesting articles:

http://www.priestsforlifecanada.com/memorialfrjim.htm

Compelling Dialogue with an Agnostic Student

Is there really such a thing as a real Agnostic?

Read this revealing dialogue between Professor Theophilus (obviously a "nom de plume") and one of his students. 

Would that we had more such professors in our universities and colleges.

Special EWTN TV Interview with George Bush on the eve of the Papal visit
 
Friday April 11^th   8 pm  on the program “The World Over” (1 hour) (repeats Sunday at 4 pm and Monday at 10 am and 11 pm)

The program will also be available on-line by going to EWTN's website at clicking on 'Multimedia': http://www.ewtn.com/

Raymond Arroyo, lead anchor for EWTN Global Catholic Network, has obtained an exclusive interview with U.S. President George Bush. The interview will air on the eve of Pope Benedict’s April 15th – 20th visit to the U.S. and is expected to cover U.S. relations with the Holy See, the papal visit, Iraq, and much more.

The special, which will be televised from EWTN’s new studio at the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., will air 8 p.m. Friday, April 11, on “The World Over.”

Info on Historic Papal Visit to the U.S. April 15 to 20^th, 2008

 Pope Benedict XVI will make his first visit as the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church to the United States from April 15 to 20, 2008. The six-day trip will begin in Washington, D.C., and continue to New York City. The trip is historic, especially since the Holy Father will address the United Nations General Assembly, meet with President George W. Bush and visit Ground Zero. There will be several public events during the visit, including Mass at Nationals Park in Washington and Yankee Stadium in New York.
 
Official website (USCCB):
http://www.uspapalvisit.org/
 
'Pope 2008' website (National Catholic Register):
http://www.pope2008.typepad.com/
 
Links to schedule of events to be covered on EWTN and on Salt & Light TV: 
http://www.ewtn.com/USPapalVisit08/coverage/index.asp
 
http://www.saltandlighttv.org/prog_special_pope_usa.html
 
List of events and information on the coverage to be carried on EWTN (and also on Salt and Light TV).  EWTN's audio and video coverage will also be available on-line by going to EWTN's website at clicking on 'Multimedia':
 http://www.ewtn.com/ 

Schedule of EWTN's coverage: