Semper Fi Catholic

Wow. I know that the silent no more campaign is a good thing. I guess I should have researched the links on the site a bit more before just linking there. It takes time to research all the links, and I guess that I shouldn't just assume the site owners are going to do it.

The sad thing is that there are many who would consider even the response you got to be an extreme view. Many people just don't know. It was a bit encouraging to hear them mention that the pill can cause an abortion. This was something that just was NOT talked about as much as it is now. It is somet...

I am married with three kids. 7, 5, and 2. I live in Indiana up near Chicago (Gary diocese) and am a convert to the Church. I was raised United Methodist, practiced nothing but following my own whim for about five or six years, fell into wicca/new age stuff for a year, and have been Catholic for sev...

The above information is vitally important. Please help to make it more widely known. The majority of abortions in America occur this way and the actual number of them may never truly be known! There are poor girls who have never been taught that contraception is wrong, but are against abortion. Th...

Things not widely known about the pill. There are two basic types of birth control pills. One is a combination of estrogen and progestin. The other is progestin only (the "mini-pill"). How it works: There are three ways the birth control pill works to prevent a child from being brought into this wo...

It is important to note that there ARE reasons for some to avoid pregnancy. However, especially in our western society, it is usualy more important to point out that children are a blessing and NEVER an accident. God will take care of all the little ones He brings into the world, and it is important...

Not all infertility treatments are in accord with Church teaching. It is important to remember that children are the result of a love act and not just property to be aquired in a marriage. The bottom line is that there are some forms of fertility treatments that seperate the love act from the concep...

From a UK website. Yet another way that children are a blessing :D Pregnancy 'makes women live longer' By Rebecca Smith, Evening Standard Health Reporter 9 July 2004 Scientists believe they may have unlocked the secret of why women tend to live longer than men. It is all down to motherhood. The cell...

This post was originaly made around the time of President Regan's death and funeral. In a different thread, I brought up the fact that legal and social acceptance of contraception led the way to leagal and social acceptance of abortion on demand. It has come to my attention lately just how strongly...

Doubts About Condoms. Science Questioning Their Efficacy in Halting HIV/AIDS NAIROBI, Kenya, 26 JUNE 2004 (ZENIT) The Catholic Church has long been criticized for opposing condom promotion as part of AIDS prevention programs and "safe sex" campaigns. Yet opposition to condoms does not mean the Churc...

Taken from her Address to the National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, DC, Feb. 3, 1994 I know that couples have to plan their family and for that there is natural family planning. The way to plan the family is natural family planning, not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through...

NFP v/s Contraception NFP 1. NFP is completely safe with no harmful side effects. 2. NFP is simple to learn and to use. It does not distort the sexual act nor involve distasteful procedures. The spouses do nothing to their bodies but simply plan their relations according to the fertile and infertil...

Ever wondered about or asked the following question? "If unnatural and natural methods of birth control have the purpose of avoiding pregnancy, then what's the difference?" The very first thing that comes to my mind when I hear that question is "The end does NOT justify the means." Not only is this ...