Sacrament of Matrimony - Please contact a priest at least 6 months prior to the proposed wedding date.
Saint Catherine of Siena offers a variety of opportunities to prepare for and enrich existing marriages. If you are engaged and need more information, please contact us as soon as possible to begin your marriage/wedding preparations.
Some astonishing facts about NaPro are:
* It is more effective than IVF. Success rates are said to range from 40% to 60% vs. the IVF rate of 32.3% per cycle.
* It costs only a fraction of what IVF costs.
* It is almost 80% effective in bringing about childbirth after several miscarriages.
* It is 95% successful in treating premenstrual syndrome.
* It is 95% successful in treating postpartum depression.
* It cuts the rate of premature birth by almost 50%, thus lowering the frequency of birth-related injuries.
* With NaPro, you can have more children after the first without paying the same large cost again.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the natural method of achieving or avoiding pregnancy. It is in complete conformity with Church teaching and is quickly being discovered by thousands to be the key to a successful and happy marriage and spirituality. NFP is not your mother's rhythm method. It is a thoroughly scientific way of recognizing a woman's fertility cycle. NFP's benefits include:
NFP is 98-99% effective. But, can the method must be learned from trained instructors. St. Mary's works with several people trained to help couples learn about the method.
CHURCH DOCUMENTS
-Pope Paul VI - Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth)
-Pope John Paul II - Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)
-US Bishops' - Married Love and The Gift of Life
-US Bishops' - Human Sexuality from God's Perspective
-Vatican Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith - Domum Vitae
WEBSITES
-US Bishop's on NFP
-Creighton Model Method
-Billings Ovulation Method
-Couple to Couple League
-One More Soul
ARTICLES
-What is Natural Family Planning?
-The Moral Difference Between NFP and Contraception
-What Do Women (and Men) Really Want?
-Why Use NFP?
-Natural Family Planning: An Unexpected Grace.
-The Harms of Contraception
-The Bible vs. Contraception
-The Connection Between Contraception and Abortion
-God, Sex and Babies
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY
-Theology of the Body.net
-What is the Theology of the Body?
-Theology of the Body and the New Evangelization
-Texts of JPII's Theology of the Body
-Theology of the Body Institute