Pro-life speaker & activist. Poet. I also write on disability, theology, literature, & more.
It was a privilege to join Travis and Rigel at the Coffee, Commerce & Catechesis podcast for a discussion on what it means to live out our Catholic faith courageously in the public sphere. Watch the interview here:
“What is your vision for your vocation? How would you articulate to others where and how you are being called to use your gifts in God's service? What challenges do you want to take up? What changes in your sphere of influence or in the world do you want to see?"
My June thankfully included several opportunities to do street outreach with London Against Abortion and Toronto Against Abortion. Below are a few short stories of encounters at activism. Toronto - June 19th My friends and I did outreach near a Blue Jays Game, and thousands of people saw the truth about abortion. I spoke with … Continue reading Stories from Outreach
I was very thankful for the invite to be a guest on The Pro-Life Guys Podcast, as part of their "Humans of the Pro-Life Movement" series. It was a great discussion with Cam Côté, a friend and colleague in the movement. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFAuBVnkXXs&ab_channel=ThePro-LifeGuysPodcast
Earlier this week, city councilors in London, ON advanced a dangerous motion to ban fetal imagery on public property. I was interviewed by LifeSiteNews on my deep concerns about this bylaw proposal, and the way it infringes on the Charter right to freedom of expression. You can read the full interview here. If you live … Continue reading Lobbying for Pro-life Free Speech
We enter this world helpless, vulnerable, and dependent. Most of us will also end life in a state of vulnerability and dependence. And between the beginning and the end, we will all experience periods, long or short, when we'll desperately need the help of others. Some of us go from a healthy high school athlete … Continue reading No Man is an Island (or, the myth of autonomy)
CW: Brief description of intimate partner violence “I don’t want to play God and decide who lives and who dies,” Helen said reluctantly. Nevertheless, she still thought that abortion was needed in many difficult circumstances. If a woman felt unready, or was battling poverty, how could she care for the child? She spoke at length … Continue reading Valued and Loved
I recently gave a pro-life presentation on how to have effective conversations about abortion. The talk focused on discussing science and human rights with pro-choice people, to help them understand that abortion is a human rights violation against an innocent child. During the Q&A session, a participant asked me a question that I’ve heard often … Continue reading “Shouldn’t we talk more about adoption?”
Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Maria, and I live in Ontario, Canada. I am a Catholic woman, a daughter, a sister, a #CoolAunt, and a friend. I am also a pro-life public speaker–you can read more about that here. In this space, I hope to share my reflections on social issues, … Continue reading Welcome to my blog!
Originally posted on November 16th, 2020 for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform “A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many,I had not thought death had undone so many.Sighs, short and infrequent, were exhaled,And each man fixed his eyes before his feet.” These lines from T.S. Eliot’s 1922 poem The Waste Land have long haunted me, especially … Continue reading The Truth is a Light in the Darkness
Maria McCann 