Signs play a big part in our lives. We encounter them all the time, often without even realizing it. Think, for example, of just how many road signs you encounter even on a short drive. They are all meant to stand for something else, to point out what lies ahead on the road. This is exactly why they are so important. By indicating the rules of the road and what we will soon encounter, they lead us safely to our destination.
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Daily Scriptures: July 22 – August 5, 2012
Sunday, July 22
16th Sunday in ordinary time
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Ephesians 2:13-18
Mark 6:30-34
Summer Gospel readings put spotlight on Eucharist
There will be a major shift in the Sunday Gospels beginning on the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time July 29. This is Year B of the Sunday Lectionary, the year that emphasizes the Gospel of Mark; but for a series of five weeks, from weeks 17 to 21, the Sunday Gospels will be taken from the Gospel of John — the “Bread of Life discourse.”
What is NFP?
NFP is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse and genital contact during the fertile phase of [...]
Natural family planning summer class schedule
Natural family planning classes will take place at various sites in July, August and September. Call the provider listed to register or for more information
Celebrating NFP: A way of love, way of life
“Faithfully Yours” is the theme of this year’s Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, a national educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to celebrate God’s design for married love and the gift of life and to raise awareness of natural family planning methods.
Doctor says priest instrumental in her choosing ‘to do the right thing’
I am a family practice physician who stopped prescribing any form of birth control two years ago. What a relief that was! I was finally able to go to work each day without feelings of anxiety and guilt, which had been my constant companions for many months. Still, it took several trips to the confessional before I felt forgiven for the years that I had ordered contraceptive shots and written out prescriptions for “the pill.”
What are you waiting for?
I had heard the term multiple times as we sat in the marriage prep weekend at the University of St. Thomas on a nice spring day in 2005. I thought it sounded good but convinced myself that it was not for us at the time — maybe in the future, but not now as we were already so busy planning for our upcoming wedding.
Natural family planning fosters self-giving
Every child is unplanned — even in natural family planning. Why must this be? Because every person, every child, is fully known only by God in his plan. Only the Creator knows completely who and what this new image of God is. To know someone perfectly as God does is to know that person in his origin and his destiny, the child’s place in the large scheme of reality.
Our priests help us to grow closer to Christ
Have you ever seen or done something that you couldn’t wait to tell a friend about? You may have wished that your friend was right beside you. Or you pulled out your cell phone and called or texted that person immediately.
Sometimes, the messenger gets in the way of the message
Mark reports that Jesus has come back to his hometown, Nazareth, for the first time since beginning his public ministry.
John the Baptist sets example for living faith
Imagine that you are hosting a fancy party with the best of food and drink for your family and friends.
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