Natural Family Planning

The last post I had on the West-Schindler-VonHildebrand controversy points out some simple but frank points of examination on Christopher West’s work, with link to Jimmy Akin’s reasoned response. Who can top Jimmy Akin?
Dr. Janet Smith, for starters.
I like Janet Smith a lot. Not only is she incredibly smart, but in a debate or discussion, [...]

Love, Responsibility & Hormones
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Find out about anthropological research of contraception’s effect on monkeys, and what this says about human use of contraception. Amazing. The full audio/ video of this is in the New & Revised version of Janet Smith’s “Contraception: Why Not.”

Today is the beginning of the Pentecost Novena! Providentially, Pentecost falls this year on what would be the feast of the Visitation. You may know that in some countries and liturgical tradition, this day is a celebration of the reality and sanctity of human life  in the womb. Additionally, in St. Francis de Sales’ Sermons [...]

I just re-listened to a CD that One More Soul included in an order as a freebie a while back, and wanted to share some thoughts.
About the CD:
Title: “Why Contraception Matters”
Speaker: Stephen Patton, M.A., J.D., with introduction by Bishop Victor Galeone
Sponsored by: Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida
Running Time: 60 minutes
Synopsis:Practically speaking, widespread use of contraception [...]

I’m having problems with the Amazon link for some reason, so in order to get credit (please?Thanks) for the referral, go to this NFP Site, and follow the directions on the top right box. You’ll get some good recommendations for my fav NFP/ sexuality resources, and I’ll get a little credit! Thanks!
or…
Recommended Resources Here

Update: I just spoke with my husband who just heard from personal friends of Christopher West who asked for prayer for West and his family. He’s evidently under personal and spiritual attack in addition to the professional critique he’s received. Please note that while I advocate a healthy and humble dialogue about this controversy, uncharitable remarks or [...]

 
If you’ve been interested in the Theology of the Body, of have studied it but not really dug in, there’s a three-week online course through Catholic Distance University that might interest you:

Marriage and the Complementarity of Men and Women (Noncredit)
Online Seminar – July 13 – Aug. 3, 2009
This online interactive seminar course will focus on [...]

My entry header above is completely unoriginal. I’ve heard it in a couple places, and you know why it’s funny, charming and it sticks? Because it’s true.
In this article by LifeSiteNews via Catholic Exchange, the spreading phenomenon of Protestants turning towards NFP and away from the contraceptive culture is presented and examined:
“Taking a page from Catholic [...]

Me too.
Go to Catholicvote.org (you don’t have to be Catholic), register–it’s super simple–and vote for a commercial on non-contraceptive family planning! Let’s show them we think it’s important, beautiful and life changing!

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there, biological and spiritual. Fecundity, as it turns out, is not limited to the body, so to all who are consecrated to the Lord, who are unmarried, who are unable to conceive or carry to term–Happy Mother’s Day as well.  To the women who love and nurture [...]