Fr. Pavone on Contraception

Audio segments by Fr. Frank:

Why Contraception is Wrong:

[ReadAudio] or [MP3 Format: Listen or Download]

Teaching NFP and Stopping Abortion:

[RealAudio] or [MP3 Format part 1: Listen or Download and part 2: Listen or Download]

Fr Faulkner -- YOUNG PRIESTS RULE!

Got the following tip in the ol' e-mail interwebz thingy:

There are some good mp3s from the assistant pastor at our parish at http://www.4shared.com/u/qqkggkz/7e071de5/Fr_Faulkner.html

He has a series there for mothers, a series on marriage (from his marriage preparation series to which all married parishioners were invited) and some of his homilies.

Thanks again for putting together this website.

Cindy

So, naturally, I gave the first talk a listen. In short -- awesome. I was listening to the Marriage and Sexuality Series, and if you don't know the Theology of the Body at all then this is the talk for you. If you DO know the TOB, this is a good refresher and there are a few analogies I'll bet you haven't heard. Lots of borrowing from Christopher West and Janet Smith, who get it all from JPII (who gets it from Tradition), but some good original stuff, too.

Do yourself a favor and check it out -- oh, and don't forget the Power Point!

Free Janet Smith Talk

As a reminder, you can get a copy of Janet Smith's talk CONTRACEPTION: WHY NOT on CD for free from the folks at One More Soul. Makes a good item to inconspicuously slip into that book on your friend's desk.

...just sayin'.

UPDATE:
It appears the talk is no longer available there. Listen to
it free online HERE.

Mother Teresa's 1994 Prayer Breakfast Speach

From revertconvert comes this gem:

As one holy woman said in 1994...

"Whatsoever You Do..."

(Click here for Spanish version.)

Speech of Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the National Prayer Breakfast,
Washington, DC,
February 3, 1994

Listen online to the audio of this talk or download it free in MP3 format.

On the last day, Jesus will say to those on His right hand,

"Come, enter the Kingdom. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was sick and you visited me." Then Jesus will turn to those on His left hand and say, "Depart from me because I was hungry and you did not feed me, I was thirsty and you did not give me drink, I was sick and you did not visit me." These will ask Him, "When did we see You hungry, or thirsty or sick and did not come to Your help?" And Jesus will answer them,

"Whatever you neglected to do unto one of the least of these, you neglected to do unto me!"

As we have gathered here to pray together, I think it will be beautiful if we begin with a prayer that expressed very well what Jesus wants us to do for the least. St. Francis of Assisi understood very well these words of Jesus and His life is very well expressed by a prayer. And this prayer, which we say every day after Holy Communion, always surprises me very much...

[Read the rest here.]

The Family

Another set of talks from St. Martha's in Kingwood, TX -- this one on the Family.

Title	mp3 Links	Speaker	Date
Why Sons Need Fathers to Lead Them to Christ	mp3	Marty Matulia	01/22/06
What Teens Need	mp3	Shannon Deitz	06/03/08
Talking to Teens about Sexuality	mp3	Mark Ciesielski	06/10/08
Talking About Cohabitation.	mp3	Sara & Francis Fontana	06/17/08
How Much is Too Much	mp3	Marty Matulia	06/24/08
Teens and Media	mp3	Brian Johnson	07/01/08

Culture of Life Conference

Back at ya' following a pleasant vacation with a nice surprise - a new conference featuring some spectacular speakers. Because conferences and bandwith and whatnot entails various costs, I'm also including their PayPal link (don't be confused - it's for them and not me! I have no need for your moneys. Heh.). If you like what you hear, please do consider shooting them a couple of bucks - you're supposed to be tithing anyway. ;0)


Listen to the Conference

Play the Janet Smith Talk

Play the Christopher Kaczor Talk
Download Christopher Kaczor's Powerpoint Presentation

Play the Joel Barstad Talk

Play the Mary Davenport Talk

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40 Years of Humanae Vitae Goodness

American Papist has posted a 40 year celebratory post for Humanae Vitae, and has included a debate between Dr. Janet Smith and Dr. Charles Curran about contraception. Dr. Smith dominates the debate, having utterly dismantled every lame argument Curran proposes in her opening statement.

Since Dr. Smith is the speaker who really opened my eyes to the Catholic take on things, I was really looking forward to the debate - and I wasn't disappointed. Even if you're not a big debate fan, you should give these a listen:

• [Listen to Part One] - Dr. Smith and Fr. Curran give their presentations and rebuttals.
• [Listen to Part Two] - They ask each other questions, and take more from the audience.

If you're just plain set on not liking debates, here are links to her talk "Contraception: Why Not" - absolutely a must listen, regardless of your position on the matter.

