tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post7685730648945902247..comments2024-02-14T03:56:12.027-08:00Comments on La Salette Journey: Fitchburg betrays the common goodPaul Anthony Melansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-23084689627553018442010-05-30T10:24:52.546-07:002010-05-30T10:24:52.546-07:00It is now Sunday, May 30, 2010 as I write this. A...It is now Sunday, May 30, 2010 as I write this. And to date, Fr. Thien Nguyen has not responded to my letter.<br /><br />Am I held in such contempt? Apparently so?<br /><br />What a shame. Because this isn't about me. Fitchburg is in need of deliverance prayer.Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-64054186136384929312010-02-19T10:17:35.153-08:002010-02-19T10:17:35.153-08:00As Christians we should expect this, as Jesus said...As Christians we should expect this, as Jesus said to his Apostles and disciples if they hated Him they'll hate you (Jn15:18) but that does not mean we accept it.<br /><br />With 40 Days for Life starting Ash Wednesday, I think those fine people standing and praying on Main St. are a true sign, a sign of contradiction just like our savior.<br /><br />Keep up the good work Paul and keep up the prayers. Know that we on the sidewalk on Pleasant St. in Worcester and with you all on the sidewalks of Main St. in Fitchburg. God bless.JayGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584273551952709483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-84429213834596296042010-02-19T03:57:13.946-08:002010-02-19T03:57:13.946-08:00The following letter to the editor was just publis...The following letter to the editor was just published in the Sentinel & Enterprise:<br /><br />"This is an open letter to the owners of the 391 Main St. Fitchburg building that is the proposed location for Planned Parenthood. <br /><br />We are not going away! I am the elected chair of the Fitchburg-Leominster Chapter of Mass. Citizens for Life. <br /><br />We are the leader of the pro-life people protesting against the proposed Planned Parenthood's "health center" on Fitchburg's Main Street. We are unalterably opposed to an organization like Planned Parenthood that kills 15,000 Massachusetts unborn babies every year. <br /><br />We will protest and fight this abomination. From experience, we do not believe any promises from Planned Parenthood that no abortions will be done in Fitchburg. <br /><br />Our position is that there is no negotiated settlement we could accept, that would allow Planned Parenthood onto to any street in our region. <br /><br />We are praying and protesting daily on Main Street, contacting councilors and landlords daily and will continue and expand. Our pro-life ranks are growing, and there are new and different facets of our battle, but the overriding goal is to stop Planned Parenthood from locating in Fitchburg. Period!"<br /><br />The letter was written by Christine Hanley, Chairperson of the Fitchburg-Leominster Chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life."<br /><br />Astute Catholics (and this leaves out the advocates of "Catholicism-Lite") will notice the passion in this comment. This is not a lukewarm Christian. Would that more Christians had such zeal - including our local clergy.Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-79388538979763396672010-02-18T11:12:35.330-08:002010-02-18T11:12:35.330-08:00While the City Council and Mayor Wong were selling...While the City Council and Mayor Wong were selling out the common good for thirty pieces of silver, the local clergy only offered token resistance to the Culture of Death.<br /><br />Fitchburg is prostituting itself for federal stimulus monies. Abandoning Christian moral values and plain old common decency for dollars.Ted Loiseaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-87849660231246091522010-02-18T06:15:23.549-08:002010-02-18T06:15:23.549-08:00But to what extent is the White House involved in ...But to what extent is the White House involved in this fiasco? A question which needs to be answered.ACatholicinClintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-47121916806106683452010-02-18T05:34:58.527-08:002010-02-18T05:34:58.527-08:00The truth is the Mayor invited Planned Parenthood ...The truth is the Mayor invited Planned Parenthood to the city. One of the two ladies who represented PP is a good friend of Lisa Wong. Wong was caught in a lie when she said PP never contacted her. Wong never showed up to any of the Council meetings relating to PP. Wong knew she would have the support from the Council since the Council president is a liberal and the city solicitor was hired by her. This is a play written by Wong and script was read by the city solicitor and members of the Council.<br /><br />Coungratulations go out to Reynolds, DiNatale, Starr and Tran for working for the city. Major kudos to Tran for calling out the city solicitor and showing the public that Ciota is bias. Good article in the sentinelandenterprise.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-70769512546164700682010-02-18T05:20:12.250-08:002010-02-18T05:20:12.250-08:00The City Council meeting was held February 16th. ...The City Council meeting was held February 16th. The next day we get the announcement that Fitchburg will receive federal stimulus monies for the new train station and extended rail. Was the Obama administration waiting to see how the Council voted before making any definitive statement about the allocation of these monies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-3229403197231758552010-02-18T04:47:01.081-08:002010-02-18T04:47:01.081-08:00Two years ago - almost to the day - Mayor Lisa Won...Two years ago - almost to the day - Mayor Lisa Wong told Radio Boston that, "The three “R”s in Fitchburg are the Rail, River and the Road – all are part of the infrastructure we need to grow."Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-16220560470375406042010-02-18T03:35:02.850-08:002010-02-18T03:35:02.850-08:00I think this whole sad affair was already predeter...I think this whole sad affair was already predetermined, beginning with the mayor saying that she never heard from Planned Parenthood in December. The hostility toward those who are pro-life would seem to bear this out. There are dark forces at work in Fitchburg.ACatholicinClintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-50270939592128017312010-02-17T19:15:54.631-08:002010-02-17T19:15:54.631-08:00It sure looks like pro-lifers may have been discri...It sure looks like pro-lifers may have been discriminated against. The ADF should be contacted. And what is up with the local clergy?Ellen Wironkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037753678014941848noreply@blogger.com