New awards initiated recognising service to life and family

Defending life and the natural family is the duty of every person.  Without life, the first and fundamental right, no other rights, privileges, or duties could exist.  Without the natural family, and the commitment of marriage between one man and…

Registrations open for Go Forward in Hope, Pro-Life and Pro-Family Conference

Registrations are now open for the MOST important pro-life and pro-family conference of 2023. The Go Forward in Hope Pro-Life and Pro-Family conference, hosted by Family Life International, will begin with an Opening Mass on Thursday 23 March at 7:30pm…

12 Quotes about Life, Marriage and Family from Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI left a great legacy of theological understanding.  He had profound insight into the dangers of the dictatorship of relativism that plagues our age.  Central to his message was the dignity of the human person who is made…

8 practical and effective ways to respect and support human life

Finding practical and effective ways to respect and support human life from conception to natural death that is easily implemented, can be at times, tricky.  However, with a little thought, lots of love, and a firm resolution to do something,…

Practical Guidelines from the Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality

Concerned about the way in which explicit sex education had become pervasive, and that it was excluding parents from this most important formation of their children and young people, the Pontifical Council for the Family published The Truth and Meaning…

Setting the stage for formal dissent from Humanae Vitae

Fifty-four years on from Pope Paul VI’s promulgation of the prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae - On the Regulation of Births, disagreement and outright dissent against this constant teaching of the Church is still raging. Of note is the recent publication…

143 lives lost to euthanasia and assisted suicide in less than a year

A total of 143 people ended their lives through euthanasia or assisted suicide since November 7, 2021, when the practices became legal in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health release statistics on so-called “assisted dying,” quarterly.  The most recent information…