by Lynn Keenan, MD | Nov 21, 2017
When Pope Paul VI wrote Humanae Vitae in 1968, he began with the reflection that the moral norms regarding married love can only be observed with the gravest difficulty, sometimes heroic effort, and it was time to review these norms in light of the conditions of life...
by Janet E. Smith | Oct 24, 2017
Many couples who have used methods of natural family planning testify that using NFP, while not always easy, has been beneficial and sometimes even extremely beneficial to their marriages and their personal spiritual lives. Their testimonies are not difficult to find...
by Lynn Keenan, MD | Oct 23, 2017
In one year we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae. This landmark encyclical has been one of the milestones in reaffirming and clarifying what the Church has always taught about human love and life. However, despite much talk, debate, dissension...
by Sheila St. John | Oct 22, 2017
The Church’s teaching on marital sexuality is an invitation for men and women—an invitation to let God be God, to receive the gift of God’s love and care, and to let this gift inform and transform us, so we may share that love with each other and with the world....
by Fr. Paul Check | Sep 24, 2017
Where do we locate the “good news” of Jesus Christ? We find it in the Word of God in Sacred Scripture, announcing to us the “day of salvation.” (II Cor 6:2) We are thankful for the Sacraments that bring divine life to the soul and make us citizens of the Kingdom of...
by Fr. Blaise Berg | Sep 23, 2017
In July 1978, a symposium marking the tenth anniversary of Humanae Vitae took place at the University of San Francisco. The symposium was sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the St. Ignatius Institute of the University of San Francisco. For the occasion,...
