In his encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae, Saint John Paul II advocates for a culture of life and love, challenging society's distorted views on freedom and autonomy. He extends compassion to women who have had abortions, acknowledging their pain and offering hope and forgiveness through repentance and reconciliation. He urges them to become advocates for life.
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We are sent to serve life: Respect Life Month Day 9
Each of us is sent to serve life, always animated by love. This call to be at the service of life is for all. No Christian is immune from the obligation. There are many initiatives which serve life in the…
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Love is the answer: Respect Life Month Day 7
In Scripture Jesus tells us when we serve others, we are in fact serving Him. Our love is the answer to the culture of death. Love changes hearts. Saint Teresa of Calcutta put it this way "Faith in action is…
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…
40 Days for Life
40 days of hopeI remember during my early years at university becoming friends with an exchange student from West Germany. When she left her home country, a wall divided it from the communist country of East Germany, and people had…
It is Not Permissible for Anyone to Remain Idle
As the new year begins I have been reflecting on the Apostolic Exhortation of Blessed John Paul II Christifideles Laici, on the vocation and the mission of the lay faithful in the Church and in the world. This document was…
Respect Life Month – Day Twenty-Nine
"We will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. When a child…
30 Years of Familiaris Consortio
Thirty years ago, Blessed John Paul II wrote a letter exhorting the Christian family. That apostolic exhortation was "Familiaris Consortio" or "The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World". Three decades have passed since its writing, and the…
Respect Life Month – Day One
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Saint John Paul II's telling encyclical Evangelium Vitae, otherwise known as the Gospel of Life. There the great defender of life calls each one of us to love, respect, protect and defend every human…