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English Pamphlets
- 101 WAYS to build up REAL LOVE & show AFFECTION »
Let’s be honest, Movies & TV aren’t the best place to get ideas about how dating should start and progress. If you want real love, you have to build a real friendship. Think about who, why & how you are choosing to love!
- 20 Ways for Young Men to Become REAL Men »
Full-color pamphlet listing 20 ways young (and all) men can challenge themselves to be more like Christ!
- 20 Ways for Young Women to Claim the Respect They Deserve »
This new full-color pamplet lists 20 ways young (and all) women can challenge themselves to give and receive only the best God intends for them.
- A Physicians Pro-Life Journey »
In this pamphlet, Dr Ann Moell describes her conversion from prescribing contraceptives to guiding her patients to a more healthful lifestyle.
- Alternatives to the Pill »
Due to various problems with the Pill, many people are looking for alternatives. Here are the major uses of the Pill, how it works, and effective alternatives.
- An Open Letter to the Pro-Life Movement »
In this article, Dr Koob calls pro-life workers to oppose contraception, which is the main source of the situations which lead to abortion.
- Breast Cancer Risk from Abortion »
This article contains clear and persuasive information about the connection between breast cancer and abortion.
- Chastity: What are you saying YES to? »
Find out how chastity is about so much more than saying no to sex but about saying yes to real authentic love and much more!
- Dear John: A Personal Letter To My Husband, Lover, And Best Friend »
This article is the personal letter of one woman thanking her husband for his gift of sterilization reversal.
- Dear Rick: A Personal Letter To My Husband, Lover, And Best Friend »
This article is the personal letter of one woman thanking her husband for his gift of sterilization reversal.
- Discontinuing Contraceptives in Your Pharmacy: One Pharmacist’s Insights »
This article is the story of one pharmacist’s decision to stop dispensing contraceptives; why and how he did it.
- Female Sterilization »
Explains in simple language what tubal ligation is; the physical, mental and moral consequences that a woman should consider before making the serious decision to become sterile; and what alternatives exist.
- Four Keys to Happy Healthy Marriage »
Do you want a more fulfilling, more satisfying relationship with your spouse? Based on the four essential characteristics of authentic marital love, this pamphlet will give you quick yet profound insights and the keys to unlocking your heart and the heart of your beloved.
- Intrauterine Devices (IUD/IUS) »
This pamphlet explains what every woman should know about the risks associated with the use of the intra-uterine devices (IUD/IUS).
- Marriage: A Communion of Life and Love »
This article draws from Scripture and from common sense. Bishop Galeone shares the Church’s ancient and powerful wisdom about marriage and sexuality. He deals extensively with questions of contraception and Natural Family Planning.
- NFP Don’t Leave Home Without It »
This article stresses the importance of keeping basic NFP information on hand all the time for people are hungry for it.
- Obey Mandate or Scripture »
One More Soul is pleased to offer this “newspaper” response to the HHS mandate
as a supplement to the resources already available from the USCCB and other sources. It is an educational piece
that draws attention to several “concerns” prompted by the HHS mandate. - Perceiving the Contraception Connection »
This article is the text of a stirring sermon exhorting people to turn away from contraception and to espouse natural family planning. Fr. Suriani makes the case that contraception is at the root of abortion and many other evils.
- Problems associated with Hormonal Birth Control »
Four physicians who do not prescribe hormonal birth control give medical reasons for this decision. They explain that HBC causes many potential adverse effects that are medical, social, and spiritual, and that Natural Family Planning is a healthy and effective alternative.
- Sterilization Reversal Book 2013 Edition »
Sterilization Reversal – A Generous Act of Love is the result of nearly four years of effort by 20 families who were once sterilized and then experienced God’s call to reversal.
- Stretch Marks: Making Room for One More Soul »
This article tells of how a mother of four received the grace to welcome one more.
