Pro-life speaker & activist. Poet. I also write on disability, theology, literature, & more.
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 April 11th, 2018 for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform It’s a cold but sunny morning in Toronto. We set up for “Choice” Chain at various street corners around Ryerson University. I’m excited because we are there for a full day of outreach, and because there are so many of us—around 20 people spread … Continue reading Watching the Culture Shift
Originally posted on February 22nd, 2018 for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform It was about -10° during a recent “Choice” Chain, and I didn’t expect anyone to want to talk with me in such weather. Yet, within 5 minutes, Morgan stopped by my sign, and this pro-choice student was eager to have a long … Continue reading Sperm, Egg, and Embryo: What’s the Difference?
Originally posted on November 10th, 2017 on the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform In late October, I was doing a campus “Choice” Chain with my local community group. I asked a student named Arjun what he thought about abortion, and he told me that he was pro-choice. “Where I come from in India, there are a … Continue reading What about Suffering?
Originally posted on October 13th, 2017 for the Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform I was doing “Choice” Chain earlier this month with some friends through my community’s activism group, London Against Abortion. We had set up outside of one of the colleges in London to reach post-secondary students with the truth about abortion. While some … Continue reading Outreach Testimonies: Using the Human Rights Argument
Originally posted on October 31, 2017 for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. I’m standing on a street corner in Toronto, holding a sign with an image of a first-trimester abortion victim on it. Many passers-by tend to avoid my gaze and the pamphlets in my outstretched hand. A few pause to vent about why … Continue reading Truth and Healing
Maria McCann 