“I came that they may have life .,..” [Jn 10:10] When Saint John-Paul II coined the phrase “culture of death”[i] he was talking about how enculturated and embedded attacks against human life have become in our human societies. He was…
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Caring for the Disabled: Respect Life Month Day 2
Caring for the disabled is truly living a culture of life and a civilisation of love. Being pro-life means protecting unborn children from death when their parents are faced with a pre-natal diagnosis of a disability or a life-limiting condition.…
Prayer and witness outside abortion centres is a concrete way to restore a culture of life
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:18 Participating in prayer and witness outside abortion centres can be an extremely uncomfortable experience. After all, you are vulnerable and open to ridicule from people…
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The joy of the Lord’s Resurrection in conquering the culture of death
The Lord is risen and that alone is reason enough to rejoice. We must be careful, however, that our journey through this valley of tears does not dampen our joy in the Lord’s resurrection. Rather, we should face the challenges…
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Building a culture of life with love
Imagine a culture where every human life was respected from his or her natural conception until their natural end. Imagine how it would be if the natural family was upheld as the essential element of a stable society and the best…
Father Shenan Boquet: Building a culture of life
Father Shenan Boquet, President of Human Life International, recently addressed participants of the Auckland Eucharistic Convention on Building a Culture of Life. In his presentation, Father Boquet speaks of the need to transform the culture. Drawing on Scripture, he explains…
Father Shenan Boquet: Speaking a language of life and family
Over the weeks of April 9th to 24th, it was our privilege to host Father Shenan Boquet, the President of Human Life International. While here in New Zealand, Father Boquet gave a number of talks throughout the country. The first…
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11 things you can do to build a culture of life
We all have an obligation to be at the service of life, St John Paul II tells us in his encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to begin, the task can seem so huge…
Life affirming ultrasound
I recently had the experience of sitting in on a 19 week pregnancy scan. For my wife and I it was the first chance to see our new child and as such, we were both looking forward to it. For…
The Edges of Life
The edges of life are controversial. On one side there are the debates about contraception, abortion and in vitro fertilisation. At the end of life the debates are about euthanasia, organ transplantation, and its cousin, brain death. Trauma surgeon Peter…