As a new year begins, we stand at a decisive moment. The challenges facing life, marriage, family, and freedom are not abstract or distant; they are shaping laws, institutions, and everyday decisions that affect the most vulnerable among us. This…
Category: Pro-Life
Pro-Life Hero – St Basil the Great
This is the first in a series of articles about “pro-life heroes”. Their outstanding example will show us how heroic obedience to the Gospel can result in a single a man or woman having a major impact on the society…
The Family Is the Sanctuary of Life: Mission Trip Ignites Hearts
From Whangārei to Taupō, hearts were set ablaze this September as Family Life International (FLI) partnered once again with Human Life International (HLI) for a powerful two-week mission trip proclaiming the message that “the Family is the Sanctuary of Life.”…
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When the lie is presented that death is the only solution to life’s problems
The following is the text of a homily given by Father Peter Janssen, SM at the Mass for Life, held in Wellington on Friday 1 December 2023. They say that all it takes for evil to triumph is for good…
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Newly consecrated Saint Gianna’s Chapel a sanctuary of peace for mothers
Bishop Stephen Lowe officially consecrated a new Chapel dedicated to Saint Gianna in November. The “tiny” Chapel, located within Saint Gianna’s Home for Mothers and Babies, will provide a place of peace and calm for residents, staff, and volunteers. The…
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Pro-Life Hero – St. Vincent de Paul
This is the second in a series of articles about “pro-life heroes”. Their outstanding example will show us how heroic obedience to the Gospel can result in a single a man or woman having a major impact on the society…
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…
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Life is God’s Gift
“I came that they may have life .,..” [Jn 10:10] When Saint John-Paul II coined the phrase “culture of death”[i] he was talking about how enculturated and embedded attacks against human life have become in our human societies. He was…
Is human life sacrosanct?
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…
11 things you can do to build a culture of life
We all have an obligation to be at the service of life, St John Paul II tells us in his encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to begin, the task can seem so huge…