Online Text: “How to Talk About the Use and Abuse of Natural Family Planning”, by Dr. Kevin E. Miller

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• “How to Talk About the Use and Abuse of Natural Family Planning: The Importance of Accuracy in Translation and in Description”, by Kevin E. Miller, Ph.D., The Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 79, No. 4 (November 2012): pp. 393-408. (© 2012 by the Catholic Medical Association). Available in pdf format at Taylor & Francis Online. May be read online at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

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Free ebook: “The Christian Mother: The Education of Her Children and Her Prayer”, by Rev. W. Cramer, with Introduction by Cardinal Gibbons

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• The Christian Mother: The Education of Her Children and Her Prayer; With an Account of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers, by the Rev. W. Cramer, translated by a member of the Society of Jesus, with an Introduction by the Most Rev. James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis: Benziger Brothers, 1880). With Imprimatur, and the approbation of many prelates. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

See also the related texts listed on the post ‘Free ebook: “Catholic Hours; or, The Family Prayer-Book” (with Mass prayers for those at home and Office for the Dying)‘, as well as the following:

Online text: “The Church and the Elderly” by Saint John Paul the Great et al.

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• Dolentium Hominum: Journal of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, No. 40, Year XIV – No. 1 (1999): The Church and the Elderly: Proceedings of the XIII International Conference Organised by the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, October 29-30-31, 1998, New Synod Hall. Vatican City. With contributions by Saint John Paul the Great, Dr. Mary Healey-Sedutto, Monsignor [later Cardinal] Angelo Scola, and other authors. Available in pdf format at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

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Online ebook: “The Science of Fatherhood”, by Soren Johnson

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• The Science of Fatherhood, by Soren Johnson (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus). Available in pdf format on this page of the Knights of Columbus.
  • A summary of the text is published on Columbia (August 2018): p. 7, which may be read online at Issuu; and it may be read on this page of the Knights of Columbus.
  • See also the same author’s essay “Daddy, I love your…“, June 13, 2019, at North Texas Catholic. 

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Libro en linea: “Santa Mónica Madre de San Agustín”, por Padre Ángel Peña

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• Santa Mónica Madre de San Agustín, por Padre Ángel Peña O.A.R. Disponible en esta pagina de Libros Catolicos.

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[And if the grammar is wrong, please correct me. Gracias.]

Online text: “Parents and the Vocation of Their Children”, by Ernest F. Miller

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• Parents and the Vocation of Their Children (Tract), by Ernest F. Miller, C.Ss.R. With 1960 Imprimatur. May be read online on this page of e-Catholic 2000; and available in pdf format on this page of Catholic Pamphlets.net.

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Online text: “The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality”, by the Pontifical Council for the Family

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• The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family, by the Pontifical Council for the Family, December 8, 1995. May be read online at the Holy See and beginning on this page at Domestic-Church.com. Highlights of the text are provided in the NFP Forum (Diocesan Activity Report), vol. 7, nos. 1-2 (Winter/Spring 1996), which is available in pdf format (on this page) at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Online text: ‘Children, Springtime of the Family and Society’, by the Pontifical Council for the Family

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• Themes for Reflection and Dialogue in Preparation for the Third World Meeting of the Holy Father with Families (Jubilee of Families): “Children, Springtime of the Family and Society”, Rome, October 14-15, 2000, by the Pontifical Council for the Family. May be read online on this page of Priests for Life; and at the Holy See, with a second copy at the Holy See.

Posted for World Down Syndrome Day 2020, with earnest prayer that all nations will recognize and defend the natural dignity and supernatural destiny of all human beings without exception. See also this related text:

• “The Sophistication of Ellis Island in Prenatal Diagnosis with Subsequent ‘Selective Termination’ of Babies with Disabilities”, by Adam J. Hildebrand, The Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 66, No. 3, Article 6 (August 1999): pp. 45-69. Available in pdf format at The Linacre Quarterly.

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Online audio & ebook: “Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Mothers and Fathers”, by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted

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• Complete My Joy: An Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Mothers and Fathers of the Diocese of Phoenix, by Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, 30 December 2018.
  • The ebook is available in pdf format through the page Complete My Joy (linked by Catholic Sun and Zenit) of the Diocese of Phoenix; in pdf format through this page of the National Catholic Register; and, as part of the Building the Domestic Church Series of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001), it may viewed online and is available in pdf format at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus.
  • The audio recording of the text is available at SoundCloud and The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Podcast.

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Online ebook: Prayers, Meditations and Activities to Enrich Your Family Life

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• The Family Fully Alive: Building the Domestic Church: Prayers, Meditations and Activities to Enrich Your Family Life (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2016). Part of the Building the Domestic Church Series of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service. May viewed online and is available in pdf format at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus, which states: “This booklet is a devotional guide, which provides monthly themes, reflections, meditations, Scripture readings and family activities.”

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