Recently, Father Linus Clovis, our Spiritual Director, addressed the pro-life and pro-family leaders gathered for the Rome Life Forum. His talk was entitled "The Francis Effect". The Rome Life Forum was organised by Voice of the Family and the focus…
A Culture of Life
Welcoming the least in the world’s eyes and the most precious in God’s
Recently, Dame Colleen Bayer, the Founder and National Director of Family Life International NZ, gave a presentation "Welcoming the least in the world's eyes and the most precious in God's," at the Auckland Eucharistic Convention. In her powerful talk, Colleen…
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Celebrating the Annunciation and 20 Years of Evangelium Vitae
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Luke 1:38 These words of great trust in God, and self-giving, were those of Mary as the Angel Gabriel came to her, and…
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Why I stand and pray for an end to abortion
As I arrived at AMAC (the Auckland Medical Aid Centre - an abortion facility) this afternoon to pray for an end to abortion, for all those involved and most especially for the mothers and babies, I was greeted by a…
Graces are received when you pray outside an abortion facility
Who on earth would want to spend an hour or so standing outside across the road from an abortion facility praying for the mothers the fathers and the babies and also the people who perform this dreadful act? Well I…
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Praying for an end to abortion in NZ
All around the world people are attending 40 Days for Life prayer vigils outside their local abortion facilities. They know that their presence is vital to help save lives and to bring about the end of abortion through a deep…
Synod on the Family: Consultation of the New Zealand Bishops
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops have released their consultation questionnaire in preparation for this year's Synod on the Family which is to be held in Rome, October 5th to 19th. Bishop Charles Drennan of Palmerston North will be participating in the…
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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…
Restoring the culture in 2015
While the summer sun keeps shining and the children are playing and enjoying their break from school, the seemingly endless days of summer with limited commitments and a generally slow start to each day, is coming to a…
The Holy Family and adoption
As we prepare to welcome the Christ child, born of a virgin, I find myself reflecting on this incredible real-life story. God asked Mary to allow the Holy Spirit to conceive a child - Jesus - within her, and to…