It’s almost upon us! Have you marked your calendars? Here are some ways to celebrate NFP and bring ethical family planning into the mainstream: 1) Volunteer at a pro-life pregnancy center. 2) Offer to babysit for a couple so they can have a much-needed date night. 3) Bring a hot meal to a . . . [Continue Reading]
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Seeking reports of negative birth control experiences
Calling all former birth control users! The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) has filed a Citizen’s petition to encourage the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) to require more transparent labeling of the risks associated with various forms of birth control on their packaging. They’ve got all the . . . [Continue Reading]
FINALLY: CDC’s FABM numbers change
They finally did it! After years of citing misleading and inaccurate effectiveness ratings for natural family planning methods, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated their website, Natural Womanhood announced yesterday. But is it the change we were hoping for? Formerly, the CDC . . . [Continue Reading]
NFP is pro-woman
It’s National Women’s Health Awareness Week and we expect to see media messages about how women have been empowered through contraception. But is contraception really best for female health? Is shutting down a perfectly healthy reproductive system truly empowering our daughters, wives and . . . [Continue Reading]
Tolkien imparts timeless lessons on fellowship, loyalty, family
Tolkien, the Fox Searchlight biopic set for release this Friday, May 10, follows young John Ronald Reuel Tolkien through events early in his life — from school years to World War I — that would ultimately lay the foundation for his world-changing fiction. The narrative is delivered as a series of . . . [Continue Reading]
You’re beautiful…believe it!
From the Family Foundations archives **** When I was in the fourth grade, I was lucky enough to sit in the back of Mrs. Flanagan's classroom with my very best friend — near enough to whisper, pass notes and raise our eyebrows significantly at each other. Lisa and I had one of those friendship . . . [Continue Reading]
Man to man: Advice from NFP grooms
From the Family Foundations archives **** She said yes! Great! Now what? There's finding a church, ordering food, booking the DJ and photographer. It's enough to make a guy go nuts! The recently engaged and married fellows interviewed by Family Foundations offered a few pointers for . . . [Continue Reading]
Charting through mental illness
From the Family Foundations archives **** One in five. That's the best estimate of the number of adults who suffer from a "diagnosable mental disorder" in any given year. Anxiety disorders are the most common, and often pair with depression. These conditions can make practicing NFP . . . [Continue Reading]
When pregnancy is complicated
From the Family Foundations archives **** The Braxton-Hicks contractions began three or four months into the pregnancy, compounding Lydia Bardua's exhaustion, dizziness and nausea. Her doctor couldn't find anything wrong, so he told her to relax and hydrate, relax and hydrate. Lydia heard . . . [Continue Reading]
Try these online shops for adorable nursing clothes
A recent cultural movement to embrace public breastfeeding — with or without a cover — has been gaining momentum. While we welcome a more accepting attitude toward public breastfeeding, we certainly don’t want anyone baring their chests in front of strangers. Nursing moms, keep your shirts on. We . . . [Continue Reading]
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