To be open to life is to be open to death. A reflection on discerning family size after pregnancy loss, the loss of a child, or the near loss of the mother.

“Catholic contraception”, an oxymoron if ever there was one. But there are many people who use this term to define Creighton Model Fertility Care (CrMS) (and other methods of Natural Family Planning for that matter). However, CrMS and contraception by no means belong in the same category. Here’s why… With the use of a form of contraception , whether it is a physical barrier (condom) or a chemical barrier ( pill , or other hormonal device) you are interrupting or impeding th