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In Humanae Vitae, Blessed Pope Paul VI made several predictions of what widespread use of contraceptives would lead to. These included an increase in marital infidelity, lowering of moral standards, men considering women as “a mere instrument for the...

When Pope Paul VI wrote Humanae Vitae, it was as if he had a mountain top view of the culture, and could see the many paths that led through the terrain. He could hear the clamor of those who wanted the Church to change, to get with the times, shouting,...

HERO---a word that conjures up dramatic images of risking life and limb to run into a burning building, or charge an armed assailant, with the only objective being to protect the life of people at risk, often people who are strangers to them. Heroism can...

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...

In the U.S., the Supreme Court generally has the last word on what law means, and even what the Constitution means. Even more, the only authoritative meaning is what the most recent Supreme Court opinion has said. When I first trained as a lawyer years ago, we still...

50 years ago, Pope Paul VI suggested if we need convincing of the solid ground on which the teachings of the church in this area are based, we need only “stop to reflect upon the consequences of the use of the methods of artificial birth regulation” ----consequences...

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...

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...

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...