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: John Paul II Centre for Life
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…
Under fire… Again
Monday morning, first day back from the holidays and after some prayers, I'm sitting at my desk checking the voicemail. I had a message from a lovely lady who had organised a group of women to knit baby clothes for…
Why are they not telling women the information they want about abortion and breast cancer?
I had a few 'pro-choice' activists visit me in the office this week. They were obviously wanting to know a bit about what we are doing, and were polite enough to visit in person. This differs greatly from my experience…
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Bishop Colin Campbell officially opens Dunedin’s John Paul II Centre for Life
Family Life International NZ’s new John Paul II Centre for Life in Dunedin was officially opened on Sunday the 10th of November by Bishop Colin Campbell who is the Centre’s Patron. The opening and blessing was witnessed by a capacity…
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