Respect for human life an absolute and basic principle

"A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world."  Saint Pope John Paul II called for this prayer in his great encyclical letter "Evangelium Vitae". The fulfilment of this request happens in…

Candlelight Vigil marks half-way point of 40 Days for Life

by Michael Loretz Despite the wet weather, more than 150 people gathered on the street outside Auckland’s AMAC abortion facility to pray and bear witness on Sunday evening (28th February). "Be my Light”, a special vigil hour for the unborn,…

Help save lives: praying for an end to abortion

This week is historic for New Zealand.  For the first time, there will be simultaneous prayer vigils outside abortion facilities in three major cities in New Zealand for a full 40 days!  Not only that, various other cities are holding…

The dignity of the human person, abortion… and us

The ongoing scandal in the United States over Planned Parenthood selling aborted baby organs has caused many to sit up and take notice to the tragedy of abortion.  Five US States have defunded Planned Parenthood in the wake of this…

Planned Parenthood expose must call us to act

The recent expose of Planned Parenthood, America's largest abortion provider selling baby parts reinforces what many in the pro-life field have been saying for a long time.  Abortion has nothing to do with “rights”; it is driven by profit.  Unimaginable…

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…

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…