- Teaching Fertility Appreciation in a Pregnancy Help Center »
In this article two teachers from a pregnancy help center tell how clients of the center have been helped to establish a new lifestyle through learning the basics of NFP and the value of their fertility.
- The Bible vs Contraception »
This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, traces the Bible’s opposition to contraception from Genesis to Revelation with wonderful clarity.
- The Blessings Of Children »
This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, shows beautifully and poetically just what a blessing children are.
- The Catholic Hospital Chapel »
This article is a meditation on the spiritual dimension and driving force of Catholic health care.
- The Challenge of Contraception For Those Who Respect Life »
In this article Dr. Menart urges pro-lifers to work against contraception, pointing out that most contraceptives cause abortions and that using contraceptives turns a sexual relationship so much against children that abortion can seem attractive or even necessary.
- The Connection Between Contraception and Abortion »
In this article the author shows how contraceptives create a
- The Cure »
This pamphlet describes the history of the contraceptive movement’s overwhelming success in our day, and describes workable strategies for turning this around.
- The Hurtful Consequences Of Artificial Contraception And Sterilization: Three Personal Testimonies »
This article contains the moving stories of three couples who chose sterilization and later received the grace to reverse this operation.
- The Morning After Pill and other types of “Emergency Contraception”–Myths and Realities »
How effective are contraceptives used after sexual intercourse and what problems are connected with them.
- The Pill and Breast Cancer »
Newly revised and updated in August 2011. How the Pill increases the risk of breast cancer, and effective strategies for prevention. Women who take contraceptive pills before their first full pregnancy are 44% more likely to develop breast cancer before menopause. This is a real eye opener for people who thought the Pill was harmless.
- The Pill vs. NFP »
In this article Dr. Fernandez describes the spiritual struggle of removing contraceptives and sterilization from his practice. He then explains the damage (physical, emotional, and relational) from contraception, and the corresponding benefits from Natural Family Planning.
- The Tunnel of Parenthood »
National speaker Emily Sederstrand encourages moms with 2-4 young children. The first five years are the hardest!! Then it gets easier.
- Vasectomy Safe and Simple? »
The medical community and most family planning advocates consider vasectomy safe and simple. This pamphlet provides current research on vasectomy that indicates the procedure has a number of short- and long-term complications and is not a healthy choice.
- We Had Everything… But Happiness »
The testimony of one couple and their journey from the verge of divorce to healing and happiness.
- What a Woman Should Know about Birth Control »
What a Woman Should Know About Contraceptives contains information on all the major methods of contraception, with their methods of action and health consequences. Natural Family Planning is also presented briefly as a beneficial alternative.
- What About Birth Control »
In this article Ann Moell MD speaks to her patients from her heart about why she chooses not to prescribe contraceptives for them. This is a geat resource for any doctor who has chosen to support patients in this way.
- What Do We Do Now? Making the Switch from Contraception to Natural Family Planning »
When a couple realizes that contraception is a bad choice, what can they do next? Patty Schneier faced this crisis, and shares her hard-earned wisdom.
- What is Natural Family Planning? »
This article is a complete overview of modern Natural Family Planning, describing methods of NFP, its advantages, potential problems with other forms of family planning, and resources for NFP training.
- Why Use Natural Family Planning »
Some gifts from God just keep getting better as we unpack them. Natural Family Planning is one of these. This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, presents systematically the good consequences for couples using NFP.
Spanish Resources
- “La píldora del día después” y otros tipos de “anticoncepción de emergencia” »
Cuán efectivos son los anticonceptivos utilizados después del acto sexual y qué problemas están conectados con ellos.
- 20 formas para que los hombres jóvenes puedan llegar a ser VERDADEROS hombres. »
Folleto a todo color que describe 20 maneras en que las hombres jóvenes (y todos hombres) pueden desafiarse a ser mas y mas como Cristo!
