Let me start with a basic idea: If we believe that all human life is God-given, we should also believe that it is precious, sacred, inviolable. Any reduction in or setting aside of this truth, and therefore any thought of…
Category: Culture of Life
The glory of the cross is not overcome by darkness
As we enter into this Easter season, all appears to be lost. The culture of death has woven its ugly tentacles into the very fabric of society, threatening to completely strangle all that remains of respect for human life. The…
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Stench of death is overcome by LIFE
This year of 2019 has been one where the stench of death has risen in unprecedented ways in our nation of New Zealand, supposedly God’s Own. Many of those who govern, have chosen to turn their back on their responsibility…
Remembering Saint John Paul II the defender of life and family
“A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.” Address to the New Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See May…
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Invitation to Living the Splendour of Truth Conference
“The splendour of truth shines forth in all the works of the Creator and in a special way, in man, created in the image and likeness of God. Truth enlightens man’s intelligence and shapes his freedom, leading him to know and…
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Mercy and defending life
My dear friends in Christ, The inauguration of the Year of Mercy should be for all apostles and defenders of human life an impetus to live more faithfully and fully the message of the Gospel of Life in which Christ…
Building a culture of life with love
Imagine a culture where every human life was respected from his or her natural conception until their natural end. Imagine how it would be if the natural family was upheld as the essential element of a stable society and the best…
Father Shenan Boquet: Building a culture of life
Father Shenan Boquet, President of Human Life International, recently addressed participants of the Auckland Eucharistic Convention on Building a Culture of Life. In his presentation, Father Boquet speaks of the need to transform the culture. Drawing on Scripture, he explains…
Father Shenan Boquet: Speaking a language of life and family
Over the weeks of April 9th to 24th, it was our privilege to host Father Shenan Boquet, the President of Human Life International. While here in New Zealand, Father Boquet gave a number of talks throughout the country. The first…
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