Philippa Taylor On July 25 Louise Brown, the world’s first baby born via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), celebrates her 40th birthday. 40 years after her birth it is estimated that more than seven million babies have been born as a result of IVF and other assisted reproduction treatments. Around 2.4 million assisted reproductive technologies (ART) cycles are estimated to take place each …
by Gerard Migeon When Men Resent Natural Family Planning My friend, a 36-year-old man, sitting across from me at a popular Mexican eatery for a beer, is a tall, kind, and rather quiet type. A scientist, he is also a Catholic who wants to live the teachings of his faith about sexuality, which, if a …
Nathan Schlueter and Elizabeth Schlueter | Jul 27 2018 | The #MeToo movement provides a sobering opportunity for deeper reflection on the meaning of sex and the nature of the sexual revolution. A core question is this: Do the experiences underlying #MeToo reveal the need to carry the sexual revolution still further, or do they reveal fundamental flaws …
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What St. Anne Teaches Us about Faith Think about the purity, holiness, and magnificence of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was the only human being ever to be sinless and constantly in a state of grace. Because Mary was such a beautiful symbol of grace, her mother, St. Anne, must have also been a devout …
July 25, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — The pro-life healthcare sharing ministry operating in unity with Catholic teaching will now pay for natural fertility healthcare and sterilization reversals for its members, it was announced on the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. Solidarity HealthShare informed members of the changes to its guidelines Wednesday, saying …
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July 25, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Today we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s most countercultural act of Christian fidelity to the law of God. This famous Encyclical continues to be attacked by a wide swath of modernizers, from top Vatican officials to the usual suspects at the National Catholic Reporter. In view of this …
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Susan Brinkmann Since the advent of birth control more than 50 years ago, women have repeatedly been told that the drugs and devices being offered to help them avoid pregnancy are “safe and effective.” We’re told that the “small percentage” of women who experience adverse reactions is so minimal the risks simply don’t outweigh …
by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet In 1996 St. Pope John Paul II, speaking to a group of teachers of Natural Family Planning (NFP), boldly declared: “The moment has come for every parish and every structure of consultation and assistance to the family and to the defense of life to have personnel available who can teach married couples how to use the natural methods.” …
Ruth D. Lasseter Wanda Półtawska, a Polish doctor, is 97 years old. Her life and work is unknown outside her native Poland and some quarters of the Catholic Church, but her insights and influence have prospered the mission of the Church in defending the dignity of all human beings. Equally unknown by most people is …
ROME, July 19, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — At the beginning of 2017, Pope Francis set up a “study commission” to prepare for the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae (July 25, 2018). The existence of this “secret” commission was brought to light some months after by two Catholic publications, Stilum Curae and Corrispondenza Romana. The commission, coordinated by Msgr. Gilfredo Marengo, was tasked …
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https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2018/07/13/pro-life-docs-aghast-at-pro-abortion-push The American Board of Obsetrics and Gynecology wants a sub-specialty certification known as “Complex Family Planning” and it’s asking the American Board of Medical Specialties to approve it. A late-term abortion would occur in the second and even third trimesters but Dr. Donna Harrison of the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologistssays by that …
by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet “[U]sing the natural [family planning] methods requires and strengthens the harmony of the married couple, it helps and confirms the rediscovery of the marvelous gift of parenthood, it involves respect for nature and demands the responsibility of the individuals. According to many authoritative opinions, they also foster more completely that human …
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IT IS WAR! NO, ITS NOT POISON GAS THE ENEMY IS USING, IT IS ESTROGEN. IT IS IN THE TAP WATER. WHEN MY VOICE STARTED CHANGING FROM BASS TO TENOR I STARTED DRINKING DISTILLED WATER AND NOW I AM A BARITONE !!! “I used to not pay too much attention to the whole gender-mix up …
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July 12, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — I’m often told, when I address the transgender ideology, that it is an exaggeration to claim that trans activists actually wish to impart their ideology to children. Surely, people say, all trans activists really want to do is help teenagers who are grappling with genuine issues of gender identity and confusion—and thus …
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Msgr. Charles Pope We are already seeing a great battle unfold over the Supreme Court in our land. At one level the battle is “all about abortion” which the left sees as almost a “sacrament” or sacred honor, and the right sees as the most immoral and legally flawed decision ever handed down by the …
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ALBANY, July 10, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive order Monday placing new mandates on insurance companies to subsidize contraception, in what he calls a preemptive measure to guard against a more conservative Supreme Court majority. The order directs the state Department of Financial Services and Department of Health to …
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John Grondelski The readings for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 8) focus on prophets. The text from Ezekiel tells us that, whether people listen or not has nothing to do with the truth of the prophet’s message. The Gospel contains the famous line about “a prophet [being] not without honor, except in his …
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Joseph Pronechen Remember the Holy League of Nations that Pope St. Pius V formed in 1571, and the result of the battle they engaged in? Their victory at Lepanto on Oct. 7, 1571 was attributed to the Rosary, and the date became the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. The new Holy League of …
by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet Perhaps no other encyclical in the history of the Church has received so much ridicule and caused such controversy as Humanae Vitae. Even today, 50 years later, it still evokes heated discussions and debates, often from people (including some priests) who have never read the document. Yet when encouraged to read the …
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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, July 4, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — National Rosary organizers from around the world are joining forces to create a new “Holy League.” There have been a number of “Holy Leagues” in history, national allies coming together to protect Christendom from its political enemies. Now, inspired by the mass rosary prayer events of recent …
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By Norman Fulkerson One of the biggest complaints of those who visit their doctors is how the physician pays more attention to their computer screens than them. This treatment of a human being, at least implicitly, denies the needs of the soul. Things such as compassion and understanding, so helpful in the healing process, are often …
KEVIN YUILL Writing in The Times, Dominic Lawson says there is something obscene about the ‘shortening’ of the lives of more than 450 patients who were staying in Gosport War Memorial Hospital. He is right. The Gosport scandal concerns the ‘shortening’ of 456 patients’ lives through the excessive use of painkillers at the hospital in Hampshire …