- 20 maneras como las mujeres jóvenes pueden reclamar el respeto que merecen »
Como las mujeres jóvenes pueden afirmar y defender su valor como personas
- Alternativas para la Píldora »
Debido a diversos problemas con la píldora, muchas personas están buscando alternativas. Estos son los principales usos de la píldora, cómo funciona y alternativas eficaces.
- Cartel ‘Las Raíces del Problema’ »
Esta cartel dramáticamente presenta la anticoncepción como la raíz de la Cultura de la muerte y la castidad como el camino a una sociedad saludable.
- Castidad: ¿A qué le estás diciendo sí? »
¡Descubre como la castidad significa mucho más que decir no al sexo; significa decir sí al verdadero auténtico amor, y a mucho más!
- El reto de la anticoncepción para aquellos que respetan la vida »
La Doctora Menart apremia la gente en el movimiento pro-vida trabajar contra anticoncepción. Ella nota que la mayoría de los anticonceptivos causan abortos. También, el uso de los anticonceptivos da a una relación sexual de modo que la pareja se aponga a tener nios, y el aborto puede parecer atractiva o aun necesario.
- El riesgo de cáncer de seno debido al Aborto »
Información contenida en el libro Breast Cancer, It’s Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill, presentada en forma breve y muy persuasiva. Hemos recibido cartas y llamadas telefónicas contándonos que las vidas de varios bebés fueron salvadas cuando sus madres, quienes consideraban el aborto, leyeron este folleto.
- La “Píldora” vs la Planificación Natural de la Familia »
Dr. Fernandez nos habla como católico, esposo, padre y médico, tiene esperanzas de que usted tome conciencia de – Los efectos negativos que la anticoncepción; -El don que la Iglesia Católica nos ha hecho con la planificación natural de la familia; y -El plan que Dios tiene para el matrimonio.
- La conexión entre la anticoncepción y el aborto »
El autór demuestra cómo los anticonceptivos crean la “necesidad” de el aborto, tratando a los niños como cargas que se evitarán a toda costa. De fuentes tales como la Corte Suprema, los científicos sociales, y los filósofos, este folleto demuestra que la anticoncepción es la fundación para el aborto.
- La esterilización femenina »
Este folleto brinda una descripcin sencilla de los tipos de esterilizacin femenina, y de las consecuencias fsicas, mentales y morales que toda mujer debe considerar antes de tomar una seria decisión como lo es esterilizarse y las alternativas que existen.
- La Píldora y el cáncer de seno »
Información del libro Breast Cancer, Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill. Esto es una verdadera sorpresa para la gente que pensaba que la Píldora era inofensiva.
- La Solución »
Cómo llegamos de la anticoncepción por razones “serias” al aborto (aún al aborto por parto parcial/infanticidio) por cualquiera y toda razón, y cómo recobrar la cordura, este folleto describe la historia de gran éxito del movimiento anticonceptivo en nuestro tiempo. Entonces describe estrategias factibles para regresar a la forma que era antes.
- Las bendiciones de los hijos »
¿Cómo los niños son una bendición? Este artículo le informara que la enseñanza de la Iglesia sobre la anticoncepción no es solamente una prohibición sino un llamado a la alegría de la paternidad.
- Las dolorosas consecuencias de la anticoncepción artificial y la esterilización »
Historias conmovedoras de tres parejas que optaron la esterilización y más adelante recibieron la gracia de revocar esta operación. Revisado nuevamente y aumentado.
- Lo que la mujer debe saber sobre el control de la natalidad »
Todos los métodos principales de anticoncepción, cómo funcionan y las consecuencias de la salud.
- Los daños de la anticoncepción »
Online publications fostering God’s plan for love, marriage, and procreation, emphasizing the blessings of children and the harms of contraception.
- Los dispositivos intrauterinos (DIU/SIU) »
Este folleto explica, en una forma corta y precisa, lo que toda mujer debe saber acerca de los efectos reales causados por el uso de los dispositivos intrauterinos.
