The Catholic View for Women

Fall 2012 - Episode 9: The Language of Love

Episode Highlights

Examines miscarriage and how our language can build either a culture of life or add to the culture of death. We interview several women and their experiences with miscarriage: Colleen Miner, Sierra Lake, New York Dale Barr from Ontario, Canada

Food for Thought

1) If you had a miscarriage, how did you feel immediately following?

2) How do you think your parish, pastor and priests minister to families experiencing miscarriage?

Janet's Homework Assignment

Look into the following:

Back In His Arms Ministry Founded by Shawn & Kambra Malone - www.backinhisarmsagain.com

Elizabeth Ministry International is an international movement designed to offer hope and healing for women and their families on issues related to childbearing, miscarriage, sexuality & relationships. - www.elizabethministry.com

	The Kitchen Madonna/a>: Patroness of The Catholic View for Women Mary was not only Jesus' Mother, but also a housewife. Her utensils are earthly and heavenly symbols. The key represents the safety in the house and also the way into heaven. The kettle symbolizes nourishment for body and soul. The broom represents cleanliness in the home and in thoughts and deeds. Available from EWTN Religious Catalogue	Magnificat is a lavishly printed, easy-to-read pocket-sized worship aid, of more than 400 pages. Magnificat can be used to follow the daily Mass and can also be read at home for personal or family prayer. Available at Magnificat

	Extreme Makeover by Teresa Tomeo Teresa Tomeo pulls together the latest research on social behavior and trends to demonstrate that women are harming themselves and their chances for true happiness by adopting the thoroughly modern, sexually liberated lifestyle portrayed in magazines and movies. Packed with not only persuasive statistics but also powerful personal testimonies, Extreme Makeover shows that it is not the slogans of the sexual revolution and the women’s liberation movement that free and dignify women, but the beautiful teachings of the Catholic Church.

Consider praying the Divine Office on a daily basis. The Divine Office provides psalms and prayers to be prayed at different times of the day. See www.divineoffice.org.

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