"His will be a judgment on love, a judgment which will definitively confirm the truth that the Bridegroom was with us, without perhaps our having been aware of it. The judge is the Bridegroom of the Church and of humanity. …
Category: Pro-Life Month
With forty years of pro-life service in New Zealand, nineteen as the director of Family life International NZ, I have gained a little experience and, please God, just a little wisdom over the years as to the means the ‘dark…
Pro-Life Month – Day Seven
'The truth that sets us free cannot be kept to ourselves; it calls for testimony, it begs to be heard, and in the end it's convincing power comes from itself and not from the human eloquence or arguments in which…
Pro-Life Month – Day Six
“I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it…
Pro-Life Month – Day Five
"These can be summed up as follows: human life, as a gift of God, is sacred and inviolable. For this reason procured abortion and euthanasia are absolutely unacceptable. Not only must human life not be taken, but it must be…
Pro-Life Month – Day Four
Would you spend some time with the little babies in your own neighborhood before they die? Maybe you'll even be able directly to save lives; maybe not. What's even more important: you'll be there. In a sense, it may be…
Respect Life Month – Day Three
"We invite you who are called to bring life and love into the world to recognise anew the privilege that is your calling. We invite you who become pregnant no matter what the circumstances of conception to welcome your little…
Respect Life Month – Day Two
"Indeed, human beings, irrespective of the conditions in which they live and the capacities they have, possess unique and extraordinary worth from the very beginning of their existence to the moment of natural death." Pope Benedict XVI, 2006 Offer to…
Respect Life Month – Day One
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Saint John Paul II's telling encyclical Evangelium Vitae, otherwise known as the Gospel of Life. There the great defender of life calls each one of us to love, respect, protect and defend every human…
Proclaiming the Gospel of Life
October is one month of the year when each of us can choose to really proclaim the Gospel of Life with a little more enthusiasm and commitment than what we do throughout the rest of the year. This October, I…