The Infertility Companion for Catholics

The Infertility Companion for Catholics
Author: Angelique Ruhi-López
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-04-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1594713448

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One in every six United States couples experiences infertility but Catholic couples face additional confusion, worry, and frustration as they explore the medical options available to them. Filling a major void in Catholic resources, The Infertility Companion for Catholics is the first book to address not only the medical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of infertility, but also the particular needs of Catholic couples who desire to understand and follow Church teaching on the use of assisted reproductive technology. Authors Angelique Ruhi-López and Carmen Santamaría offer the support and wisdom gained in their own struggles with infertility. They describe the options that Catholic couples can pursue in seeking to conceive, many of which are not ordinarily presented by the medical community. In an encouraging and non-judgmental tone, they address both husbands and wives and help them recognize the emotional impact of infertility on their relationship. The Infertility Companion for Catholics presents a variety of spiritual resources including prayers, devotions, and the wisdom of the saints and provides suggestions for further reading of reference materials, Catholic documents, and Catholic blogs about infertility.

Facing Infertility: A Catholic Approach

Facing Infertility: A Catholic Approach
Author: Jean Dimech-Juchniewicz
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819827142

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More than 1 in 10 couples experience infertility, finding themselves in a “desert”—lost and abandoned, hungering and thirsting, praying and waiting—for a child. Discover the direction, nourishment, and faith provided within this spiritual resource for infertile Catholic couples, their families, and friends. Personal reflections from Catholic women struggling with infertility evoke a heartfelt realism, while passages from Scripture and prayers from the Book of Psalms provide the comfort and hope to trust in God, the “Divine Physician.”

The Infertility Companion

The Infertility Companion
Author: Sandra L. Glahn
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0310862620

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Endorsed by the Christian Medical Association.A Comprehensive Christian Guide to the Challenges of Infertility• Medical • Ethical • Emotional • Marital • Spiritual • BiblicalInfertility changes everything, shattering dreams and breaking hearts. But hope is available—today more than ever. The Infertility Companion draws on the Bible and on current medical knowledge, including the latest research, to shed light on such questions as:•Can people of faith ethically use high-tech infertility treatments?•How do we make moral, biblical decisions about medical treatment, third-party reproduction, stem cell research, and embryo adoption? •Is God punishing me? •Does God even care?•Will adoption increase our chances of getting pregnant?•How can we reduce the stress of infertility on our marriage relationship?•How can we keep sex from becoming a chore?These theologically trained authors have taught at a variety of conferences on infertility, pregnancy loss, and adoption, and they have helped thousands of couples to face the future through their message of encouragement. The Infertility Companion includes discussion questions and a workbook suitable for individuals, couples, or small groups. Full of practical tips and true stories, this book will guide couples past the ethical pitfalls of assisted reproductive technologies as they travel the difficult road ahead.An all-encompassing guide for the Christian infertility patient. Where other books fall short, this “companion” aids the patient not only with the physical and emotional aspects of this journey, but also helps answer the tough spiritual and ethical questions that arise in a couple’s desire to conceive.—Julie Watson, Conceiving Concepts

Under the Laurel Tree

Under the Laurel Tree
Author: Nicole M. Roccas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Human reproductive technology
ISBN: 9781944967697

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Infertility ranks among the hardest griefs a couple can face. Yet this painful issue is all too often neglected in both Church and society. Under the Laurel Tree traces one God-fearing couple's journey through the emotional turmoil of childlessness. By following the story of Saints Joachim and Anna, this book helps individuals and couples navigate the loss inherent in infertility amid the pain of shame, separation, anger, bargaining, and blamelessness. In walking alongside Joachim and Anna, we encounter not only a life-giving template for grief, but also the path back to ourselves, our partner, and our God-given vocation of eucharistic thanksgiving.

My Sisters the Saints

My Sisters the Saints
Author: Colleen Carroll Campbell
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0770436501

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A poignant and powerful spiritual memoir about how the lives of the saints changed the life of a modern woman. In My Sisters the Saints, author Colleen Carroll Campbell blends her personal narrative of spiritual seeking, trials, stumbles, and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Faustina of Poland, Edith Stein of Germany, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Mary of Nazareth. Drawing upon the rich writings and examples of these extraordinary women, the author reveals Christianity's liberating power for women and the relevance of the saints to the lives of contemporary Christians.

Facing Infertility

Facing Infertility
Author: Jean Dimech-Juchniewicz
Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2012
Genre: Infertility
ISBN: 9780819827029

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Facing Infertility: A Catholic Approach offers companionship, hope, spiritual guidance, and morally sound medical options for women and their husbands experiencing diffficulty conceiving. With an Imprimatur and a Foreword by a leading NaPro physician, this book combines the moral with the medical, all told through the gentle voice of a companion.

Conceived by Science

Conceived by Science
Author: Stephanie Gray Connors
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736454428

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A Severe Mercy

A Severe Mercy
Author: Sheldon Vanauken
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2011-07-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0062116703

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Beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death.

The Guardian Angels

The Guardian Angels
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Tan Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780895555373

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This little book reveals one of God\'s greatest \"secrets\"--how He governs the world by assigning an Angel to watch over each person, diocese, town, parish, etc. It explains how these blessed spirits protect souls and bodies in ways both miraculous and ordinary. Impr. 64 pgs, PB

A Mother's Rule of Life

A Mother's Rule of Life
Author: Holly Pierlot
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1928832415

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With the help of your own rule, you can get control of your household, grow closer to God, come to love your husband more, and raise up good Christian children.