I enjoy piping, the cottage & Cape Breton Island, my homeland ...My3 Sons & Hubby too! Retired RN & Member of Ottawa Police Service Pipeband #NovaScotiaStrong
Tonight, thousands of pilgrims gathered in Lourdes, France, on the eve of the 168th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions to St. Bernadette. Even under the pouring rain, the faithful came to the Grotto of Massabielle in prayer and love for the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti:
“We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.
The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.
Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you”
War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading. The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined. #Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in itself. Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.
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All of us need to ask the Lord to heal our way of communicating, not only so that we may be more effective, but also so that we may avoid wounding others with our words.
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Have you watched the #RCMP#MusicalRide? 🐎
FREE performance at Canadian Sunset 🌅 Ceremonies at the Musical Ride Centre in Ottawa, June 26-29, 7pm.
One of my family favourites!
~ @KatherineDines
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War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!