In his homily at the Closing Mass for World Youth Day in 1993, Blessed John Paul II made the following point: “The family especially is under attack. And the sacred character of human life denied. Naturally, the weakest members of…
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Parental consent and school based clinics
As my two eldest daughters venture into the world of tweens, I find myself becoming ever more cautious about what they are seeing, hearing and talking about. My husband and I are thinking about the next few years and all…
Happy Families, Healthy Economies: Our experience of the 7th World Congress of Families
by Ian and Clare McClean, Family Life International NZ - Wellington We were privileged to recently attend the 7th World Congress of Families held in Sydney’s unique Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops at Redfern. Around 800 people from all around the world…
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90 percent of unmarried couples with babies will break up by baby’s teens: Study
LONDON, May 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Half of all British children born this year will be living with only one parent by the time they reach their teens, a study has revealed. The study, titled “The myth of long-term stable…
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Never say never, and other thoughts on having more kids
The following is Jennifer Fulwiler's honest take on being open to another child when the doctors are saying that the risk of another pregnancy is too high. Ever faithful to Catholic teaching on marriage and family, this post is well…
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Gay Lobby’s Intention is to Redefine “family”
The recent moves all over the world to legalise same-sex marriage, is seen by many people to be about equality, justified by the belief that "everyone has a right to be loved and to love, therefore everyone has a right to marry…
Family Fun Day Encourages Christian Families
The attacks on family life in this current age are constant and unabating. Where once family was mum, dad and the kids and the wider family unit was available for constant support and encouragement, today that is no longer the…
Powershop Advertising Offensive to Catholics
There's nothing quite like seeing something you've heard about for yourself. Today, quite by chance, I drove past not one, but at least four of Powershop's incredibly offensive advertising posters. These posters depict Pope Benedict XVI blessing the marriage of…
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill Based on Confused Thinking
Family Life International NZ is opposed to The Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill as it is based upon the following confused thinking: It assumes that not permitting people to marry somehow robs them of their dignity; It views marriage as a…
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Respect Life Month – Day Thirty-One
There are some who don’t want you to know we are in a battle, even while they themselves never cease to attack. Friends, when we do get attacked and clobbered, then let us know that Christ has gone before us.…