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Hope in the darkness
This blog post is adapted from a talk given at a retreat evening for women experiencing infertility and loss.
Serenity Quesnelle
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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4th week of Advent: Where are you, God?
“Where are you, God?”
It’s a question I imagine Joseph might have prayed in the interior of His heart as He learnt the news of Mary...
Faith Downing
Dec 21, 20224 min read
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3rd week of Advent: Replacing the ugly with joy
“Happy is the man who does not lose faith in me” (Matthew 11:6) but it is hard not to lose faith. In the darke
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Dec 14, 20225 min read
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1st week of Advent: Stay awake with hope
“Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let..
Lauren Allen
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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Learning to accept God’s will through infertility
It is a surreal feeling to have your worst fear come true. From the time I was a little girl, all I wanted when I grew up was to be a wife..
Mary W.
Nov 23, 20227 min read
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Here we go again
The reality is that infertility has no finish line. If you’ve carried the cross of infertility and were able to give birth, you’ve...
Lauren Allen
Nov 2, 20223 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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Back to school: time to pack your backpack!
The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, completely white sneakers, cute haircuts and junior high nerves is what comes to mind for me when...
Lauren Allen
Aug 17, 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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St. Maria Goretti: a model of forgiveness and mercy
In the midst of infertility, infant loss and miscarriage, we may initially feel without hope, lost and angry. Our saintly sister reminds...
Victoria
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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God’s faithfulness during unanswered prayers
“God, where are You? Why aren’t You answering? Why aren’t You helping us? We are doing our part - why aren’t you doing Yours?” ...
Ellen H.
Jun 22, 20225 min read
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If God is in the details, why am I still waiting?
But what happens when the signs stop appearing? When the snacks stop coming, we’re aching with hunger and can’t see any meals on the way...
thefruitfulhollow
Jun 8, 20227 min read
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How to get involved in the pro-life movement
Recently, a draft majority opinion was leaked from within the Supreme Court of the United States, indicating that Roe v. Wade, the 1973...
Rachel Bush
May 25, 20224 min read
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Sidewalk chalk and God's love
I said a silent prayer that I would feel God holding me today. After waiting until the last possible second, I gathered my courage to walk
Lauren Allen
May 18, 20222 min read
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10 things you should know if you’re trying to conceive
If you and your spouse have recently decided to grow your family, congratulations! What an exciting time in your marriage! We know that...
thefruitfulhollow
Apr 27, 20229 min read
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Divine Mercy: Jesus, I trust in You!
Surrender and trust don’t come easy to the busy human intellect, anxiously completing tasks off a checklist, taking on responsibility that..
Brittany Wahhab
Apr 20, 20225 min read
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RESOURCE: Spring Clean Your Life (spiritually, emotionally and physically)
There’s something about the early morning birdsong, the melting snow, the rising temperatures, blooming flowers and increased daylight...
Ellen H.
Apr 5, 20225 min read
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Infertility Stations of the Cross
We are honored to share this reflection on the Stations of the Cross through the lens of infertility. It is a collaborative effort of...
thefruitfulhollow
Mar 30, 202211 min read
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