Prime Day: A Catechism for Family Life is on sale!
Three years ago I eagerly began working on this book project with Dr. John Grabowski, my mentor from grad school at The Catholic University of America. It was so much fun to dig into research to find quotes from authoritative church documents and other statements on the 109 questions we put together covering the whole life span of marriage and family life.
Here is a photo of the day I first held a copy of the book in my hands. My two oldest daughters, Clare and Kate, helped a lot around the house and with their little sisters while I worked on the book.
It was an incredible feeling to hold the book in my hands for the first time!
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Celebrate 50 years of St. Paul VI’s prophetic encyclical Humanae vitae, which reaffirma God’s beautiful
design for married love. This exciting, interdisciplinary conference features
excellent speakers presenting on topics related to the discipleship in marriage
and family life, Natural Family Planning, the Theology of the Body, God’s plan
for marriage and sexuality, and the Culture of Life. With brief, 20-minute
“TedTalk” style presentations and dynamic panel discussions, this event will be
fast-paced and interactive. Network with NFP teachers and Catholic fertility
health coaches, learn about resources for internet purity, find theology of the
body materials for elementary school and teens, and learn about resources for
marriage ministry.
The day begins with Mass with Bishop Mueggenborg, followed by light refreshments. A catered lunch will be provided.
Talks:
Seattle Auxillary Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg: “A Disciple’s
Experience of Marriage and Children”
Bishop Mueggenborg
will reflect on themes from Scripture that reveal God’s plan for sexuality,
marriage, and procreation.
Kristine Mauss, “The Theology of the Body”
What does the body
tell us about God? Learn how our creation as male and female points to the
heart of God’s own triune nature, and how Creation, the Fall, and the
Redemption affect the human body and the male-female relationship.
Sarah Bartel, Ph.D.: “Humanae vitae, the Pill, and the Sexual
Revolution”
What happened fifty
years ago that has profoundly transformed how men and women relate today?
Ashley McCullough, ARNP: “The Science of NFP”
How does NFP work? Is
it effective compared to artificial birth control? What are its benefits? A clinical
nurse practitioner unlocks the science of NFP.
Noreen McEntee Hobson: “Contraception, Abortion, and Women”
Is there a link
between contraception and abortion? Wasn’t contraception supposed to empower
women? What is the truth of its effects on women’s well being?
Jason Kidd: “Pornography and the Sexual Revolution”
How has pornography
become such an epidemic in the wake of the sexual revolution? How does it harm
men, women, and children, and what can we do about it?
(Mary, Queen of Ireland at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. I remember the peace I would feel as I would sit in here and pray, with little baby Clare growing in my womb, while I was a doctoral student at CUA.)
Fr. Wagner will be removed from life support at 3 pm today.
Please pause at 3 pm PST (or whenever you read this) to say a prayer for this holy priest from the Archdiocese of Seattle. As you may know, he spent his childhood in Communist Poland and was prompted to answered the call to the priesthood when he traveled back to Europe for the funeral of St. John Paul II. Pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Tacoma, WA, he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage while offering daily Mass in mid April. My family knew him when he was a newly ordained priest serving as vicar at St. Mary Magdalen parish in Everett, where my, uncle, Fr. Olson, is pastor. He told us stories of his childhood in Poland under the Communists, and he was so devoted, kind, and solemnly funny. He loved children, was well-read, celebrated the liturgy reverently, and was just an all-around wonderful priest. His CaringBridge site is full of wonderful stories about him in the comments section. Continue reading “Saying Good-Bye to Fr. Wagner and Praying for Holy Deaths in our Families”
Do you want to form your mind in the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic moral tradition? My seven-hour online Introduction to Morality course is available now, so you can delve into the first few lessons while I continue to record and add materials. Continue reading “Introduction to Morality Online Course”
