So, Natural Family Planning is Based on SCIENCE!?! OMG!

Last updated on: July 8, 2013 at 12:17 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Frank Weathers points us to the website RealClearScience in which a science-geek is shocked to discover that the Church’s retrograde, woman-hating, dogmatic, and theocratic attitudes on contraception are actually…(wait for it) SCIENTIFIC! And what’s more, NFP actually….WORKS WELL!?! (Pause to allow for recovery from fainting spell) I’m picking on the guy a little because he still can’t manage to hide his knee-jerk anti-Catholicism, but at least he had the decency to investigate his biases. That’s how it starts, people. Discover... Read more

Come Away, My Beloved–Do You Know How Much God Desires You?

Last updated on: July 3, 2013 at 1:47 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Here is a piece I did yesterday for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend’s My Year of Faith Project. It’s a great website and a terrific opportunity to get more out of this Year of Faith. Check it the website here. My article will run next week but here’s a preview! Come Away, My Beloved. Let him kiss me with kisses of the mouth! More delightful is your love than wine! (Song of Songs 1:1) Is there anything more... Read more

Celebrating the Sacraments in the “Domestic Church”

Last updated on: July 3, 2013 at 7:48 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Here is a piece I wrote yesterday for Pittsburgh Catholic Parent magazine (a quarterly publication of the Diocese of Pittsburgh) on some simple ways parents can help their kids (and themselves!) get more out of their experience of the sacraments. Supporting the Sacraments: What Parents Can Do to Help Their Kids’ Faith Stick. Dr. Greg Popcak Whether, Baptism, first Confession, First Communion, or Confirmation, preparing to receive the Sacraments is a big step in our children’s lives and... Read more

Why Religious People Really ARE Compassionate AND Why Atheists are (more likely) Codependent

Last updated on: July 2, 2013 at 9:02 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

About a year ago, the media was all abuzz with a study that purported to show that religious people were less compassionate than non-believers. You can imagine why the press loved this research. It showed the moral superiority of the godless against the godly. I wasn’t blogging here at the time, but I remembered the study well because I discussed on my radio program. Based on the methodology of the study–which involved participants watching an emotionally manipulative video (a’la that... Read more

Radiopalooza

Last updated on: July 2, 2013 at 10:34 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Hi all, Sorry for the limited blogging this week. Besides getting ready for the holiday, I have three radio appearances today alone. I discussed the Vatican & ADHD article I posted here last week on the Sonrise Morning Show at 7:45AM (E). I’ll be on Busted Halo with Fr. Dave Dwyer talking about how to get the marriage conversation right. And, of course, there’s my own show at noon. That, plus a few articles due by Friday and a full... Read more

Coming Mon on More2Life Radio: Marriage Fireworks!

Last updated on: July 1, 2013 at 10:50 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Coming Mon on More2Life: Marriage Fireworks–As we get ready for the 4th of July we’ll talk about ways to bring the spark back in your marriage AND ways to overcome those discussions that tend to blow up in your face PLUS, Frank and Julie LaBoda of Retrouvaille, join us to talk about the stages of marital rediscovery. Call in at 877-573-7825 from Noon-1 Eastern (11-Noon Central) with your questions about how to persevere under pressure. Can’t get M2L on a... Read more

The Lies We Believe

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 at 10:39 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

We believe so many lies about ourselves. We believe we’re hopeless, that we can never change, that things will never change, that nothing we do matters, that we don’t deserve love or goodness or justice or dignity or a million other things. We are trapped by the lies we tell ourselves and the lies that others tell us. Consolations V. Desolations Jesus told us that the truth will set us free (c.f., Jn 8:32). St Ignatius of Loyola developed a system of... Read more

Getting the Marriage Conversation Right–Responding to objections

Last updated on: June 27, 2013 at 7:51 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Nicole asks some important questions that I thought it might be helpful to respond to in a post. Here comments are in italics and my comments are interspersed. So what about the gay or lesbian couple who doesn’t *want* to have kids? Can we deign to let them marry? Maybe have a sticker on their marriage license: “no children were harmed in the making of this marriage.” DR. GREG: LOL. That’s a cute idea in theory. But do you hear... Read more

The Marriage Debate: What NOT to Do (and What TO do instead)

Last updated on: June 27, 2013 at 1:47 pm By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

There is really no way to put a smiley face on it. Yesterday’s SCOTUS decisions dealt a serious blow to the marriage movement. The decision was not as catastrophic as it could have been. One scenario had SCOTUS pulling a “Roe” and, by judicial fiat, granting a federal right to gay marriage in all 50 states. As I noted on the air yesterday, the decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 are the equivalent of having one’s legs cut off instead of one’s head. Yes, one’s better than the... Read more

COMING THURS on MORE2LIFE Radio: Holding on to Hope.

Last updated on: June 27, 2013 at 8:22 am By Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Coming Thurs on More2Life: Holding on to Hope–When we’re going through hard times, the temptation to stop trying can be strong. We’ll look at what hope is, what it requires of us, and how to hold on to it even through the toughest times. PLUS, Damon Owens, Executive Director of the Theology of the Body Institute, joins us to discuss overcoming challenges to hope. Call in at 877-573-7825 from Noon-1 Eastern (11-Noon Central) with your questions about how to persevere... Read more