Catholics on Motherhood and IVF

10May11

I had a post going about Catholic motherhood, but then I saw this opinion piece this morning about how the family who were victims of that horrible mistaken embryo transfer thinks that the Catholic Church should reverse its decision on IVF.  I read that they were Catholic when I heard about the story the first [...]

Filed under: Catholic teaching, Catholic thought, Contraception, Family Friendly?, Sub-fertility   |  13 Comments

Missionary ideas

19Oct10

While taking our Spanish class almost two months ago now, we were fortunate enough to have a week overlap with Eric, part of an amazing couple (with Sarita) who has followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit to come to Mexico on a mission trip.  He was the student that was quick to catch on [...]

Filed under: Catholic teaching, Cool People, Trips   |  2 Comments

Just Cause

13Jul10

A contentious topic that seems to re-emerge in NFP discussions in cycles is the necessity of using NFP and how to tell if you have “just cause” to use NFP to postpone child-rearing.  Contrary to popular belief (at least the circles I run in), the Catholic Church does not want you to have as many [...]

Filed under: Catholic teaching, NFP, Religion   |  7 Comments