Comments on: Contraception: the Love Killer

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:13:03 +0000

ipioch – AMEN!

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:41:03 +0000

I especially like the lines, "Contraception is like kissing through a screen door," and, "One cannot be a Pagan and a Catholic simultaneously."

I'm sure I'll be using these gems.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:09:03 +0000

Bambushka, you wrote,

"I am very selfish by nature, I am blessed by a God who has my best interest at heart."

How that resonates with me. I am convinced I was called to marriage and blessed with children so that I learn during this lifetime how to serve others instead of myself. I can see clearly how each child has helped me become "less selfish" over the years. But there's oh so much more work (on me!) to be done. God isn't finished with me yet!

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:02:03 +0000

I am so blessed to be Catholic. It is just so beautiful the plan that GOD had through his church to give us his unconditional love for each and everyone of us. To me we are all born Catholic, it is just up to us to search for the truth. It is so sad how Satan just wants to tear the faith down and take many with him as he does this. It also amazes me that Hannity and all other Catholics want to pretend they are Catholic when they try to justify and change the faith. I am sorry to inform all those so called Catholics that the faith will never change to please you. Think what you want to think, but you will answer for it if you do not wise up. I love Father Euteneuer and all that he stands for in our Catholic faith. What a powerful strength you have to change so manys hearts. You were truly chosen by GOD. I will continue to pray for Hannity and all others that they truly come home to the awesome Catholic faith. May GOD bless all of us, and may we all continue to be guided through the Holy Spirit. Blessed Mother may you continue your intercession for all the world.

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Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:19:03 +0000

"While we have free will and are responsible for our own souls, we also share in the responsibility for each other"All the more reason to keep searching and learning. We cannot give what we do not have. The last 40 years have been years filled with "bad" teaching. I mourn for the lack of depth many have in their faith.

I knew more and had more faith by the third grade than most have in their 30's and 40' now. I cut my teeth on the Baltimore Catechism and chewed up the new Catechism. It is up to us as individuals to form our faith, less someone lead us astray.

One of our daughters is bringing her friend into the church. She is very careful who she exposes her friend to as far as RCIA teachings go. Her table is stacked high with good orthodox writings. This is too important to leave to the whims of the unfaithful.

St John Vianney, "Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God , the angels, and the saints. These are your public. If you are afraid of other people's opinion, you should not have become Christian."

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:13:03 +0000

As a Protestant convert to the Catholic faith, I am so thankful for having learned the beauty of this traditional Catholic (and Christian) teaching. Being well-formed and obedient on this subject brings a lot of joy and has helped our family to grow in love for each other. I hope that Catholics can share this great truth with the current culture, which so sorely needs it.

It is truly unfortunate that Father Jonathon on Fox News couldn't have given a response similar to the one above.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:23:03 +0000

bambushka,While we have free will and are responsible for our own souls, we also share in the responsibility for each other.Pope St. Felix III (6^th Century) said it well: "Not to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to suppress it. and, indeed, to neglect to confound evil men -- when we can do it -- is no less a sin than to encourage them." We are our brothers’ keepers.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:17:03 +0000

It seems impossible that any "devout" Catholic would even threaten to leave the place where Jesus is confected in the Eucharist, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, for a more "understanding" church. Even if one's obstinance doesn't allow for more than bowing before Him, with arms folded in obedience, since what he publicly advocates does not allow him to be in communion, still that is where He is found.

A lifetime of Lord's suppers in the Thomas Road Baptist church does not equal the Presence in a single Eucharist. A multiplicity of arguments, agreements and sermons does not equal one humble obedience. Sean, what are you thinking?

PS. Sean, Your Mother doesn't want you to fight with your brothers. You are supposed to listen to the ones who have been given His authority. I can find no basis in Scripture or Tradition to suppose that Jesus would have embraced artificial contraception.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:43:03 +0000

"as to catechesis, it seems to me that a lot of people will have to do some explaining about the content of their teaching to the souls for which they were responsible"

But as thinking, growing Catholics, aren't we solely responsible for our own formation in the end? The gift of discernment has been invaluable when it comes to seeking the Truth. Years of formation in the Permanant Diaconate program have still left me scratching my head and sifting through the chafe to find the wheat in what the "leaders" of the church are trying to "teach". In the end it is up to me to seek and to find the Truth.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:17:03 +0000

Excellent article! We’ve been married for 26 years, had two daughters, and used NFP since the first day of our marriage. Sean Hannity and his ilk don’t know WHAT they don’t know about the evil of contraception and, as importantly, the blessing of obedience to God’s Law. NFP has been SUCH a gift to our marriage, clearly God-ordained. In retrospect, I can see times and ways our marriage may have come apart, if we hadn’t had the faith and communication NFP requires. It is truly the manner God used to keep Himself as the third Person in our marriage. Claire and Arkanabar, as to catechesis, it seems to me that a lot of people will have to do some explaining about the content of their teaching to the souls for which they were responsible, when they come to meet the Lord face-to-face. Hang in there, Kristan. A marriage w/o contraception is worth waiting for, trust me! I wish God had given us more children, as He did Bambushka and her husband–indeed, their children are a testamony to their obedience. However, I hope people will realize that large families aren’t the only ones God has ordained for obedient couples.