Tag Archives: Natural Family Planning

This is the final post of a series by Professor Janet E. Smith. Q. How did the Church arrive at the conclusion that NFP is a viable family planning practice as opposed to completely putting one’s trust in God? A. Putting … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series by Professor Janet E. Smith. Slide: Coronation of Mary Married couples are meant to represent the marriage of Christ and his Church.  Christ is the bridegroom, the Church is the bride.  Couples are … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series by Professor Janet E. Smith. Slide: Effectiveness of Natural Family Planning Natural family planning is every bit as effective as any form of contraception.  Dr. R. E. J. Ryder published an article in … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series by Professor Janet E. Smith. Slide: Responsible Parenthood The Church doesn’t teach that you have to have as many children as your body can bear.  This picture is of the little old woman … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series by Professor Janet E. Smith. Slide: Castrate Rapists This talk is an updated version of “Contraception: Why Not?” originally recorded in 1994.  Almost a million copies of that talk were distributed with both … Continue reading →

Catchy title huh? I recently read and then listened to a 1994 presentation by Professor Janet E. Smith regarding Contraception titled “Contraception: Why not?”.  I have spent a fair amount of time over the last few years researching the issue … Continue reading →