Life Truths

God extends His mercy to post-abortive men and women too

Many post-abortive women (and men) mistakenly believe that they have committed the ultimate “unforgivable” sin by participating in the act of abortion, often carrying the burden […]

Abortion, not COVID leading cause of deaths in 2020

According to Our World in Data, it is estimated that around 60 million people died in 2020. The website Worldometer, on the basis of data from […]

Mary and Joseph, defenders of life

We probably won’t have much explaining to do when we say that the year 2020 was a year like no other in living memory! The COVID-19 […]

Conversion therapy – harmful or not?

The determined promotion of the LGBTQ+ agenda has gone so far as to ban all sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) and gender identity change efforts (GICE) […]

On the dignity of motherhood

Gone are the days when motherhood was upheld as a noble and esteemed vocation.  So says Rosa Linda G Valenzona in a 2008 lifeissues.net article, ‘Motherhood […]

With children’s entertainment, monitor their storytellers

As the social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19 continue to confine us to our homes, parents, in their desire (or need) for some breathing space, will […]

Culture of death rears its head in pandemic

In Italy, one of the countries worst hit by COVID-19, reports have surfaced of doctors having to make life and death decisions in cases where limited […]

Babies before animals

In an address to the Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) on January 30, Pope Francis warned of “the modern tendency to judge human […]

Same-sex parenting: harmful for children, or not?

At the beginning of the year we were jolted into the reality that same-sex parenting is a fact of life here in Trinidad and Tobago, with […]

How did you do on the pro-life front?

As we approach the end of 2019, and we examine our consciences and take stock of our achievements and failures of the past year, now is […]

Abortion affects men too

We’ve grown used to thinking of abortion as a woman’s issue, and many believe that men should not even be involved in the decision to abort. […]

Dealing with the PASS

On October 10 we observed World Mental Health Day. One aspect of mental health that is largely ignored by doctors and the secular media is the […]

The annihilation of the woman

The freedoms wrought by the sexual revolution of the 1960s constituted a double-edged sword for women, for while men were free to indulge their sexual inclinations […]

Gender ideology may be child abuse

In April this year, a Canadian judge found a father guilty of “family violence” for publicly and privately referring to his 14-year-old daughter, who identifies as […]

Is free speech and expression under threat?

For several years now we’ve been witnessing an increase in the number of instances in ‘the free world’ of the suppression of free speech and expression […]

New NY abortion law grim irony for 9/11 victims

In 2 Timothy 4 we read: “The time is sure to come when people will not accept sound teaching … and they will collect themselves a […]

Pro-life resolutions for 2019 and beyond

As we settle into 2019, some of us may have already begun to forget the resolutions we made at the turn of the year. But, take […]

Where C_ _ _ _ _ mas and J_s _s are banned

Recently, an ‘extra’ news item on the 7 p.m. news on one of the local television channels was about an elementary-school principal in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, […]

Mini victories for life

Every month we bring you developments in the onslaught of the culture of death, with cautions about unreservedly embracing seemingly inevitable practices or impositions. This month […]

Transgenderism in children – eclipse of parental responsibility?

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064;emmancommtt@gmail.com In a September 17, 2018 online publication, Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and […]

‘Gay’ not really born that way

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064; emmancommtt@gmail.com While several studies have attempted to prove the existence of a ‘gay gene’, the […]

Euphemistically speaking…

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064;emmancommtt@gmail.com We seem to be living in a time when we do not say what we […]

The law and moral suasion

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064; emmancommtt@gmail.com In general, our behaviour is regulated by both the law and our moral principles.  […]

The case against ‘same-sex marriage’

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064;emmancommtt@gmail.com The belief that marriage is a keystone of a nation’s social order is founded on […]

Same-sex ‘marriage’ – another human right?

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064;emmancommtt@gmail.com Advocates of same-sex marriage argue that same-sex couples have the same right to marriage as […]

Human rights and our national sovereignty

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook.Tel:628-1064; emmancommtt@gmail.com As we commemorate the 41st anniversary of our country becoming a republic, we reflect […]

Choosing one’s gender: how far will it go?

A monthly column by the Emmanuel Community: 46 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook. Tel:628-1064;emmancommtt@gmail.com In days gone by one’s sex, and to all intents and purposes one’s gender, […]