By Martina Casey In Tractates on the Gospel of John, St. Augustine says that "the confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works," so here it goes: Twelve years ago I was working...
Research suggests that the optimal wait time to conceive another baby is between 18 and 30 months after giving birth to your last. Too little time between pregnancies may increase the risk of premature birth...
I think it’s time for a term change. Pregnancy, for many people, is some kind of precursor to motherhood. We see sayings such as “Mother-to-be” or “Expecting Mother” on cards, in advertisements and even doctor’s...
I initially dismissed FABM’s (Fertility Awareness Based Methods) because I didn't understand them. “This is just another form of birth control” I thought, albeit natural, but birth control nevertheless. My flawed thinking was the result...
Contraception broken down = "against (contra) conception" or more simply "against life". The term was first coined in the late 1800’s and in the 20th century gained considerable momentum. See the timeline below, which gives...
When talking about sex, our culture has a million and one ways of defining it. As Catholics it’s important that we know how to sift through the lies and recognize the truth of sex. To...
My newsfeed is filled with #Prolife comments and memes. People all over the country are rightly outraged by a bill signed into law on Jan 22 that permits late term abortions up to the day...
Charting your cycle for the first time is both exciting and overwhelming. Exciting, because you are about to take charge of your health and overwhelming because you realize just how complex the female reproductive system...
As Catholics we are familiar with the Church's vehement opposition to abortion. From first century fathers to modern day saints like St.Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the opposition and the accompanied plethora of writings witness to a...
Each year the Catholic Church in the United States dedicates the month of October to a special time of prayer and fasting for the protection of all human life from conception to natural death. In...