https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2018/06/15/kiwi-christians-urged-to-stand-up-against-abortion/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2018/06/15/kiwi-christians-urged-to-stand-up-against-abortion/#comment-21189 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:13:34 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=18045#comment-21189 This is a battle which is waged with attention to basics too long neglected, too long ignored.
It requires a turning back to use of listening skills, and to fasting.
Once Catholics fasted before mass from midnight the night before, both from liquids and solids. This was relaxed.
But now from far away, that has drawn 40,000,000 pilgrims is a call instead to return to fasting from Medjugorje.
Equally, there is a return to a deeper commitment in prayer, enlivened by Catholic charismatic renewal that has
spread like wildfire throughout the church and faithful are more attentive.
For abortion, euthanasia, drugs, porn, all stem from an anti-God religion that is only replied to with mysticism.
This immediately presents an opportunity for asceticism and mysticism. Both are the province of clergy and laity alike.

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