1. Catholic Church Issues New "Norms on Most Serious Crimes"
In a move widely seen as a reaction to months of media reports on decades-old cases of clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church issued new "Norms on Most Serious Crimes," including clerical sexual abuse of children.
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2. Clerical Sexual Abuse: The New York Times Strikes (Out) Again
In the run-up to the Vatican's release of its new "Norms on Most Serious Crimes," the New York Times continued its months-long effort to lay the responsibility for the decades-long clerical sex-abuse scandal at the feet of Pope Benedict XVI.
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3. Does Pope Benedict Celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass?
The question has been asked a number of times over the past three years: When celebrating Mass privately, does Pope Benedict XVI celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass?
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4. Reader Question: What Does It Mean to Pray "In the Name"?
Perhaps the most common criticism of the Catholic practice of prayer is that we engage in "vain repetition" or prayer by rote. Properly understood and used, such prayers are not really a problem but a way to structure our prayer life. On the other hand, when a prayer becomes very familiar, we may sometimes lose sight of what we're actually saying when we're praying it. The Sign of the Cross is a good example.
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5. Natural Family Planning: A Personal Perspective
"You do know what causes that, don't you?" If we had a nickel for every time someone said that to us after learning how many children we have, Amy and I wouldn't have to worry about college scholarships for our children. It's sometimes followed by "You must be Catholic," but only rarely by "You must practice NFP." That is just assumed—after all, how else would we possibly have ended up with seven kids?
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6. Reader Question: Is NFP Really Effective in Avoiding Pregnancy?
In the comments on "Natural Family Planning: A Personal Perspective" a reader called into question a 2007 German study that indicated that, if a woman has relatively normal cycles and the couple is practicing NFP correctly, the chance of a "surprise" is about 0.4 percent.
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7. Notes on "Facts on Contraceptive Use in the United States"
As NFP Awareness Week 2010 drew to a close, I took a close look at "Facts on Contraceptive Use in the United States," released in June 2010 by the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood.
