"Connected with our prayer must be the thoughtful and faithful reflection upon the Church's teaching on the respect for all human life and the integrity of the family. In our homes, in our Catholic schools and universities, in parish study…
A Culture of Life
Pro-Life Month – Day Eleven
"It is necessary to state firmly once more that nothing and no one can in any way permit the killing of an innocent human being, whether a fetus or an embryo, an infant or an adult, an old person, or…
Pro-Life Month – Day Ten
"Everyone has an obligation to be at the service of life... Together we all sense our duty to preach the Gospel of Life to celebrate it in the Liturgy and in our whole existence, and to serve it with the…
Pro-Life Month – Day Nine
"A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world... Let us... discover anew the humility and courage to pray and fast so that power from on high will break down the walls…
Pro-Life Month – Day Eight
"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. …
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…