Copycat Crimes and Self Destruction warned in faith lessons
A devotional reflection traces copycat crime to media and word of mouth patterns over a decade, warns that learned behavior shapes health, intellect, and character, and cites Galatians 6 7 and 1 Corinthians 15 53 to urge choosing righteous living over self indulgence. It links domestic violence and peer influence to future aggression, stressing consequences of bad company and a path toward either heaven on earth or a living hell.
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St. Paul
Corinth
Earth
Living by God’s model brings true joy in trials
Rita Fries reflects on choosing life in God and serving others as the path to fulfillment and joy even when suffering or authority pressures loom. The piece cites sowing and reaping as a 2000 year principle and urges action to curb copycat acts by emulating Jesus Christ in behavior.
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God
Jesus Christ
Belief in angels and the mystery of forgiveness
The reader reflects on angels in the book Eternal Echoes and its chapter Prisons we chose to live in. They connect forgiveness to healing from abuse and injustice and note the pull of forces beyond everyday life in modern fiction.
Angels and forgiveness in a reflective homily by Donahue
Donahue argues forgiveness frees imprisoned hearts and notes the comfort of hate is security. He suggests guardian angels aid strength and wisdom to forgive, defend children’s faith, and encourage adults while honoring memory and inner dreams. The piece closes with a hopeful Abba lyric about believing in angels.
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Donahue
Abba
Washed Rock Imagery Speaks On Unity In Christ
The text uses rocks washed by rain as a metaphor for Christians made clean by Jesus blood. It contrasts muddy, slippery ground with solid grace and notes all people differ in skin and language yet are one in Christ. It cites Corinthians about washing in Jesus name and spirit.
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Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Not a provincial problem say I have space to respond
A reader responds to a Right in the entre column criticizing crime policy. They call federal and provincial roles into question, argue crime correlates with population, recount local losses to theft near Lansdowne and Eden, and mock the NDP’s stance. They urge readers to consider psychiatric care as a remedy and question governance.
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NDP
Antarctica
Lansdowne
Winnipeg
Eden
First Street
Brandon
Victoria Ave
Victoria
Assiniboine Centre
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Vatcheress
Leonard Parame
Arden Fator
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