SCBP now offering midwifery care!

It's official! I am now an apprentice midwife! I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted as an apprentice for Jane Kirby, a St. Paul-based certified professional midwife! If you want to find out more about having us provide your prenatal and midwifery care for your upcoming birth, please click here.

Prayer for Families (Pope John Paul II; Aug. 15, 1980)

I have found the following prayer to be a rich trove of wisdom for times of reflection and so I want to share it with you... I suggest meditating on one intercession at a time and expanding them into specific prayers for your loved ones and those whom you do not yet know!

Lord God, from you every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.
Father, you are Love and Life, through your Son, Jesus Christ, "born of woman," and through the Holy Spirit, fountain of divine charity,

Grant that every family on earth may become for each successive generation a true sanctuary of life and love.

Grant that your grace may guide the thoughts and actions of husbands and wives for the good of their families and of all the families in the world.

Grant that the young generations may find in the family solid support for their human dignity and for their growth in truth and love.

Grant that love, strengthened by the grace of the sacrament of marriage, may prove mightier than all the weakness and trials through which our families sometimes pass.

Grant that, through the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the Church may fruitfully carry out her worldwide mission in the family and through the family.

Through Christ our Lord, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life for ever and ever.
Amen.

Fertility Matters! Learn more about yours!

Two couples recently graduated from the summer session of SCBP's "Fertility Matters" course. Though they entered the course for very different reasons, (one couple is getting married soon and wants to learn how to postpone pregnancy for a time; the other couple wants to sustain a healthy pregnancy) both couples seemed equally pleased with the course. It is an honor for me to be able to be a small part in these big events in the lives of my students. I enjoy the time we spend together in their private counseling appointments pouring over their charts and learning the "secrets" contained within. It is a joy and a privilege to see women AND men learning about the amazing ways that their bodies were designed and growing in appreciation for each other and their Creator.

New sessions start every season, and if my schedule allows, couples can begin the course privately in between scheduled sessions. Scholarships are available on a first ask-first receive basis, so there is no need to let finances get in the way of taking the course. Natural family planning is safe, healthy and effective and a boost to your marriage and your relationship with God! So...head on over to our website and learn more!