Humanae Vitae: The Reason My Wife and I Returned to the Church

When I recently read about the new assault within the Church on Pope Blessed Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical on contraception, I was deeply disturbed. Humanae Vitae told the truth about contraception and all its negative impacts on people and society. It was precisely because we read Humanae Vitae that my wife, Margaret, I and became “reverts” to the Catholic Church after being away for almost 20 years. Margaret and I were bot…

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FDA Report: Abortion Pill Kills 22 Women, Injures Thousands More

At least 22 women in America have died and thousands more have experienced serious complications from taking abortion pills, according to updated guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA updated its guidance on mifepristone (known as Mifeprex or Mifegyne), the first stage of a medical abortion that blocks the progesterone needed for a pregnancy to continue, after receiving “reports of serious adverse events in women” who took it. …

FDA Report: Abortion Pill Kills 22 Women, Injures Thousands More

Domingo XVI del Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018

Tiene el relato de San Marcos un panorama íntimo, de comienzo de encuentros entre amigos. Jesús sabe que el periplo de los Apóstoles ha sido difícil y fatigoso y quieres proporcionarles un cierto descanso. Además es lógico que entre ellos cambiaran impresiones. Los discípulos deberían llegar fascinados por el poder que se les ha dado. Han podido someter a los espíritus inmundos y han conseguido sanar a la gente, contribuir a su felicidad. Han de tener esos enviados especiales que su Maestro es algo muy especial, “que no es de este mundo”. Pero la realidad se impone. No es posible el descanso. Hay muchos hermanos que los necesitan. El sentido entrañable que Jesús comienza a manifestar a sus amigos, a sus discípulos más cercanos, es superado por las necesidades reales de toda una multitud. Y así hemos de darnos cuenta que este fragmento de Marcos es uno de los más interesantes de todo el relato evangélico. Marca la verdadera dimensión del trabajo apostólico. Continue reading “Domingo XVI del Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018”

Humanae Vitae: The Courage of Pope Paul VI Stood Out During a Tumultuous 1968

The year 1968 remains a watershed moment in an era of revolution and upheaval.

With the world engulfed in social, political and especially sexual upheaval, the year witnessed the brutal rejection of a relatively brief papal document that sought to clarify the Church’s teachings on family life and the regulation of births. Humanae Vitae (The Regulation of Birth) remains one of the most polarizing papal encyclicals of all time, but also one of the most prophetic in foreseeing vividly the immense dangers of a contraceptive culture that ultimately came to pass.

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Mary Fest

All are invited to join our festival!
We will have breakfast, lunch, drinks, games, face painting, and several NEW things this year, including clowns and a beer garden.
Sunday, August 12, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm St Mary Church Parking Lot See you there

Vocation Corner

Every time I get in my car and travel to an unknown location, I do one simple thing to get there. I plug the address into my GPS. The GPS determines my location, my destination, the amount of time to get there, and the route. Once this is all calculated, I simply click ‘start’ and I am on my way. I put the GPS in the holder of my car and drive. Almost every time, I get to the exact location that I was desiring and the navigation system even got me there with the quickest path. Continue reading “Vocation Corner”

St Mary Bus Trip to Holy Hill

St Mary Church will sponsor a bus trip to the Basilica & National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill on Saturday, August 18. Holy Hill sits atop the highest peak in southeastern Wisconsin on 435 acres located in the heart of Kettle Moraine Crosses by Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail. People come to admire the beautiful architecture, meditate or pray, or simply enjoy the quiet, peaceful environment.
The bus will leave at 8:00am from the St Mary parking lot and return at 6:30pm. There will be a Mass at 11:00am. More information will be coming on the itinerary.
The cost is $35, which includes a tip for the bus driver and donation. Lunch will be on your own. We look forward to seeing you. For more information, please contact Fr. Diego at 815-232-3718 or Ann Peters at 815-235-3628. 

Life-Giving Love: NFP Advances Half-Century After Humanae Vitae

For millennials like Shannon Whitmore, 29, natural family planning does not involve charting on paper and penciling in fertility data. Whitmore and her husband are assessing her fertility using her smartphone…

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