I think the Catholic Church’s opposition to IVF is well known. It’s based on the principle that IVF separates intercourse from procreation. In some ways it’s like contraception, only in reverse. It’s also very costly in terms of human life…
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The Pope praises Humanae Vitae
Early this week an interview of Pope Francis was run by a major Italian newspaper. As is typical with Pope Francis, he is relaxed with the media, and shows a great deal of skill and honesty with his answers. He’s…
St John Paul II, Pope of the family
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…
Frozen with an expiry date
November 22nd this year will be a bad day to be an embryonic New Zealander in vitro.That’s the first deadline of the 2004 HART (Human Assisted Reproductive Technology) act. All embryos in New Zealand that have been frozen for 10…
Proclaiming the Gospel of Life
The following is the transcript of an address I gave at the Auckland Eucharistic Convention 25th April, 2014. “The Gospel of Life” John Paul II tells us “is at the heart of Jesus’ message. Lovingly received day after day…
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…
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…
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…
Abby Johnson: If Gosnell deserves death and hell, tell me, what do I deserve?
The following is by Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who, through the Grace of God, left her job, found peace and forgiveness in Christ and has vowed to work to promote life and to protect the unborn.…
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Group seeking support for legal recognition of polyamorous ‘marriage’ in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (LifeSiteNews.com) - Just one week after the passage of gay ‘marriage’ legislation in New Zealand, it has been revealed that a group has been formed whose goal is to have group marriages recognised in law. The group,…
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