Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Bishop Michael Sheridan In article 9 of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Pope Paul VI identified four dimensions or characteristic features of married love. First, married love is, above all, fully human. Married love is qualitatively different from the natural . . . [Continue Reading]
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Why is the Catholic Church against contraception?
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Jason Evert Contraception is nothing new; history records people using various methods of birth control four thousand years ago. Ancient people swallowed potions to cause temporary sterility; they used linens, wool, or animal skins as barrier methods; they . . . [Continue Reading]
Tinder-like app for play dates
There is quite a fascination with apps that connect people to meet based on a quick picture and a swipe left or right (yes, we’re talking about those dating apps like Tinder and Bumble). Make no mistake: We don’t condone the hook-up culture often associated with these apps, but it’s not an entirely . . . [Continue Reading]
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate the birth of our country and the abiding importance of our inherent freedom as people with inalienable rights. As our own special CCL way of celebrating independence, we thought we’d share a few reactions of women who’ve enjoyed breaking free from the . . . [Continue Reading]
Chris and Summer’s love story
Real couples really do use NFP, and we asked them to tell us their NFP story. We will be sharing them here on the blog — the good parts and the struggles. Each of these couples is writing their own love story, and have chosen to do so by following God’s plan for marriage. Here is Chris and . . . [Continue Reading]
Who was Margaret Sanger?
Planned Parenthood. It generates contentious debate, but what about the hidden face behind the organization, the woman who created the movement? Who was Margaret Sanger? A relatively unknown name, Margaret Sanger was the founder of the American Birth Control League which is known today as . . . [Continue Reading]
Happy Summer!
There always seems to be an association between summer and freedom. I’m sure it harkens back to those elementary school days when the final school bell rang and you were off without a care in the world, armed with a swimsuit and a later bedtime. My brother and I often marked it in our pre-teen years . . . [Continue Reading]
We give so there is another choice
Robert and Sarah Taylor are both pharmacists and live with their children in DeKalb, Ill. Why did you learn NFP? Robert grew up Catholic, and was aware of and very supportive of the Church’s teachings on contraception. I grew up Lutheran, and was not aware of NFP. As we were dating, we talked . . . [Continue Reading]
Millennials and marriage
The sun is shining a littler brighter and warmer as summer is approaching and that means that wedding season has arrived! My social media timelines are full of newlyweds, dress shopping and bridesmaids galore. While I’ve gone to the occasional fun family wedding every few years, I have yet to hit . . . [Continue Reading]
David and Jane’s love story
Real couples really do use NFP, and we asked them to tell us their NFP story. We will be sharing them here on the blog — the good parts and the struggles. Each of these couples is writing their own love story, and have chosen to do so by following God’s plan for marriage. Here is David and Jane’s . . . [Continue Reading]
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