- Matrimonio: Una Comunión de Vida y Amor »
Basándose en las Escrituras y en el sentido común, el Obispo Galeone comparte la sabiduría antigua y poderoso de la Iglesia sobre el matrimonio y la sexualidad. El trata extensivamente con las preguntas sobre la anticoncepción y la Planificación Natural de la Familia. Frase clásica: “¿Es normal para una esposa que se ponga tapones en los oídos mientras está escuchando a su esposo?”
- Porque Importa la Anticoncepción »
Steve Patton explica claramente por qué la sabiduría para todos los tiempos de la Iglesia que trata del amor conyugal trae mucha alegría a las parejas casadas y una profunda satisfacción para los sacerdotes que les sirven.
- Problemas asociados con el uso de hormonas para el control de la natalidad »
Cuatro médicos que no prescriben anticonceptivos dan razones médicas para esta decisión. Explican como los anticonceptivos causan muchos efectos nocivos médicos, sociales, y espirituales, y como la Planificación Natural de la Familia es una alternativa saludable y eficaz.
- Qué Sabe Ud. Acerca del Control de la Natalidad? »
La Doctora Ann Moell le diga a sus pacientes de su corazón porqué ella elige no prescribir los anticonceptivos para ellos. Esta es una referencia magnífica para cualquier médico que haya elegido apoyar a sus pacientes de esta manera.
- ¿Por qué usar la Planificación Natural de la Familia? »
La Planificación Natural de la Familia (PNF) es uno de esos dones de Dios que sigue mejorando más y más. Este artículo, tomado del libro Called to Give Life (Llamados a dar vida), presenta en forma sistemática las buenas consecuencias para las parejas que usan la PNF.
- ¿Qué es la Planificación Natural de la Familia? »
Una descripción completa de métodos modernos de Planificación Natural de la Família.
Booklets
- Breast Cancer, Abortion, and the Pill »
This article contains the summary and conclusions from the book Breast Cancer, Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill.
- Civilization of Love Tools »
This article contaings powerful tools that anyone can use to defeat the culture of death.
- Discerning Just and Serious Reasons for Postponing Pregnancy »
This article offers sensitive and helpful guidance for couples discerning how soon to welcome another child.
- Getting Beyond “I Can’t” »
Frs. Habiger and McCaffrey tour the United States giving parish missions that introduce people to the Church’s teachings about marriage, sexuality, and contraception. They have talked with hundreds of pastors about these issues, and in this booklet they discuss common reasons why pastors don’t teach about these issues from the pulpit.
- Gospel of Life – Evangelium Vitae »
In this book Pope John Paul II turns to the central conflict of our time: Will humans be valued for themselves, or will we be made into commodities for use and/or destruction. He views this as a struggle between the Civilization of Love and the Culture of Death, and labels contraception and abortion fruits from the same tree.
- How Faith Communities can Create an NFP Culture Liberated from Contraception and Open to the Blessings of Children »
Many pastors need help in presenting the Church’s wisdom on married sexuality. This article (taken from Called to Give Life, by Jason Adams) presents a wealth of workable suggestions in this area. Example: seven pages of suggested occasions where a homily on Christian marriage would fit right in.
- How the Pill and Other Contraceptives Work »
In this article Dr. Kahlenborn provides much scientific detail in a very user friendly format to show how contraceptive pills work. He gives special attention to the Pill’s abortive action. In an appendix, he analyzes and refutes arguments from a group of doctors who asserted that the Pill does not cause abortions.
- Of Human Life »
In this article Archbishop Chaput explains what married love is and provides advice on valuing both the unitive and the procreative aspect of married life. For priests and laity he answers specific questions and provides powerful encouragement to follow the teaching of Humanae Vitae.
- Parish Talk On Contraception »
In this article Joseph and Elsy Arlinghaus open their hearts to their parish in a talk about the harm done by contraception and the benefits of Natural Family Planning.
