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Contraception Debate flyer

NFP Events

By On January 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Update: Two new events posted below.] Debate|Contraception: Is it harmful to women? (Thomas Center, Boulder, Colorado) January 26th, 7pm Flyer Is the Pill Necessary [...]

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Janet Smith Debates Christine Gudorf

By On January 2, 2012 · 3 Comments

Holy Smokes! If ya’ll are going to be near Northern Colorado in late January, save the friggin’ date, because this is going to be an interesting dialogue of wits. Janet Smith, the  the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and consultor to the [...]

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NFP Outreach Summer Institute….are you going?

By On April 20, 2011 · 3 Comments

[UPDATE: Sadly this great event has been cancelled. For q's, go here.]

Just spoke with the  coordinator for this great summer conference happening in Kansas July 11-16, and it sounds like it’s going to be [...]

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Great Marriage & Family Conference March 20

By On February 21, 2010 · 8 Comments

For all those in the Midwest, this looks like a great array of speakers. Check it out!

Diocesean Marriage & Family Conference

Notre Dame Conference Center • Saturday, March 20, 2010

Conference Description

It’s easy to lose sight of the “big picture” in the day-to-day business of raising a family and making [...]

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“Contraception: Why Not” Miracle Stories Wanted

By On January 20, 2010 · 2 Comments

Listening to Janet Smith’s “Contraception: Why Not” is a pivotal moment for most people in their love and family journey from contraception to NFP. I’ve seen it in action, and I’ve heard the stories. One woman I know, on the Pill of 8 years for “medical reasons,” listened [...]

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Is Birth Control a Lightning Rod for Catholics?

By On October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

…this blogger at Young Adult Catholics (little bit of a misnomer, since they reject many of the Churches teachings outright) seems to think it’s not.

I like that she puts [...]

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NFP Awareness Week is Six Weeks Away

By On June 10, 2009 · 5 Comments

The USCCB’s site has some resources like homily helps, prayers of the faithful, prayers, couples’ witnesses (to be published in your local paper the week of/ before), and this awesome poster above (en espanol, tambien).

What are you doing in your area? Here are [...]

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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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Booyah! Humanae Vitae is in tha house.

By On July 23, 2008 · 4 Comments


Well, I normally wouldn’t use my religion card on the blog with such flare, but you know what? The 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae’s release is this Friday, I just read a rockin’ article by Mary Eberstadt, and [...]

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Dangers of the Birth Control Pill

By On June 6, 2008 · 8 Comments

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Audio from Janet Smith and Jason Evert. Even if you’re pro contraceptives, I challenge you to listen to this entire clip.

Update: For more information (with footnotes), see this online brochure. What your doctor is reluctant to tell you, and what [...]

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