Canadian Armed Forces (C.I., June 2007).In response to the mother who wrote in your June 2007 issue, fearing that her son's joining the Canadian Armed Forces might be detrimental to his faith, I'd like to pass along some words of perspective. No place in the world should be considered a safe refuge for Catholics. Whether you're a soldier, a police officer, a journalist, a banker, or a stay-at-home parent, attacks on the faith can be routine. I suggest things are no better or worse in the Canadian Armed Forces than in any other occupation. I have had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know staunchly Catholic soldiers, from privates to officers, who believe in large families, oppose abortion and pornography, and attend Mass in tents in war-torn parts of the world. Some are supporters of Opus Dei Opus Dei (ō`pəs dā`ē) [Lat.,=work of God], Roman Catholic organization, particularly influential in Spain, officially the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. . As for whether the chaplains are "really Catholic," the ones I've met were, although, like parish priests Parish priest may refer to
adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. vary in their attitudes and skills. I could be wrong, but from my own admittedly minimal experience, I'd suggest a career in the military is not necessary any greater a threat to the faith than a career at the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. or the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, . Vancouver |
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