This last weekend was historic. It has been described as the day of 4 Popes. Pope Francis canonised two of his predecessors, Pope John XXIII and John Paul II, while Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was present.For us in the pro-life…
Category: Christianity
40 Days for Life
40 days of hopeI remember during my early years at university becoming friends with an exchange student from West Germany. When she left her home country, a wall divided it from the communist country of East Germany, and people had…
A Pro-life view of ‘Tolerance’
"Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions.” G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Something about ‘tolerance’ has always made me uncomfortable. I’ve long been aware that the loudest preachers of tolerance are the ones who are the most intolerant of…
Life triumphs over death
This morning as New Zealand awoke to a new day, tens of thousands of pro-lifer's marched along the streets of Washington DC to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the passing of Roe v Wade. The March for Life is an…
Mary’s “yes”
Advent is well under way now, and we are counting down the days until Christmas, the birth of the Christ child. The Christmas story is one we all know well, and in all the celebration we can forget that it…
Alison Davis, a blessing to the world
Today, the passing of a great woman has profoundly touched my life. Alison Davis was someone that I never met personally, although she was a friend of my mother's. Alison lived on the other side of the world, in the…
Homily by Fr Antoine Thomas, CSJ
Fr Antoine Thomas gave a very powerful homily at the closing Mass for the Rise Up Together in the Service of Life Conference held in September. Speaking on the devil and his jealousy of God, Fr Antoine explained that he…
Have courage, go forward and make noise: Pope Francis to youth
Pope Francis recently met with 500 young people in St Peter's Basillica. There he spoke to them from the heart, asking them to have courage to go forward against the current culture, and to make noise all the while holding…
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Go, do not be afraid, and serve
The following is the text from Pope Francis' homily at the closing Mass at World Youth Day in Brazil, July 28, 2013. Brother Bishops and Priests,Dear Young Friends, “Go and make disciples of all nations”. With these words, Jesus is…
Quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical Lumen Fidei
The following are a few selected quotes from Pope Francis' first encyclical Lumen Fidei - The Light of Faith. I urge you to read the full text, as these few quotes are only snippets of wisdom from so much more.…