CONTRACEPTION- Why Not-01of02.mp3
CONTRACEPTION- Why Not-02of02.mp3

Sign of the Times...

I can't believe we're now resorting to this:

...it used to be the most natural thing in the world...

Moral Issues

From St. Martha's in Kingwood, TX, comes a series of talks on Moral Issues:

Title PPts Speaker Date MP3 Links Conscience & Conscience Formation Dr. Sandra Magie 02/12/08 mp3 Moral Teachings 1 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-1 Moral Teachings 2 PPt 1 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-2 Moral Teachings 3 PPt 2 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-3 Moral Teachings 4 PPt 3 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-4 Moral Teachings 5 PPt 4 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-5 Moral Teachings 6 PPt 5 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-6 Moral Teachings 7 PPt 6 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-7 Moral Teachings 8 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-8 Moral Teachings 9 Robert Trahan Summer, 2007 mp3-9 Moral Issues Moise Arrah 09/29/07 mp3 Annulments Ann Bryant mp3 Sin Jeff Crandall 01/26/06 mp3 Sin and Conscience Ed Kleinguetl mp3 Homosexuality Msgr. Borski 09/29/04 mp3 End of Life Issues TJ Dolce 04/17/07 mp3 Humanae Vitae/Sexuality Jeff Crandall / David Garcia mp3 Consistent Ethic of Life David Garcia 02/23/06 mp3 Immigration, Legislation, and the Gospel Mark Zwick 06/06/06 mp3 Prison Ministry: Ministry on the Green Mile Deacon O'Brien 08/01/06 mp3 Death Penalty in TX David Atwood / Deacon O'Brien 01/24/06 mp3

Fertility Care

My "competition" over at A Catholic iPod posted the following:

I have added three more shows, (17, 18 & 19), to Dr. Hilgers “Your Fertility Care Consult” series here. Dr. Thomas Hilgers is the founder of the Pope Paul VI Institute for The Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha, NE.

Show 17: Women Healed- Polycystic Ovarian Disease LISTEN

Show 18: Women Healed- Premenstrual Syndrome LISTEN

Show 19: Women Healed- Postpartum Depression LISTEN

Humanae Vitae Priests - New Website

That bastion of orthodoxy, Fr. Euteneuer, has been busy. There's now a new site out there called Humanae Vitae Priests.org which looks fairly promising. Here are a couple of videos showing some of the stuff they've been up to. If you get a chance, do browse their site.

The Intrepid, Redoubtable Dawn Eden

Dawn Eden posted a link to a presentation she gave recently at an Indiana parish. I'm posting that talk below, but only after a video of a recent appearance on the Today show.

Dawn Eden's Presentation

click here

Planned Barrenhood

The American Life League is on the forefront of the battle to end abortion. To that end, they're creating media which is accessible to the popular culture. While some of the shtick is a bit corny, that same corny-ness is exactly what makes the videos "non-threatening" and therefore (in my opinion) more effective. Here's the latest video:

Their website, www.all.org, is loaded with good information -- including an interactive map which lets you see where the abortuaries are in your area as well as when the various protests are planned. The same map also lets you upload dates if your organization is planning a protest, which makes a nicely consolidated repository of information.

Do check out the site.

Here is some more MP3 media from the site:

submit feedback Pro-life Memorial Day 60-second public service announcement for October 1 event. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback STOPP teleseminar Jim Sedlak and David Bereit outline the fight against Planned Parenthood. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Judie Brown, pro-life activist How ALL's president first got involved in the fight to save the babies. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Planned Parenthood has its reasons Judie Brown refutes nine excuses why abortion should be permitted. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback The partial-birth abortion law This attempt to ban a form of infanticide has a frightful loophole. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Exploring Teenwire Inside Planned Parenthood's flashy, soft-porn teen-appeal web site. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Tolerant to a fault Societal reluctance to add a pro-life amendment to the Constitution. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback The morning-after pill Truths and myths about the promises of "emergency contraception." Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback The sacrament of abortion The "right to choose" now trumps the right to freedom of religion. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Population control An international effort to eliminate poverty ... by aborting the poor. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Abortion and the economy Think abortion only affects the baby and the mother? Think again! Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Abortion in the grey area How deceit is used to appeal to parents of the disabled. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback God is pro-abortion? How religion is being used to push abortion. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback Condom facts and myths A history of promises, broken promises ... and lies. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback ALL proclamations A review of American Life League's pro-life initiatives. Save this stream? Right click here. submit feedback An abortionist's tale A look at an abortion provider who retired from the business. Save this stream? Right click here.

Wow. Just wow.

Karen at Some Have Hats reports on the latest Planned Barrenhood debacle. The back-story is worth reading, but not necessary to appreciate the following video:




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