National Pro-Life Conference: The Banquet

Wasn't it great to spend the evening together, among pro-life friends, enjoying delicious meal and listening to the great songs that Lorraine Hartsook was singing? Ain't it great to be pro-lifer, ain't it great? (Yee-haa! :)

Our guest speaker, Denis Savoie encouraged us to build peace through the culture of life and never forget the spiritual side in building the culture of life. He told us about the hard work the Knights of Columbus do to advance the culture of life; among other things - sponsoring the Reclaiming The Fatherhood conference in San-Francisco.

Speaking about how it's common nowadays to believe that one's religious beliefs should only be kept for Sunday service, Denis Savoie was clear that unless we stand up for our beliefs Monday to Saturday, we belittle everything we do on Sunday. He concluded his speech by saying: Yesterday is gone, tomorrow hasn't yet come, the only time left is now.

Then Peter Ryan, Joanne Bayfield and Jim Hughes gave some farewell remarks. We've had over 300 guests coming to our conference from all across Canada. There were more speakers than a conference of that magnitude usually presents. We had a chance to exchange a few words with those at the front lines of the battle for fetal rights. We've learned a lot during those three days - it's time to apply this knowledge now. We must keep working together, because, as the saying goes, if we don't hang together - we'll hang separately.

Of course, not everyone was there. I wish that devoted pro-lifers like Cheryl Gallant, John Pacheco, Suzanne Fortin and Tristan Emmanuel could be there too. Even Elsie Wayne - she wanted to be with us that night, but couldn't come. (Man proposes, God disposes.) But overall, the conference was a great success - our guests were sure of that. And they rewarded us with a round of applause for a job well done.