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Healing in His name
As we begin Advent and prepare for the coming of Jesus, I wanted to share about the power in His holy name. I had intentions of finding...
Marie Justin
Dec 4, 20245 min read
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Healing after the journey ends
If you’ve discerned this is the end of your trying-to-conceive journey, do not despair. If your family size is smaller than desired...
Mary Thissen
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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Shiloh IVF Ministry: a first-of-its-kind outreach for IVF healing
Shiloh IVF Ministry has formed as a new ministry, uniquely set up to accompany and serve women, men and couples who are struggling with heal
Shiloh IVF Ministry
Aug 15, 20243 min read
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Aimee’s IVF story
Successful, in the sense that four beautiful human lives were created. Unsuccessful in the sense that no babies were born.
Aimee Arnold
Aug 7, 202410 min read
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Walking with St. Dymphna
Sisters, have you ever felt anxiety over a situation beyond your control? Believed that you could never be loved because of what was...
C. J. Parke
May 14, 20243 min read
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Through the eyes of infertility: a collection of insights, part 2
“I’m going to be honest with you because someone needs to be. At your current weight, you have no business trying to conceive”. I steady...
thefruitfulhollow
Apr 24, 20247 min read
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Infertility after sexual abuse
Trigger warning: This blog addresses sexual abuse.
Lauren G.
Apr 10, 20247 min read
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Abundant life and the friendship of St. Gerard Majella
"I have come so they may have life and have it more abundantly" says Jesus in John 10:10. It is the desire of every human heart, to live an
Sarah Hauer
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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Why has God put this desire on my heart if He’s not going to fulfill it?
I invite you to tread this path with me, and to open your heart to ALL the possibilities God has in store for you. We put God in a narrow...
Faith Downing
Jan 17, 20244 min read
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Letters of encouragement: TTC and the 8 year wait
We were in front of the cathedral. It was nearing midnight. The air was crisp, I could see my breath. I was in need of physical healing...
Danielle Thompson
Sep 6, 20235 min read
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Ice cream and French fries: how infertile and fertile women can bring out the best in each other
Bacon and chocolate, salt and caramel, ice cream and french fries, and a friendship between an infertile woman and a woman with two surprise
thefruitfulhollow
Jul 19, 20237 min read
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God of the hills and valleys
“He’s God of the hills and valleys.” (Tauren Wells)
While listening to the Sunday readings one day (Luke 17:5-10… faith the size of a musta
Chelsea Voboril
May 24, 20232 min read
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Spring comes slowly: grieving, healing and growing new dreams
The dead blooms of last year clung right beside the new buds which brimmed with possibility for the spring ahead. I did not see the roses...
Ellen H.
Apr 12, 20235 min read
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New wineskins
Our priest talked about how sin results in death – a moral death and existential death. Moral death in a person causes confusion, and the..
Brittany Wahhab
Apr 4, 20234 min read
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The hem of His garment
There have been so many times in the depths of my grief when I felt as if I, too, was hanging on to that single thread. After my losses...
Kimberly Camosse
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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Visio divina: praying with art through the crucifixion
As we begin Lent, I find myself being led to this moving icon of Christ by one favorite Dominican, Blessed Fra Angelico. Art has always...
Katie Woltornist
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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When suffering and trust co-exist
So, fear not sister. In those places of littleness and longing and emptiness, press into TRUST. And please know that in the remaining days..
Faith Downing
Oct 26, 20224 min read
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I don't know where else to go but Calvary
I don’t know where else to go but Calvary. The place where redemptive suffering consumes every broken heart that God has ever and will ...
Jana Zuniga Pingel
Sep 14, 20223 min read
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Waiting for fruitfulness: infertility before marriage
do not get lost in the wait for the next painful part of your infertility journey. Take a deep breath, pray, and let yourself be loved...
C. J. Parke
Sep 7, 20224 min read
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My week in Omaha: surgery at the Pope Paul VI Institute
If you deal with infertility, you live in the US and you use the Creighton method of NFP, there is a chance you may eventually pass...
Chelsea Voboril
Jul 20, 202210 min read
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