HV Blog

I always considered myself pro-life. I was born and raised in a Catholic family, receiving all the Sacraments in a timely fashion. My Father was ordained a permanent Deacon when I was in high school. I attended a Catholic grade/high school and university....

I had just graduated from college when Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae (HV) was released, ironically on the day after my birthday. Unfortunately, HV was far from my radar screen. I vaguely recall a bunch of controversy concerning HV back then, but...

1968-A letter penned by a Pope Written with love to give the world hope Poorly received by a world in despair- Most folks thought the Church just didn’t care. Here we are now fifty years later With all our contraception is the world any better? Or has our...

I didn’t set out to make a movie about contraception. After all, in a country where sex without babies is largely considered a basic human necessity like air and water, telling a story about the disastrous consequences of rendering the conjugal act sterile...

God loves you. The creator of the universe, the source of truth, loves you. This incredible gift, to be loved by God and each of us called to live for eternity, can be hard to fathom. In his wisdom, he has woven into our lives ways we can get a glimpse of...

“Work of the Enemy” said Gandalf. “Such deeds he loves: friend at war with friend; loyalty divided in confusion of the hearts.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, ch. 7, “The Pyre of Denethor The title of this article will doubtless surprise many....

50 years ago, Pope Paul VI heroically persevered, despite intense pressures to the contrary, in inviting us to know and understand the call to be Faithful to God’s Design. It was not new teaching---the Catholic Church has always taught that our sexual...

Through God, physical fruitfulness can engender spiritual fruitfulness. Spiritual fruitfulness can engender physical fruitfulness. This is part of my understanding of the Church’s teaching with regards to God’s plan for marital love. The love of God is...

Chastity is a difficult, long term matter; one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit, for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time, chastity is the sure way to happiness.” St. John Paul II, Love & Responsibility...