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Category Archives: Artificial Contraception
Lame Lies about Women and the Catholic Response I Find Compelling part 2
In my last post I covered the lie that motherhood is nice but perhaps a little lesser on the playing field of what a woman can “do”. This time around I want to step back and talk about a lie … Continue reading
Posted in Artificial Contraception, Marriage, Nikki, Singleness, Uncategorized
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Kids Are People Too
I remember well Whitney Houston singing on the radio when I was a kid, “I believe the children are our future; teach them well and let them lead the way.” And I didn’t just hear this sentiment from pop culture. … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial contraception, children, Whitney Houston
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Rules Are Good
No artificial contraception–period. No skipping Mass on Sundays or on Holy Days of Obligation, not even when you’re on vacation. And when you go to Mass, you have to kneel a lot and use words like “consubstantial.” To be sure … Continue reading
Lame Lies about Women and the Catholic Response to Said Lameness that I Find Compelling
I don’t know how to put this delicately, so I won’t: As a Protestant woman who stays home with my children, I felt thrown under the bus by the church. I came to realize that among the multiplicity of “theologies” about women, … Continue reading
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Called to Love, 1.5: Babies and Tithing
I have already covered the vocations of marriage and celibacy, and so I thought this would be an appropriate time to talk about the usual consequence of marriage, children. I could probably rest on this subject until I die and still … Continue reading
Posted in Artificial Contraception, Culture of Life, Marriage, Nikki, Uncategorized
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Jason’s Questions: #7 Why Are There So Many Catholics at the March for Life?
**Another personal request here: we’re getting ready this weekend for the Mass Monday night at which we’ll be received into the Church. Please remember us in your prayers.** This post is another tough one to write, but I can’t avoid … Continue reading
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Jason’s Story
As a lifelong evangelical Protestant, I am right now at a place I never thought I would be – standing at the door of the Catholic Church, planning to enter with my wife and kids at the Feast of the … Continue reading