Marriage and Family
Written on 30 Nov, 1984 at 7:35 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
There is a new centre for couples in the Toronto area wishing to learn Natural Family Planning (NFP).
The Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Service teaches the Ovulation Method of NFP. The course is based on the teaching method developed at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The Ovulation Method is easy to learn and is proven to be an effective way to achieve or avoid pregnancy.
The ovulation method of NFP is applicable to all couples and women in all stages of reproductive ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Oct, 1984 at 14:40 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-Life | Author:
Father Ted
During July, 1984, I spent a very enjoyable month as Chaplain to the Nazareth Catholic Family Life Centre. It is run by Don and Posey McPhee at Combermere near Barry's Bay. Parents with young families come there from different parts of Canada, the United States, and even Australia to spend a week's vacation - as a family - in a very relaxed, informal and Christian atmosphere. Don and Posey and their five children set the pace ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jul, 1984 at 14:28 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Fr. T. Colleton
When a Catholic priest speaks or writes about marriage - or even human love - the natural tendency among the readers or hearers is to say, "What does he know about marriage anyway?" And I must admit that there is a certain validity in this reaction. Obviously an ordinary priest can't know "all about marriage" as he hasn't experienced it. But then, neither can anybody else. Perhaps the priest can be more objective in his view ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jun, 1984 at 14:23 in
Bioethics, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
There have been indications for some time that the next big push from the permissive lobby in Britain will be to legalize incest. In 1975, the British Sexual Law Reform Society (SLRS) produced a report recommending that the age of consent should be reduced to 14, including incestuous relationships.
The Family Planning Association (FPA - a public-funded charity) tacitly supported this report. The Secretary of the SLRS, Jane Cousins, later achieved notoriety as the author of Make It Happy, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 May, 1984 at 14:14 in
Abortion, Bioethics, Marriage and Family | Author:
Sabina McLuhan
Germaine Greer, the high-profile Australian feminist, has a new book - Sex and Destiny: the Politics of Human Fertility. It has caused the kind of media publicity which puts a gleam in the eye of the publisher.
Her media interviews have confirmed her reputation for fearless outspokenness, for she refers crudely to parts of the female anatomy. Most reviewers and critics of her books have viewed her current writing as anti-feminist.
In her 1970 radical feminist "bible," ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 May, 1984 at 14:02 in
Activism, Marriage and Family | Author:
Diane Ellis
TV Ontario's "Saturday Night at the Movies." Hosted by Elwy Yost, broadcast Lina Wertmuller's film. Seven Beauties at 8:00 p.m. on 31 March 1984.
This film contains explicit scenes of at least three women being raped, men being shot in the head of machine-gunned after diving into an overflowing latrine, a sexually provocative girlchild, sexual intercourse between a Gestapo prison inmate and the power-corrupted woman commandante, mothers and sisters portrayed as prostitutes, and more. The director's intent is, by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 May, 1984 at 13:57 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-Life | Author:
Stan Koma
The REAL Women of Canada, recently formed to preserve and promote traditional family values, is an organization whose time has come.
A permissive, secular society has battered the family structure to shreds. Permanent commitment in marriage is considered impossible, if not naïve. Motherhood, once held sacred, is seen as restricting the full expression of womanhood. And children are not regarded as blessings but economic liabilities.
In the space of a few decades, modern society has ripped the Christian heart ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 May, 1984 at 10:23 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-Life | Author:
The Editorial
Our world is changing rapidly, yet the family is still the basic unit of our society and the mother is at the heart of every family.
Today, mother may be single or married; she may work outside the home, or be a mother who works in the home. Whichever role she assumes, she is still the 'crazy glue' that bonds together all members of the family.
It is hard to think of something new to say about mothers ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Apr, 1984 at 9:16 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Sabrina McLuhan
Part two
Dolores Curran's Trains of a Health Family (Winston Press, Minneapolis, 1983) discusses the conclusions she reached after over 500 professionals working with families completed her 56-question survey.
Mrs. Curran's research began with the premise that many traits would appear time and time again as important to healthy families. Her book focuses on the "top 15" traits. The complete lists, in order of importance, appear in a box on this page.
No one family is presumed to embody ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Mar, 1984 at 7:33 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Fr. Alphonse de Valk, CSB.
In January and February 1983, there was a media furor about pornography on pay television. Literally hundreds of articles, reports and editorials appeared in newspapers across the country over a six-week period until Pay-TV went on the air on March 1.
At that time, many editorial writers and columnists opposed suggestions of censoring these programs, often in belittling or mocking tones. On the other hand, groups of feminists took to the street in cities throughout Canada to let the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Mar, 1984 at 7:22 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Sabina McLuhan
It doesn't take a genius to see that the family is, and has been for many years, under attack.
The current alarming trend is, accept social disasters as the norm and, on the assumption that there is going to be an increase in the number of disasters, set up a superstructure of professionals and government bureaucracy to sort out the mess.
One of the longest-enduring human traits has been a dependence on and a fascination with people and their ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Feb, 1984 at 14:20 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Elizabeth A. Biro
Recently I was blessed to find myself pregnant with my third child. My first two children are boys. Almost without exception, upon finding out about my pregnancy the response has been the same, "you must be hoping for a little girl". To have a little girl would be absolutely wonderful - but no more so than having another boy, I'm convinced.
What is it in us that desires so strongly to manipulate the sex of our offspring? Some ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Feb, 1984 at 11:06 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Catherine Bolger Across Canada
Ontario
Every year, their promotions are more outrageous, but the basic message is the same. This year, the Department of Public Health of the City of Toronto (Family Planning Division) is giving away 10,000 condoms during Birth Control Week.
Their programmers are aimed mainly at teens, despite the fact that the 20-24 year group has the highest ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 1983 at 10:59 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
By: Merrilyn Currie
Free will and the ability to assume responsibility for one’s actions establish the spiritual importance and dignity of man. Indeed, we have come to equate maturity with a willingness to direct our behavior in terms of our goals as well as to accept the consequences of our choices. If we look at family planning methods in this light, we can see that natural methods of family planning allow us to live out this vision of man.
N.F.P. encourages us ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 May, 1983 at 14:05 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Interim Staff
The following is the first in a group of articles composing a brief presented by Mrs. Shirley Pennell and Mrs. Penny Costin to the Hamilton Board of Education on Tuesday, March 1st, 1983.
We are representatives of a group recently formed in many areas of the province of Ontario called 'Parents for Responsible Education and Family Health'. The number of parents concerned about what is happening in our school system is rising rapidly, and enough of us now have been enlightened ... (Continue reading)
