From the monthly archives: May 2009

And for the Defense: Janet Smith

By On May 29, 2009 · 1 Comment

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, [...]

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Contraception, Monkeys and You

By On May 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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.”

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Novena for Life & Love

By On May 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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. [...]

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CD Review: Why Contraception Matters

By On May 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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., [...]

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Recommended Reading

By On May 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

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 [...]

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Christopher West's blind spot

By On May 14, 2009 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Course on Male-Female Complimentarity

By On May 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

 

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 [...]

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NFP Doesn't Mean "Not For Protestants"

By On May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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

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Would You Like to See a Hip NFP commercial?

By On May 10, 2009 · 2 Comments

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!

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A Universal Gratitude for Mothers

By On May 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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Sex Sells…and Saves (Updated)

By On May 7, 2009 · 11 Comments

(Newly Updated 5/8/09)
ABC’s Nightline did a piece tonight on Christopher West and Theology of the Body tonight, and I tuned in to see how badly the media would mess it up.

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Passing of a Pro-Fertility, Pro-Family Warrior

By On May 5, 2009 · 2 Comments

From a reader I received this this morning:

“Would you please pray for the repose of the soul of Giselle Alderson? She is the wife of Andy Alderson, former Executive Director of CCL (The Couple to Couple League). Giselle died yesterday morning from cancer. She will be deeply missed [...]

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