Claire Culwell's powerful story is a reminder that every human life from the moment of conception is precious and how abortion has a devastating effect on not just the child, not just the mother, but on so many people, including…
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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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Welcoming the least in the world’s eyes and the most precious in God’s
Recently, Dame Colleen Bayer, the Founder and National Director of Family Life International NZ, gave a presentation "Welcoming the least in the world's eyes and the most precious in God's," at the Auckland Eucharistic Convention. In her powerful talk, Colleen…
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Celebrating the Annunciation and 20 Years of Evangelium Vitae
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Luke 1:38 These words of great trust in God, and self-giving, were those of Mary as the Angel Gabriel came to her, and…
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Why I stand and pray for an end to abortion
As I arrived at AMAC (the Auckland Medical Aid Centre - an abortion facility) this afternoon to pray for an end to abortion, for all those involved and most especially for the mothers and babies, I was greeted by a…
Graces are received when you pray outside an abortion facility
Who on earth would want to spend an hour or so standing outside across the road from an abortion facility praying for the mothers the fathers and the babies and also the people who perform this dreadful act? Well I…
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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…
Restoring the culture in 2015
While the summer sun keeps shining and the children are playing and enjoying their break from school, the seemingly endless days of summer with limited commitments and a generally slow start to each day, is coming to a…
Euthanasia not on the horizon… for now
News that Labour MP, Iain Lees-Galloway will not resubmit the End of Life Choice Bill is warmly welcomed. The bill had been inherited by Lees-Galloway, as its earlier sponsor, Maryan Street, failed to be re-elected into Parliament in the recent…
Anniversary of assent of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act
Today marks the 37th anniversary of the assent of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act. On this day in 1977 our parliamentarians made law the "how to" of destroying innocent preborn children in their mothers wombs. The Act also put forward…
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