[NYer]

Pete Vere's Author Bio

90% of Canadians live within 200 miles of the American border. Pete Vere grew up as in Northern Ontario as part of the other 10%. He ate a lot of French-Canadian pea soup. He is a revert from the SSPX schism, the youngest canon lawyer in North America, and also Envoy Encore's token (or is that Tolkien?) Canadian. He obtained his ecclesiastical licentiate and civil Master's Degree in canon law from Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. As a Catholic writer, canonist and apologist, Pete's work has appeared in numerous Catholic publications, including Surprised by Truth 3. Pete is also the original canon law blogger, having founded the Canon Law Blog which was later rolled into Catholic Light. In addition to blogging for Envoy Encore, he remains an active contributor to Catholic Light and is also developing a blog for the an international group of canon lawyers who maintain a Canon Law Discussion Group. Currently, Pete is married to his college sweetheart Sonya, and they have one child (but are hoping God will send them more!) When not engaging in canon law or apologetics, Pete and Sonya volunteer with the International Order of Alhambra -- a Catholic fraternal organization dedicated to assisting the mentally and developmentally challenged. Sonya loves it because it allows her to spend some quality time with Pete away from the computer, and Pete loves it because he gets to wear a nifty white fez and still be a Catholic in good standing!

[NYer]

Speaking of action, there was enough of a popular outcry today to overwhelm and shut down both the phone lines and the email server of the Florida state legislature.  This happened because everyone took the time to phone and email.  Please keep doing so.

Excellent job, freepers!!! Please ping your lists!

[SaucyCranberry]

Thank you so much for the update. God Bless you. Tears of joy that all of the family now have papal Rosaries.

Praying all day for a miracle. My 19 month old twins made the Sign of the Cross (their version) for Terri when I explained I was praying for a nice lady and her family in Florida. Will stay up as long as it takes to learn the outcome of the bill passing this AM in FL.

[firewalk]

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[Centaur]

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[GrandMoM]

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[NYer]

Please bump your friends!!

[shhrubbery!]

The mainstream secular media dropped the ball on this long ago by shilling for the culture of death.

Absolutely. I can't begin to count the many AP articles about Terri where subtle phrasing was used to convey the idea that Terri should be "allowed" to die, or "let" die.

That's not to mention the gazillions of outright lies --the news articles and radio and television reports that claim Terri is "unconscious," "comatose" or "in a coma" for thirteen years.

[T'wit]

Matthew, Chapter 25, is right to the point.

[ChemistCat]

bump to the top.

God help the Florida Senators who will have THREE MEALS and who knows how much to drink today before they vote on this.

She was supposedly still alert last night when the House had voted. Had the Senate stood ready to vote then, perhaps we wouldn't be looking at organs shutting down.

I wouldn't want to be them. I would not.

[fatidic]

Update thanks. I am heartsick over Terri's death by dehydration. Every time I drink a glass of water I pray for her.

Haven't heard any ruckus made by the Catholic church. Can't understand why a massive mobilization, a literal storming the gates of hell with massive civil disobedience to protest this heinous decree was not instigated. It seems that rational arguments don't hold as much sway as emotional go-for-broke demonstrations.

[ruoflaw]

Bump!

[T'wit]

I have an intellectual problem. Michael Schiavo is married to one woman and engaged to another. Wouldn't that make him a sesquigamist, with one and a half wives?

[Dixielander]

See post #51. Do you have any late-breaking updates?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I'm so deep in prayer for Terri. After working hospice for 3 years, I can't understand hospices involvement in this case at all. I'm dumfounded and heartbroken. How could they even take Terri's case unless she had a terminal illness? This is a case of "forced" terminal illness. I just don't get this. How "ethical" is this for hospice?

Praying for Terri..and praying that there hasn't been even MORE damage done to this poor woman who is an obvious victim.

God protect her. And if her husband has managed to murder her He WILL judge him. If the man does not become judged on this earth, he will not escape judgement.

But the bigger question is, what have we become as a nation when we looked at Terri saw this level of cognition, and still allowed this to go on?

[nickcarraway]

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