Archive for July, 2014

St Ignatius

31Jul14

The founder of the Jesuits was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball shattered his leg. Because there were no books of romance on hand during his convalescence, Ignatius whiled away the time reading a life of Christ and lives of the saints. His conscience was deeply touched, and a long, […]


If We Accept..

30Jul14

Dear friendsWe have been asked to pray for a girl being helped by another intern working with Vanessa and Laura in the States. She needs a lot of prayers and real support. She is 14 weeks pregnant and wants an abortion however she does believe in God and has been praying the rosary. Her situation […]


When I watched this video I realised anew that we live in a world that not only accepts abortion as an normal action to be taken to solve a problem but also that we don’t hear people speak about abortion.  Our society has accepted abortion so much that the ending of a child’s life every 3 minutes in […]



The following story reminds us ( and yes we need constant reminding!) that the unborn child is fully human while growing in the womb and if this fact is appreciated by the parents the power to teach the world so much about life is huge. Some people think that an 19 week unborn child is […]


I am sure many of you reading this will remember Terri Schaviavo, the woman who was starved to death after an accident left her in a persistent vegeative state.  This video demonstrates the good that can come out of such awful situations such as Terri’s.  We wonder why her life was cut short.  Here we learn that […]


The Willis Clan

22Jul14

Some one brought this beautiful family to my attention. They are a fabulous example of the positive aspects of large family and this particular family seem to be extra talented musically aswell as displaying a love of peforming together. There is such negativity around large families that it is wonderful to see such an uplifting […]