Editor’s Note: I am honored to share this guest post from Sarah Reinhard who writes about marriage, motherhood, the Catholic faith, books, and life on the farm at her website: snoringscholar.com. Her new book Catholic Family Fun: A Guide for the Adventurous, Overwhelmed, Creative, or Clueless offers activities with strategies and suggestions for fun family engagement. It’s . . . → Read More: Beyond the Pew: Being Catholic in the Rest of Our Lives
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For 39 years, thousands of people have made a pilgrimage to Washington, DC to bear witness to the sanctity of human life. This year was no different. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision (Roe v. Wade) that changed the United States of America in a way no other decision has . . . → Read More: Reflections from the 2012 March for Life  Leave a comment  Guest Contributors, Pro-life  2013 March for Life, Congressman Steve King, Congressman Tom Latham, Constitution Avenue, Dowling Catholic High School, His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Parish, Iowans for Life, Knights of Columbus, Laura Downey, Maggie DeWitte, March For Life, Mass, Mass for Life, Monsignor Charles Pope, Roe v Wade, sanctity of life, St. Francis Assisi Parish West Des Moines Iowa, Verizon Center, Washington DC Carrying a baby with a lethal condition to full-term Editor’s Note: my dear friend Molly Myers provides our December pro-life feature. I am touched how Molly and husband Brad’s story parallels well with the season of Advent. Fr. Richard Veras writes in the Magnificat December issue: “As we prepare for the coming of . . . → Read More: Special Delivery: A Mother’s Story of Pain, Prayer & Peace Creating a Culture of Life that Values Everyone Kathleen & Julianna Shortly after my daughter was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, I learned something that made me physically ill. 80-93% of all children diagnosed prenatally with Down’s are aborted. The secular world doesn’t find this statistic shocking, and as I’ve grown accustomed to it, . . . → Read More: Catholics with Disabilities: Part of the Fabric or on the Fringe? One Husband’s Perspective on Natural Family Planning Today we are pleased to welcome friend and fellow parishioner Kerry McGuire to The Practicing Catholic. Kerry’s wife Renee wrote two posts for us this past July (Part I & Part II) in conjunction with Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. As Respect Life Month comes to a close, we are honored to share Kerry’s perspective to . . . → Read More: The Catholic Church’s Best Kept Secret Editor’s Note: One of the graces throughout Joel’s diaconate discernment has been the opportunity to become friends with the wives of the other discerning men. One, Charlotte Hunkele, has become a spiritual mentor; she has a gift to articulate and explain the faith in such beautiful ways. During one of our retreat weekends, Charlotte . . . → Read More: Totally Dependent on God In honor of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, please once again welcome contributing author Renee McGuire to The Practicing Catholic. Renee and husband Kerry are fellow parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, IA, where they also teach NFP classes. Part 1 of their story appeared yesterday. Pick-up from Part . . . → Read More: God’s Plan for Parenthood (Part 2) 3 comments Guest Contributors, Pro-life, Reflection Abstinence, Billings, Birth Control, Chastity, Contraception, Couple to Couple League, Creighton Model, Family, Fertility, Fertility Care, Humane Vitae, love, Marriage, Miscarriage, Natural Family Planning, NFP Awareness Week, Parenting, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Pregnancy, Theology of the Body In honor of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, please welcome contributing author Renee McGuire to The Practicing Catholic. Renee and husband Kerry are fellow parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, IA, where they also teach NFP classes. Part 1 of their story appears today; please stop back tomorrow . . . → Read More: God’s Plan for Parenthood (Part I) An unusual musical project takes another step forward this Saturday, June 25th, at Divine Treasures Book Store in Des Moines, Iowa. The Pope of the People, the John Paul II Musical, will be released in CD and DVD formats at a party to take place from 10 AM to 2 PM, CDT. Some of JPII’s favorite . . . → Read More: The Pope of the People ‘Album Release Party’ 
Ministry Spotlight Editor’s Note: A couple weeks ago we were introduced to Corrie with the St. Francis Mission in St. Francis, South Dakota. My curiosity about the Mission was initially perked because our parish’s youth group spent a week volunteering in this area last summer, and after taking some time to . . . → Read More: The St. Francis Mission Among the Lakota  |
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