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PMS and the imprints of fruitfulness

On a recent morning, I was in the throes of PMS (sometimes this verges on its more severe form, PMDD). I was tired after a restless night...

35 years on: Pat and Lisa’s story

Lisa and I met and started dating in March of 1985. We have been married for 35 years. We are both cradle Catholics and active in our...

When being open to life takes you into the unknown

I’ve always been pro-life. When I was in grade school I was even part of a “students for life” club. We prayed outside of abortion clinics..

Lectio Divina: "Do not be afraid"

Lectio Divina (aka “divine reading”) is a traditional Church approach to praying with scripture in a personal way. There are a number of...

Letters of encouragement: TTC and the 8 year wait

We were in front of the cathedral. It was nearing midnight. The air was crisp, I could see my breath. I was in need of physical healing...

Is it getting hot in here? Let’s talk about sex!

We believe that sex needs to be talked about more in the Catholic Church so that fewer couples feel alone on their journey. To open up...

Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Sorrows

From that point on, there was a shift in my prayers. I had been praying for a baby but after this encounter, I started praying for the...

God of the hills and valleys

“He’s God of the hills and valleys.” (Tauren Wells) While listening to the Sunday readings one day (Luke 17:5-10… faith the size of a musta

Praying the Holy Spirit novena

The nine days of prayer is considered to be the first novena, which took place in the time period between the Ascension and Pentecost.

Seven saints to turn to on Mothers’ Day

We understand that Mothers’ Day can be difficult for couples experiencing infertility, loss, or any hard road to growing their family...

New wineskins

Our priest talked about how sin results in death – a moral death and existential death. Moral death in a person causes confusion, and the..

The hem of His garment

There have been so many times in the depths of my grief when I felt as if I, too, was hanging on to that single thread. After my losses...

Forty days in the desert of infertility

Is there anything that more closely resembles the journey of infertility than the season of Lent? 40 long days alone in the desert, being...

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