Religious/Personal

Come to the CCL of Chicago Women’s Lenten Retreat Day, March 10!

Draw closer to God with a good Lenten retreat. On Sat., Mar. 10, 2012 CCL of Chicago will sponsor a Women’s Lenten Retreat Day at Holy Family Hospital Chapel, 100 N River Road Des Plaines, IL.

Join us for a special day with other like minded women and mature teen girls. There will be time for Mass, Confessions, Lenten talks, Meditation, Rosary, and Stations of the Cross. A Priest of the Miles Christi Religious Order will be the speaker and Confessor in the Morning.

Fr. Charlie Becker will offer Mass, an afternoon talk, and Confessions.

Registration begins at 8:00 am. The retreat day will begin at 8:30 and end at 3:00 pm. You may bring your own lunch or eat in the hospital cafeteria. Babies are welcome.

San Diego QB Passes the Praise to Natural Family Planning

A bullet pass for NFP

(Jan. 27, 2012) While much journalistic ink has been spilled on quarterback standout Tim Tebow for publicly sharing his Christian faith recently, it’s good to hear that another football star is complimenting Natural Family Planning and other solid values.

San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers is passing not only the pigskin, but also his faith and family values. Although the Chargers finished with an 8-8 record this season, Rivers says he is learning through adversity.

“We didn’t make the playoffs, and I didn’t have my best season, personally. However, I’m thankful for the adversity we experienced because if we take it in the right way, it can help us next season,” he told the National Catholic Register recently.

“Baby-Makers” Should Get it Right With a Natural Approach

Cheaper, more effective, and a moral alternative to IVF

Why don't they try the natural means?

(Dec. 16, 2011) With the celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus this month, we call to mind the joys of having children. But we also acknowledge the anguish of those who have trouble conceiving, and the various challenges with which they are faced.

Natural Family Planning users know that the knowledge of a woman’s fertility on a daily basis is a great help in optimizing conception for those who have at least marginal fertility. OB-GYNs know about the symptoms of fertility, but rarely know about the details and accuracy of the Sympto-Thermal Method.