Natural Family Planning

The world won’t understand this, but I’ve just upgraded my opinion of Archbishop Robert Carlson, the newly appointed AB of St. Louis, Missouri. With this audio clip (fast-forward to 3:10), I’ve got from fan to uber fan to super duper fan.
I’m on a roll today on the link between good families and vocations–which seems like [...]

FYI, if you’re looking to find out more about natural methods of family planning, or want to help someone else understand NFP or Humanae Vitae, check out this awesome sale at One More Soul, one of the main providers of pro-NFP materials. Sale ends May 10, 2009.

St. Gianna Molla, mother and physician, is called “the martyr of maternal love.” If you’re not familiar with St. Gianna’s life, read St. Gianna’s story here or here. Quick facts:
Born: 4 October 1922
Died: 28 April 1962
Canonized: 16 May 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Feast Day: April 28
Patron Saint of: mothers, physicians
Imagine the extraordinary occasion of attending [...]

If you’ve not heard Patty Schneier give a talk, or checked out her CD’s, why not drive to Madison for the last of their St. Therese Lectures this year?

[Spoiler alert: If you go to this talk, you find out they both win.]

Los Alamos FertilityCare Blog has jumped on the green-marketing train with a great little summary of green reasons for natural methods of family planning. Well done!

Have you ever heard someone talking about NFP, doing their very best–bless their hearts–and you just want to cring because they say something like, “Did you know Pastor so-and-so is against contraception? [Yes, he's a Catholic pastor. What do you mean?] Well he’s against NFP [NFP is *not* contraception.] Same difference, right?” [NO. And further, [...]

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From the One More Soul Newsletter:
Have you ever lamented the fact that modern society sees contraception as the answer to so many of our current problems? Do you ever wish that someone would stand up and propose REAL solutions to these problems? Well, then, read on.
One More Soul’s director [soon to retire], Steve Koob, has [...]

I have a review copy of a relatively new informational DVD on natural methods of family planning from the Diocese of Rockville Center, NY. So here’s my review.
About the DVD:
Title: “Plan Your Family…Naturally”
Director/ Producer: John Romanowsky
Sponsored by: Diocese of Rockville, NY in association with Order of Malta
Running Time: 22 minutes

Synopsis: The title is pretty much [...]

Just heard that Andrew Alderson, ED for the Couple to Couple League (CCL) resigned effective March 24, 2009 to be with family during a health crisis. While Alderson  will work for CCL as a senior project manager, CCL will be looking for someone to fill this position long term.
CCL is seeking applications for the [...]