A great way to build strong marriages and families is through the practice of natural family planning, whereby couples respect God’s vision for marriage and the family and learn to live out their sexuality to reflect this vision. This is one of the most highly contested and misunderstood areas of Catholic teaching. Saying no to contraception does not mean that … Read More
NFP in Scripture!
I knew that Sacred Scripture condemned the use of contraception in the account of Onan spilling his seed (Gen. 38:9-10). But I wasn’t aware until just recently that Scripture also supports the use of natural family planning: Do not deprive each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, to be free for prayer, but then return to one … Read More
NFP vs. Contraception
Alright, I am getting really behind here. The second and third installments of Fr. Euteneuer’s mini catechesis on contraception are out. This second topic addresses the misconception that natural family planning is just “Church approved birth control.” The third topic regards the myth of overpopulation. A few words on NFP and contraception. First, it is important to remember that for … Read More
Marilyn and Her Ovaries
The fact I’m a woman is important and means much to me. -Marilyn Monroe This is pretty interesting. From Letters of Note (h/t NFP Works): On April 28th of 1952, medical staff at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital in L.A. wheeled an extremely nervous Marilyn Monroe to surgery where she was to have her appendix removed. Some time later, with … Read More
Moving Update and Some Quick Takes
Moving update: today is the big day! I’m leaving shortly with my sister to drive down to Florida…for good this time! Movers came early yesterday to load up everything…and our stuff won’t get to the new place until next Monday – at the earliest! It’s going to be an interesting week, to say the least. Pray that we all make … Read More
Rallying Today!
Last Friday was the big day for Religious Freedom rallies across the country, but we had to be a little different here in Missouri. We decided to have our rally in conjunction with our annual pro-life lobby day, so we had to schedule it on a day that the legislators would be in session. Despite being in the middle of … Read More
App Lets Unborn Child Choose His/Her Own Name
Having trouble deciding on a name for your baby? Why not let the little one choose for him/herself? A new app ($.99 for iPhone and iPod Touch) randomly generates thousands of baby names while monitoring a baby’s movements in the womb. Any kick detected by the program will then stop the generator at the baby’s chosen name. Then the parents … Read More
Love…Naturally
The following videos present a great overview of the benefits of modern day “NFP” science – the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology: IVF = circumventive therapy & contraception = suppressive therapy. The Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology actually help identify and treat problems associated with PMS, postpartum depression, infertility, male-infertility, frequent miscarriage and much more! And, as the … Read More
Pro-Life Fertility Care
TheCatholicSpirit.com has a good article on two men of science and their very different approach to fertility. Dr. Josef Roetzer, the Austrian doctor whose work led to the development of the sympto-thermal method of natural family planning, died this year on October4. That same day British biologist Robert G. Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing the … Read More
Contraception: Morally Wrong in Every Circumstance
This post was inspired by a few conversations I’ve had with some people about contraception since my post on Tuesday: Until just 80 years ago every major Christian religion condemned the practice of intentionally sterilizing the marital act as gravely immoral. Then, in 1930, the Anglican Council of Bishops approved of married couples using “other methods” of avoiding pregnancy, in … Read More