Can We Be Saints?

Can We Be Saints?

November 1, 2017 | No Comments

Before we can answer this question, we must know what it is we are aspiring to.  How does the Dictionary define a Saint? “A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God.” Based on this definition, does this seem too difficult a task for us living in this time in history? When we think of Saints, we remember the courageous martyrs who shed their blood so willingly for love of God and faith in His Church.  We witness the heroic activities of Mother Teresa and the like, who
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Spectres, Saints and Souls

Spectres, Saints and Souls

October 31, 2017 | No Comments

Millions of Children and Adults  around the Globe,  will celebrate Halloween today, but how many will truly know its origins? Its origins go beyond Spectres, Ghouls and Witches. It had its beginnings in a Christian Holiday known as All Hallows’ Eve.  The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows’ Eve when the faithful would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting, for the big feast day of All Saints. This great feast day was established in 1840 by Pope Gregory IV, to be celebrated on November 1st each year. Around the turn of the first millenium, the Church began to
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“That They May Have Life to the Full”

“That They May Have Life to the Full”

October 31, 2017 | No Comments

Here at Family Life International New Zealand, we endeavour to keep our friends and supporters informed about life issues from the moment it begins at conception, through to its natural completion, in the context of Catholic morality and through providing practical help and support. We uphold the dignity of the Human person in its entirety and that includes the spiritual composition of man as a gift given by God, in order that we may know Him, love Him and be happy with Him when our eyes close on this world.  In order to know Him, we must firstly learn of
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