Practical Guidelines from the Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality

Concerned about the way in which explicit sex education had become pervasive, and that it was excluding parents from this most important formation of their children and young people, the Pontifical Council for the Family published The Truth and Meaning…

WATCH: Supporting people with same-sex attraction to live chaste lives

Increasingly, gender dysphoria and same-sex attraction are lived realities for some people, most especially in Western countries. The prevailing attitude is that these attractions and a LGBTQ+ lifestyle should be embraced. However, Father Bochanski from the Courage apostolate believes that living…

St John Paul II, Pope of the family

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…

NuvaRing – dying for contraception

Last year the ministry of health has approved a 'new' contraceptive device. Although it's new to New Zealand, but has been around in the United States and Europe for more than 10 years, so we already know a lot about…

Professor says sex ed for boys needs to be ‘vulgar’

Professor Alan McKee says that sex education classes aren’t reaching boys. And he has a point. You only need to look at our teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease rates to know that the current comprehensive sex education isn’t working.…

Chastity – A Call for all Christians No Matter what their Sexuality or Vocation is

A recent Herald article discusses the split in opinion between various Churches in New Zealand regarding gay marriage. The story begins with the story of Susan Thompson, a Methodist Minister, who is a lesbian.  She and her "partner" Nan Russell…