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…
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Wellington: Reflection on 40 Days for Life
by Clare McClean Co-ordinator of Family Life International NZ's John Paul II Centre for Life in Wellington and leader of 40 Days for Life in Wellington With just four days remaining of 40 Days for Life it is time to…
Controversial abortionist wants to run for New Zealand Parliament
by Michelle Kaufman New Zealand Correspondent for LifeSiteNews.com AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 7, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) Controversy has risen over the news that Wellington abortionist Rosy Fenwicke is seeking to represent the National Party for Wellington Central in New Zealand’s general…
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Men have a critical role in ending abortion
Last week Auckland 40 Days for Life vigil attendees witnessed a heartbreaking story unfold before their eyes. A distraught father exited AMAC, paced up and down the footpath before approaching our co-ordinator, Mark. This man did not want his girlfriend…
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…
40 Days for Life: inspiring stories of hope
Day 6 of 40 Days for Life is just beginning. Because it is a new week, I thought it might be worthwhile to reflect on a few of the things that have inspired and encouraged me so far. I am…
Being a light in this culture of death
Recently I have been reflecting on the importance of speaking up for what we know to be right, despite knowing that the consequences may very well be: ridicule, scorn and humiliation. But for Christians, we know that in it's darkness,…
Did you exist before your mother was pregnant?
Is it possible for someone to exist before their mother was even pregnant? Sounds like I’m are talking about IVF, but I’m are actually talking about normal, natural pregnancy. If your local contraceptive promoter is correct, then you existed before…
A Pro-life view of ‘Tolerance’
"Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions.” G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Something about ‘tolerance’ has always made me uncomfortable. I’ve long been aware that the loudest preachers of tolerance are the ones who are the most intolerant of…
The things we don’t know…
As I have been reviewing the literature related to life issues, one thing has struck me, how much we don’t know. Here I’m primarily talking about how ‘contraceptives’ work. And it is concerning just how comfortable people, especially pro-abortion people…