Humanae Vitae 40th Anniversary
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
HUMANAE VITAE
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
PAUL VI
TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS
THE PATRIARCHS, ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS
AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES
IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE,
TO THE CLERGY AND FAITHFUL OF THE WHOLE CATHOLIC WORLD,
AND TO ALL MEN OF GOOD WILL,
ON THE REGULATION OF BIRTH
Priests for Life Announces Year-Long Preparation for 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae
This website, which is produced by HLI, is dedicated to priests who have refused to tolerate silence on the moral plague of contraception.
Pastoral Message on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae.
from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops The Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is taking advantage of this 40th anniversary to invite the faithful to discover, or rediscover, this prophetic document focusing on "the transmission of human life...a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with God the Creator,"1 a matter that is "intimately connected with the life and happiness of human beings."2 We encourage Catholics to deepen their understanding of the original text of this encyclical (www.vatican.va) in order to meditate on and to integrate in their life this important teaching.
A Study Guide to Humanae Vitae
Written by the Priests and Pastoral Associates of Priests for Life
http://www.priestsforlife.org/contraception/humanae-vitae-study-guide.htm
Abortion and Contraception: Fruits of the Same Tree
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
From Priests for Life Canada
Reverend James Whalen,
Why Is the Issue of Contraception so Important to Being Pro Life?
Contraceptive Love or real Love?
Ethics Morality and Catholic Life
July 25th marks the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae, which is essentially a re-iteration of traditional Church's teaching on contraception. As it turned out, HV turned out to be an incredibly prophetic document.
For insights into this, read a Pastoral Letter written by Archbishop Charles Chaput:
Pastoral Letter written by Archbishop Charles Chaput: "Contraception has released males—to a historically unprecedented degree—from responsibility for their sexual aggression."
One Last Time - Canada's Greatest Defender of Humanae Vitae Calls on Bishops to Reject Dissenting Document TORONTO, July 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In the upcoming edition of Catholic Insight magazine, Canada's greatest defender of the Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae - 92-year-old Monsignor Vincent Foy - concludes his lifelong championship of the papal position on birth control. Released today, on the 40th anniversary of the encyclical, Monsignor Foy calls on the Bishops of Canada to revoke their "Winnipeg Statement", which he says is an unacceptable document of dissent.
At least two of our Bishops have spoken out publicly to mark this important occasion: Archbishop Terrence Prendergast: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/may/08051302.html Cardinal Ouellet: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jun/08061901.html
Hopeful Signs
See this hopeful article by Janet Smith about contraception in the pulpit:
Time to Preach About Contraception
Homily by Fr. Jim McCauley from Russell on HV:
Contraception, or the Good News about Sex and Marriage Homily by Fr. Jim McCauley from Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish Russell
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