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Weekend calendar: July 23-25
Some events to consider joining: Dinner and reflection with Fr. Joe — 6-8 p.m. July 23 at The Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale. SOLD OUT. Summer Day of Recollection (for men and women) — 8 a.m.-3 p.m. July 24 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Sponsored by the Legion of Mary and led by Fr. [...]
NFP Week
To mark the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae, the Natural Family Planning Program of the US Bishops’ Office set aside July 19-25 as Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. The encyclical articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. The dates also mark the feast of Ss. Joachim and Anne (July [...]
Humanae Vitae turns 40
This July marks the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s counter-cultural encyclical that upheld Church teaching on contraception. In his weekly letter to Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners, Fr. John Bonavitacola said the encyclical was “perfectly timed to coincide with the sexual revolution that undertook societies in the West.” “When it comes [...]