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…
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The heart of a mother: bearing witness to a child’s life
Thinking about Mother's Day had me looking at quotes about motherhood. I came across a huge number of beautifully illustrated thoughts from various people. But then, then there was this... “Was it the act of giving birth that made you…
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Babies are a gift from God
There's nothing quite like welcoming a new baby, and to celebrate their baptism. That warm, fuzzy, joyful feeling just gets better when you know just how close that little one was to being aborted. Yesterday, on Respect Life Sunday, we…
Changing the “career beneficiary” mentality in New Zealand
Once again beneficiaries having more children just to get a larger payout has come under the spotlight, as new information released under the official information act, shows that 21.2% of parents of babies born last year were on a benefit. While…
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Respect Life Month – Day Twenty-Eight
"Marriage and conjugal love are by their nature ordained toward the begetting and educating of children. Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute very substantially to the welfare of their parents." (Paul VI, Guadium et Spes #50) If…
Proposed Adoption Legislation Discriminates Against Traditional Families
It has become extremely difficult for married couples, husbands and wives, to adopt a child in New Zealand. Those approaching adoption services to seek information on how they can become adoptive parents in this country are actually steered towards “lifetime…
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Adoption is an Answer to Abortion
There has been a great shift in society's perception of single parenthood over the last few decades. Where once it was unacceptable for single girl or woman to be pregnant (to the point where she was shipped off to another town…
Changing the Culture of Child Abuse
Yet another innocent's life has been brutally ended at the hands of those who are supposed to love and care for them. Yet again, New Zealanders are asking the question "How do we stop this endemic violence in our country?"…
Pro-Life Month – Day Twenty-Eight
"Marriage and conjugal love are by their nature ordained toward the begetting and educating of children. Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute very substantially to the welfare of their parents." (Paul VI, Guadium et Spes #50) …