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Holy Week Message from the CCRL amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
The closure of churches is depriving the faithful of the sacraments in the short term, at the most sacred time of the Christian calendar. Perhaps for this year’s Easter Triduum, let’s take a moment to place crucifixes in the front windows of our homes, or on our front porches, if possible. It would be an outward sign of our veneration of the cross, through which we come to the glory of the resurrection. Placing a candle in those places on Easter would be a further sign of the light of Christ.
read moreCCRL Supporters and Friends Called to Prayer with the Holy Father
Let us all join the Holy Father in prayer.
read moreBill C-7 Expands Euthanasia, Reduces Safeguards. Vulnerable People at Risk.
Less than five years since its inception, the federal government seeks to increase access to assisted suicide and euthanasia by removing alleged safeguards that accompanied the original legislation.
read moreYou are the Light of the World – Homily from CCRL’s Toronto Chaplain Fr. Alexander MacDonald
It’s easy to take the Catholic Church for granted today but without Christianity entering history we would have no social programs, no social conscience, no hospitals, no universities, no publicly funded schools, no social welfare, no safety net for the poor or disadvantaged.
read moreTickets Still Available! CCRL’s 2019 Dinner in Toronto this Monday with Exner Winner Fr. Tony Van Hee and Guest Speaker Deborah Gyapong
This is the last call for tickets to attend the CCRL’s 2019 Dinner in Toronto on November 25 at 6:30 pm at the Sala Caboto Ballroom at 40 Playfair Ave, west of Dufferin, south of Lawrence. Tickets are $125 each for individuals. We are offering a special rate of $1000 for a table of 10. We encourage organizations, or even groups of friends to save money and help the CCRL by organizing a table. With either option an RSVP is required by calling (416) 466-8244 or 1-844-722-CCRL or by emailing ccrl@ccrl.ca. The deadline is 5 pm EST on Friday, November 22.
read moreWhat Have we Learned about Catholics in Politics? – 2019 Lessons
We, as Catholics, must live the faith with a legitimate desire to share what we know to be true about life and the human person with the world, working together for the common good to build a better Canada and indeed a better world.
read moreCCRL Hosts its 2019 Dinner in Toronto on November 25 featuring Guest Speaker Deborah Gyapong
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that its 2019 Dinner will take place in Toronto on November 25 at 6:30 pm at the Sala Caboto Ballroom at 40 Playfair Ave, west of Dufferin, south of Lawrence. Tickets are $125 each for individuals. We are offering a special rate of $1000 for a table of 10. We encourage organizations, or even groups of friends to save money and help the CCRL by organizing a table. With either option an RSVP is required by calling (416) 466-8244 or 1-844-722-CCRL or by emailing ccrl@ccrl.ca.
The evening will include a talk by journalist and author Deborah Gyapong.
read moreFr. Anthony Van Hee, S.J., 2019 Winner of CCRL’s Exner Award
The CCRL announces that 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr. Anthony Van Hee from Ottawa is the winner of this year’s Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life. Fr. Tony has engaged in a regular prayerful protest to oppose abortion and in support of life on Parliament Hill since 1989. He has kept his faithful vigil for over 30 years. He was arrested in October, 2018. The CCRL is involved in a constitutional challenge to the controversial bubble zone law, under which Fr. Tony is charged.
read moreProlife Hollywood Blockbuster Film Unplanned in Canada for 1 Week Only beginning on July 12
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to report that the Hollywood Blockbuster film Unplanned is finally being screened in Canada, albeit for one week only beginning on Friday, July 12.
read moreStatement on the Denial of Conscientious Objection from the “Effective Referral” Mandate
Ontario is the only provincial or territorial jurisdiction which has made demands to this extent with its doctors. Other jurisdictions have elected to recognize such conscientious objections, or have provided a means to allow other transfers of a patient’s file, without infringing such rights.
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Bill C-7 Expands Euthanasia, Reduces Safeguards. Vulnerable People at Risk. https://t.co/9MF7dsaT33
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Don't take the Catholic Church for granted. Without Christianity entering history we would have no social programs, no social conscience, no hospitals, no universities, no publicly funded schools, no social welfare and no safety net for the poor. https://t.co/qyqzbx5ovo
What Have we Learned about Catholics in Politics? – 2019 Lessons
Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau, Catholicism and Personal Beliefs
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