I marvel at the grace that is being poured upon so many of us today ‘in’ the Church. In spite of the turbulent times, a supernatural pouring of peace, joy, and serenity is being meted upon us.
The verse Isaiah 26:3 comes to mind: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee.”
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace Sadowski
Lions Bay
Re C.S. Morrissey’s March 30 column “Documentaries that guard against brain death”:
I’m not sure what planet C.S. Morrissey is operating from, but it sure isn’t mine. He goes into a bizarre description of somehow justifying the mainstream media by blaming the reader for its … input? But more importantly he seems to believe the drivel we encounter every day by encouraging us to watch a documentary by the New York Times, the most liberal newspaper in the U.S. He has no problem parroting falsehoods put forward by these documentaries (which are supposed to prevent brain death) to demonize President Donald Trump.
This is the president who has changed the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court so there is now an honest opportunity to stop the uncontrolled killing of millions of unborn children, not just in the U.S. but hopefully the rest of the world.
This is the president who is bringing common sense back to the U.S. economy by standing up to unfair trade practices and standing up for family values.
You don’t have to like the guy, but don’t go on a rampage of make-believe accusations, which the Democratic Party has been doing since his election. This is gossip at its worst.
Suggesting my objection to liberal bias in media is some form of “self-hatred” probably makes sense in a liberal mind, but closer to home, our Liberal government gives the CBC $1.5 billion a year, and other “trusted media” $620 million of taxpayer money.
Our prime minister’s two pillars of accomplishment as leader have been his championing the efforts of the LBGTQ community and his stand on global warming. Will our trusted media, bought and paid for by this current government, ever stop fawning over him? Not likely.
Bert Podruzny
South Surrey
Chris Morrissey is correct in saying we should not blame the media for what we read. We get “fake news” because we accept it.
He confirmed the effectiveness of fake news by joining the crowd denigrating Donald Trump with published accusations of his follies, reinforcing the feelings of anti-Trump readers. Today we make decisions based on feelings and no longer on facts. Facts are only considered if they reinforce and support our feelings.
Most conferences of Catholic bishops maintain that abortion is still the preeminent Catholic social issue of our time based on the scope of the tragedy and the near guarantee that one of the human beings involved in it will die. Is it important to me? Yes.
This loudmouth President from New York has appointed pro-life judges, just as he said he would, striking fear in the hearts of the pro-abortion crowd that knows a second term may see him appoint yet more such judges. Roe vs. Wade could go down in history as a tragic judicial and social experiment rivaling slavery. Is there another human being on earth who has the opportunity to do that?
What I dislike most about Donald Trump is that he forces me to ask so many questions, including about my own catholicity. Is my dislike of his personality more important than the prospect that he may help stop the killing of very small children?
Donald Trump is not my favourite person, and he’ll never be crowned the King of Humility or Nice Guy of the Year. But those aren’t the issues my Church deems preeminent.
The sad reality is that these days, most political parties seem to choose leaders with mixed legacies, dirty pasts, and deep flaws. It seems we are regularly being asked to choose between the evil of two lessers.
Julian Borkowski
Surrey
