SHOW, DON'T TELL | During street outreach in June, I spoke with Sadi in downtown London. He was pro-choice and said that abortion was up to people's own decisions, and he supported it until at least 7 or 8 months into pregnancy. We talked through the Human Rights Argument, but I found that we were going in circles, and his stance didn’t change. At one point, he told me that early on in pregnancy, the embryo was “just a bit of blood” (a variation on other terms I’ve heard, like “clump of cells”)...
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Offer Care, Not Death: Letter To Editor
I was horrified by a recent full-page article in the London Free Press that promoted suicide-on-demand, after a Parliamentary committee wisely recommended against expanding MAiD for mental illness in Canada. Here is my letter-to-the-editor in response:
Your 25 Minutes Can Save Countless Lives.
I have a short, blunt ask: Can you commit just 25 minutes of your time, to save lives from assisted suicide?
PODCAST: Coffee, Commerce & Catechesis
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?”
“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?"
Stories from Outreach
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
Guest Appearance on “The Pro-Life Guys Podcast”
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
Lobbying for Pro-life Free Speech
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
No Man is an Island (or, the myth of autonomy)
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)
What is the duty of the living?
Retired Cpl. Christine Gauthier had been trying for 5 years to get Veterans Affairs Canada to install a wheelchair ramp at her house. The former Paralympian was speaking yet again with the VAC, describing the disability-related challenges she was facing. Eventually, an employee suggested that if life was becoming so difficult for her, perhaps she … Continue reading What is the duty of the living?









