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Is Birth Supposed to Be "Empowering"? - A Christian Perspective
During a recent virtual consult with a young mother, she and I briefly discussed the idea of birth as "empowering" and what that means....


When Pregnancy Feels Like the Desert
"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And He fasted forty days and forty nights, and...


The Pregnant Works of Mercy
There were often times during my pregnancies when I would feel incredibly guilty for not being able to do all the things I wanted to do...


Lessons in Parenting from St. John Bosco
Today marks the feast of Saint John Bosco. It's a safe bet that he didn't have a whole lot of things to say specifically about pregnancy...


To Full Motherhood Redeemed
For decades, arguably centuries, women have been told their fertility is a liability, their bodies broken, pregnancy a disease, and birth...


Pope Benedict, Birth, and a Free Gift for You
What did the late Pope Benedict XVI have to say specifically about childbirth? Well, not much that I'm aware of, though he did write and...
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