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Red, White and Blue…and NFP too!
This year, as our nation celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, the Couple to Couple League is joining the festivities with a little friendly competition among our staff: creating fun, family-friendly NFP memes! At first glance, Natural Family Planning and the Fourth of July might not seem connected but we think they have everything to do with…
Read MoreWalk with Jesus. Pray for the Nation.
The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, in honor of America’s 250th year, feels especially timely. In a world that often pulls us toward distraction and division, the simple directive proposed by the USCCB, “Walk with Jesus. Pray for the nation,” invites us back to what matters most: walking closely with Christ and entrusting our country to…
Read MoreRisen Christ, Endless Mercy
From the empty tomb of Easter to the radiant promise of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church invites us to remain within a single, unfolding mystery: the inexhaustible mercy of God poured out through Jesus Christ. On Good Friday, we witness Christ’s complete obedience to the Father—an obedience that leads Him to embrace the Cross. In…
Read MoreLiving Holy Week Liturgically
With intriguing names like Spy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, and liturgical rituals like the Veneration of the Cross and the stripping of the Altar, Holy Week can be chock-full of opportunities to prayerfully and deeply commemorate the last days of Jesus’ ministry on Earth, and His Passion and death. During Holy Week, the Church, in…
Read MoreLent, Love, and the Discipline of Life
Each Lent, Christians are invited into a deeper conversion through the practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Yes, these disciplines are seasonal obligations; they are also ways of forming the heart to love more authentically. For couples who practice Natural Family Planning (NFP) and strive to live a pro-life commitment, these same spiritual habits often…
Read MoreA Chance to Begin Again
As we continue into the Lenten season, I have been meditating on many Saints who remind us that Lent is a chance to “begin again.” With prayer and fasting, our 40 days can give us a time and a place to invite Christ into our hearts in a way more fruitful than ever before. There…
Read MoreA Child Born in Simplicity
As we draw close to Christmas, our gaze shifts from the hiddenness of the Incarnation to the moment when that quiet miracle breaks into the world. The Child conceived beneath Mary’s heart now enters the light, born in simplicity and welcomed by two people whose lives had already been shaped by trust: Mary, who offered…
Read MoreBearing the Light Himself: An Advent Reflection
In our parish adoration chapel, a German leaded-glass window glows softly in the afternoon light. Its warm colors shift across the floor as if alive, but it was a small detail, almost easy to miss, that recently captivated my prayer. The Blessed Virgin Mary stands in the center of the window, robed in sparkling blue…
Read MoreAdvent at Home: Resources and Family Traditions
The Christmas decor and “Advent” calendars of all shapes and sizes are already showing up in stores and online. It reminds us that the beautiful spiritual season of Advent is approaching. Advent is a season of quiet anticipation — a time to slow down, prepare our hearts, and make room for Christ’s coming. As the…
Read MoreA Gift of Love: An Indulgence for the Holy Souls
Each November, the Church invites us into a profound work of mercy: to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Beginning on All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and continuing through the Octave of All Souls (Nov. 1–8), Catholics have the opportunity to obtain one plenary indulgence each day for a departed soul by visiting a…
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