It has become extremely difficult for married couples, husbands and wives, to adopt a child in New Zealand. Those approaching adoption services to seek information on how they can become adoptive parents in this country are actually steered towards “lifetime…
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There has been a great shift in society's perception of single parenthood over the last few decades. Where once it was unacceptable for single girl or woman to be pregnant (to the point where she was shipped off to another town…
Blessed John Paul II wrote in his exhortation Familiaris Consortio "the future of humanity passes by way of the family." Why would that be so? Because it is within the family that children learn to be responsible, caring people who…
A poll undertaken in December by Family First suggests that NZ teens and young adults are tending to take a more pro-life position than not. The poll asked 600 New Zealand young people between the ages of 15 to 21 three…
Thirty years ago, Blessed John Paul II wrote a letter exhorting the Christian family. That apostolic exhortation was "Familiaris Consortio" or "The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World". Three decades have passed since its writing, and the…
Yet another innocent's life has been brutally ended at the hands of those who are supposed to love and care for them. Yet again, New Zealanders are asking the question "How do we stop this endemic violence in our country?"…
"Education in love as self-giving is also the indispensable premise for parents called to give their children a clear and delicate sex education. Faced with a culture that largely reduces human sexuality to the level of something common place, since…
Read Part One of this article. The Solomon Islands: This is where the Solomon Islands situation becomes very relevant. The Solomon Islands are a deeply religious society who are known for their tolerance of other faiths and have been noted…
To be truly pro-life and truly pro traditional family in this culture, takes a lot of courage and stickabilty. Most of all it takes a profound and deep faith in our Creator and a great love and respect for the…
We often think that the abortion problem rears its ugly head only on our own back doorstep. Naturally we are deeply concerned that here in God's own we are witnessing the destruction of at least 48 babies through abortion every…
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