Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Richard J. Fehring, PhD, RN, FAAN Pope Paul VI shocked the world on July 25th, 1968 with the release of the encyclical letter Humanae Vitae (HV), sometimes titled “On the Regulation of Birth.” The reason that this short, 14-page document caused great . . . [Continue Reading]
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Humanae Vitae: The Sword and the Stone
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Michael Gagnon It has now been 49 years since Humanae Vitae dropped out of heaven through His Holiness Pope Paul VI and the shockwaves continue to resound throughout the world. Since its release, this blessed document has not failed or slowed in its mission . . . [Continue Reading]
What we’ve learned: it’s about more than the kids
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Tommy Tighe My wife and I have been on a crazy journey. From thinking the Church should stay out of our bedroom, to reading and embracing Humanae Vitae, to teaching engaged couples all about NFP in the comfort of our living room; it’s a story I barely . . . [Continue Reading]
How Humanae Vitae inspired a mission
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * by Chris Reynolds In his encyclical Humanae Vitae, Paul VI wrote, “[T]here comes to be included in the vast pattern of the vocation of the laity a new and most noteworthy form of the apostolate of like to like; it is married couples themselves who become . . . [Continue Reading]
Made for more: married love
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]
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]
Perry and Liza’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 Perry and Liza’s . . . [Continue Reading]
Humanae Vitae fortifies my marriage
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * By Jenna Hines Do you know what creates the tightest bonds? A common goal. Or a common enemy, if you will. My husband and I are on the same team fighting the same fight – and no, the opponent is not natural family planning. Instead, that is our . . . [Continue Reading]
Guidance for a new mom
Humanae Vitae Giving Day * * * By Janet Sahm Easter I braced myself for the day our daughter arrived in this world. I say braced because I have found the arrival of new life to be a motley mash of high emotions and tests of strength – simultaneously joyful, exhausting, wonderful, . . . [Continue Reading]
St. Bonaventure’s contributions to CCL
Today we celebrate the feast day of a saint who was known as the “Seraphic Doctor” of the Church - Saint Bonaventure. While he may not be very widely known, St. Bonaventure contributed much as a leader to the Franciscans after being healed as a young boy through the intercession of St. Francis . . . [Continue Reading]