"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…
Category: Pro-Life
The things we don’t know…
As I have been reviewing the literature related to life issues, one thing has struck me, how much we don’t know. Here I’m primarily talking about how ‘contraceptives’ work. And it is concerning just how comfortable people, especially pro-abortion people…
Does the morning after pill cause abortions?
There is a lot of misleading information about the “morning after pill” or “emergency contraception”.Much of this misleading information about the “morning after pill or “emergency contraception” has statements like “Won’t cause an abortion if you are already pregnant” or…
NuvaRing – dying for contraception
Last year the ministry of health has approved a 'new' contraceptive device. Although it's new to New Zealand, but has been around in the United States and Europe for more than 10 years, so we already know a lot about…
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…
The family especially is under attack
In his homily at the Closing Mass for World Youth Day in 1993, Blessed John Paul II made the following point: “The family especially is under attack. And the sacred character of human life denied. Naturally, the weakest members of…
A bitter pill
This week’s news has yet another report of an otherwise young and healthy women who died needlessly. The cause of death, a blood clot. And the likely reason is a medication she was taking. And the sad part is that…
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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Condoms and HIV
It is frequently stated that condoms are the solution to the AIDS epidemic. We have had condoms for a long time, and they are plentiful, cheap, and their use is advocated to virtually every school student in the country many…
Life before birth revealed through 14 bronze sculptures in Qatar
A display of 14 bronze sculptures depicting the journey from human conception through to birth have been unveiled in Qatar. The sculptures are the work of British artist Damien Hurst, and was commissioned by the Qatar Museums Authority with intention…
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