Your Life
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The next 150 years
Now that much of the excitement and all the “rah-rah” will calm down about the 150th anniversary of our diocese, I wonder,...
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390Fertility Awareness Isn’t a “Catholic Thing” – It’s a “Science Thing”!
When people hear about fertility awareness or Natural Family Planning, they assume that this is just a “Catholic Thing.” Along with that...
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329Choosing the best from our Families
The first thing I noticed about the difference between our two families was how affectionate Steve’s family was. His father kissed me...
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344Why NFP Rather Than Contraception?
It is no secret that “artificial contraception” – which includes hormonal contraception, barrier contraception, and chemical contraception – has become widely accepted...
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618The Faith You Can See
There is a shoe store in downtown Marshfield,where I grew up, that is run by a devout Scottish Presbyterian. He once explained...
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292Common Pain Relievers Found to impact Fertility
Young women who regularly use pain-relief medicines called NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) might be seriously undermining their fertility, a new study suggests....
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266Are your perceptions real? Minding your P’s and Q’s
You may have seen a little story going around on Facebook about a woman who was very critical of her neighbor’s laundry....
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261Gestures of Love
“How can we help our family be happy? How can we ensure that our family is doing God’s will?” These are two...
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225The Bride without shoes
November 18, 1972. It was the day after our wedding. I remember driving on Interstate 70 east, away from Kansas City toward...
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267Marriage: Why the Catholic Church has the right definition
In 2013, I was asked to speak about Sacramental Marriage at the Wisconsin Catholics at the Capitol conference in Madison. The focus...