I think that teaching us to trust God might be the whole point of natural family planning. Which is where the Annunciation comes in.
Author: Taryn DeLong
Taryn DeLong is co-president and editor-in-chief of Catholic Women in Business. Her first book, Holy Ambition: Thriving as a Catholic Woman at Work and at Home, written with her co-president Elise Crawford Gallagher, is out now from Ave Maria Press. She lives with her husband and daughters outside Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Catholic Perspective on Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
When I first started seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist, I was very unsure. My physical therapist had a "Support Planned Parenthood" sticker on her laptop and told me she was a lapsed Catholic who believed that the Catholic Church had changed its position on masturbation (it hasn't, for the record). I also had some … Continue reading A Catholic Perspective on Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
The Emotional Work of Managing Chronic Illness: 3 Tips for When You Lose a Trusted Medical Provider
Living with chronic illness (physical and/or mental) is hard. There's the actual physical toll it takes on your body and there's the associated emotional distress that comes with being in pain or feeling ill. This week, I experienced another dimension, which is the mental exhaustion that can accompany the logistics of managing a chronic illness.
Favorite Reads (and Re-reads) of 2021
2021 ... what a year. Thanks to downtime in between leaving my job and having my baby, pregnancy insomnia, and lots of time on the couch snuggling a newborn, I read more this year than I have in the last few years. They weren't a lot of bestsellers or new releases, but I got a lot out of them. Here they are, in no particular order.
Pro-life Ministry: Lessons From the Visitation
Mary set outand traveled to the hill country in hasteto a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariahand greeted Elizabeth.When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.And … Continue reading Pro-life Ministry: Lessons From the Visitation
Rediscovering Our Lady of Guadalupe
When I was a kid, my favorite TV show was "Wishbone," and my favorite episode was about Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego (who was Blessed Juan Diego at the time the episode aired).
My Liturgical New Year’s Resolutions
I like trying to set goals, even if my weakness (or God's plans) change them. So, here's what I want to try this year.
Almost a Mary, Sometimes a Martha
Before I rest on my laurels, I need to decide what makes a Mary and a Martha in my own context, in my own life.
Honoring the Goodness of the Body When Yours Feels Broken
Our humanity includes a broken body—and that brokenness is something the Lord himself chose to take on. If he did, why wouldn't we?
Babies Just Might Save the World
There is something so good about a baby. Why else would couples, after weeks of morning sickness, the pain of labor and childbirth, and the long and difficult nights, choose to have more than one? Sleep deprivation-induced memory loss may well be a reason—but it's also because babies are good. Their wonder can teach us to wonder. Their delight can teach us to delight. Their innocence can call us back to innocence. They remind us of the beauty of the human being
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