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Using the Theology of the Body to Teach Chastity to Your Teenage Children

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / March 16, 2022 /
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Our world is saturated and infatuated with sex. We see scantily-clad women on billboards and on TV advertisements. We see ads on TV for birth control pills, for IUDs, and…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part II)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / August 1, 2018 /
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…Prophecy Part VI: The Fourth Prophecy Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching Authority Part…

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Has Feminism Unseated Chivalry?

By Susan Ciancio / September 23, 2019 /
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…1960s, and the 1970s were turbulent years. The birth control pill became legal and readily available. The same was true for abortion. Tensions were high because people were losing their…

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Should Men Speak against Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /
men and abortion

…the Catholic Church condemns the use of birth control and abortion. Novelist Louise Erdrich fumes, “I still feel a sense of fury at the ghastly idea that celibate old men…

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“Don’t Call Us ‘Pro-Abortion’ ― We’re ‘Pro-Choice’!”

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /

…important that NARAL Pro-Choice America also see “choice” in much broader terms. Choice means having access to birth control and choosing when to make the personal and financial commitment to…

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What Does Scripture Say About Contraception and Abortion?

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / August 1, 2024 /

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VryLecrCAXM The Catholic Church has always held that contraception is wrong. And up until the 1930s, all Protestant denominations agreed. But what does the Bible actually say about birth control?…

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I’m Personally Opposed to Abortion…

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /
Unhappy couple and sad woman upset after argument or conflict with her man on home sofa. Angry girlfriend or female thinking about disagreement or ignoring partner, tired of relationship problems

…an abortion yourself. If you want to call yourself “pro-life,” you have to act like it. + Endnotes [1] Magnus Hirschfield, M.D. “My Views on Birth Control.”  Birth Control Review,…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part IV)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / October 31, 2018 /

…The Third Prophecy Part VI: The Fourth Prophecy Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching…

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An Introduction to Church Teaching on Contraception

By HLI Staff / January 20, 2014 /
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…marriage that should be fertile. The couple who freely and knowingly does this commits a mortal sin. Problems with Contraception 1. Contraception Is “Anti-Life.” Contraception contributes to a Culture of…

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Humanae Vitae’s First Prophecy and the Beauty of Marriage

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 11, 2018 /
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…At a time when the whole world was ecstatically embracing the new forms of artificial contraception – especially the seemingly miraculous birth control pill – many, including a large percentage…

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