“The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and endowed with its own special laws by the Creator. By its very nature it is…
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FLI launches new programme equipping and supporting Catholic men: ‘Men of Saint Joseph’
“The crisis of fatherhood which we are living through today constitutes the heart of the human crisis that is threatening us.”Pope Benedict XVI Fatherhood is an authentic expression of masculinity; men are made for it and called to it. Most…
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Words DO matter
Father Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International, was right on the button, when, thirty years ago, he started openly warning all who had ears to hear, that verbal engineering always precedes social engineering. Those who control the language of…
Created for Joy
Marriage and family life are punctuated with times of great happiness and joy, such as the wedding day and the birth of a child. Also known to family life are times of great sadness as daily struggles, illness and death…
The importance of marriage for a healthy society
What is so special about marriage, and why does it matter? The short answer is that healthy marriages equal healthy families. Healthy families lead to healthy societies, which in turn leads to human flourishment. All of which is what God…
12 Quotes about Life, Marriage and Family from Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI left a great legacy of theological understanding. He had profound insight into the dangers of the dictatorship of relativism that plagues our age. Central to his message was the dignity of the human person who is made…
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Contraception or abortifacient?
A common assumption is that the use of contraception will lead to fewer abortions, not more. There are several reasons why this assumption is false. Here, we examine one such problem; how the twisting of language relating to the first…
NZ Surrogacy Law under review
The laws governing the practice of surrogacy are currently under review by Parliament as well as the Law Commission, as dissatisfaction from those wanting to access the method to “build a family” escalates. Currently before Parliament is a Member’s Bill…
The Wine of Marriage
Marriage is an institution of nature and, for the baptized, a sacrament. Not only do the natural physiological and psychological desires experienced by both men and women show it to be an institution of nature but also, the fact that…
Children are a blessing: Respect Life Month Day 12
Children are a blessing, and the family is the very foundation of civil society. In a society where the contraceptive mentality has seeped into almost every corner of society, including the Church, larger families are often frowned upon. Many husbands…
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