The 2021 National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week poster prepared by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. USCCB graphic
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BRAINTREE In honor of the upcoming National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, the archdiocese s Family Life Team will hold free virtual events to promote prayer for families and share information with couples.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for various methods used to achieve or avoid pregnancy by observing, recording, and interpreting symptoms of fertility in a woman s menstrual cycle. These methods, also called Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM), respect Church teachings on the unitive and procreative purpose of the marital act and cause none of the side effects of artificial contraceptives.
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Saginaw, Mich., Aug 22, 2017 / 11:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Michigan nun Sister Joseph Marie Ruessman of the Alma Sisters of Mercy, who was killed in a hit-and-run on Thursday, was remembered for her fidelity to Christ, tireless hard work in her community, and her joyful laugh.
“I think her faith and her relationship with Christ was everything,” said Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSA, of the Alma Sisters of Mercy in the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, according to the Morning Sun.
“She’s a person who is the epitome of the person who works behind the scenes. Just because she was quiet, doesn’t mean she wasn’t sharp. She was just a very fine lawyer,” Sister Macht said, recalling that Sister Joseph Marie had the “best” laugh.