- Reaching the Cafeteria Catholic »
Online publications fostering God’s plan for love, marriage, and procreation, emphasizing the blessings of children and the harms of contraception.
- Sensible Sex »
The article is the true story of one couples struggle with contraception. Ruth tells how contraception, followed by sterilization, filled their marriage with bitter self-centeredness. Later, through repentance and conversion, they found renewed hope and joy.
- Teaching Fertility Appreciation »
This article gives the necessary tools for teaching a changed lifestyle to clients of a pregnancy support center. It is also an effective tool for presenting chastity to young adults and other single people. The program teaches just how precious our procreative powers are, and how to manage them in a way that builds up our lives.
- The Life of Jesus in The Womb: A Meditation and a Prayer »
In the following meditation, we are asked to reflect on
Jesus Christ, from the moment he is conceived by
the Holy Spirit to the day of his birth. - Why Is Contraception Immoral? »
Contraception is often presented as a mere flaw in an otherwise loving and fruitful marriage relationship. This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, shows exactly how and why contraception obstructs and defeats the generous flow of love between the spouses and God and from one spouse to the other.
Power Point Presentations
- Teaching Fertility Appreciation class diagram (PowerPoint version) »
This is the class diagram used in the Teaching Fertility Awareness curriculum designed by Ross and Lisa Novack.
Other Items
- Annunciation Flyer »
Online publications fostering God’s plan for love, marriage, and procreation, emphasizing the blessings of children and the harms of contraception.
- Dandelion and Rose Poster »
This poster dramatically presents contraception as the root of the culture of death and chastity as the way to a healthy society.
- Divorce Rate Graph and History Table »
When use of the contraceptive pill saturated US society during the years 1960 through 1980, there was an increase in the US divorce rate that followed the increase in pill use with remarkable conformity. Various social scientists have concluded that this is no coincidence. This document includes a graph of the US divorce rate from 1880 to 2002 and a table of historical events of these times that shed some light on the story the graph tells.
- First Comes Love »
Here is everything you wanted to tell your married child, and everything you wish your parents had told you about marriage. First Comes Love is a collection of the very best the Church has to offer to help couples have long and very happy marriages.
- Homilies from Called to Give Life »
This is a collection of resources for pastors and other pastoral leaders to help present the ancient and powerful wisdom of the Christian church on married sexuality.Includes a collection of homilies addressing these concerns; background from the Church fathers, Scripture, and magisterial teaching; and practical pointers for transmitting this wisdom.
- Laffiche du pissenlit et de la rose »
French
- Le mariage: Une communion de vie et d’amour »
French
- Medical Residency Review Spreadsheet »
- My Beautiful Daughter Letter »
A letter based on Scripture meant to help a young woman to know God’s incredible love for her.
- My Son Letter »
A letter based on Scripture meant to help a young man to know what God truly thinks of him and calls him to.
- Published NFP Studies »
Twelve-Year Review (2000-2012) of Published NFP Studies by categories such as Method Specific Efficacy Studies, Special Circumstances/Breastfeeding/Post OC, Psychological Dynamics, Attitudes, and Characteristics of NFP/FA Users.
- Study Guide for “God is Love” »
Online publications fostering God’s plan for love, marriage, and procreation, emphasizing the blessings of children and the harms of contraception.
- Teaching Fertility Appreciation class diagram (pdf version) »
This is the chart for the Fertility Appreciation class for clients in a pregnancy support center.
- True Love… How Will I Know? study guide »
Summaries, study questions, and reflection questions.
- Why Contraception Matters »
Practically speaking, widespread use of contraception has led directly to massive increases of divorce and abortion. Personal union and yearning for fertility are written physically into the structure of sexual relations, and shutting down one of these aspects hurts the whole relationship. Steve Patton provides practical, workable steps we can take to regain the overflowing life that God desires for us.
