Angelus News | May 17, 2024 | Vol. 9 No. 10

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IN OTHER WORDS...
Letters to the Editor
Time to tell the truth about ‘the pill’
Katie Breckenridge’s essay about the medical dangers of the contraceptive
pill in the May 3 issue track with issues I’ve seen in young women for
years.
Now, my young adult granddaughter tells me that her friends are going off the
pill, after experiencing weight gain and severe emotional instability. Some resent
their mothers for recommending the pill for menstrual irregularities and acne.
As a doctor, I warned my daughters that its dangers included risk of stroke, emotional
disturbance, and even possibly difficulties with fertility in the future.
As a Catholic, I’m happy that my daughters understand that the pill only interferes
between a man and his wife when it comes to establishing a happy marriage.
— Dr. Graciela C. Pozo, Miami, Florida
Another story to make me grateful for being Catholic
I got choked up reading the beautiful article by Theresa Cisneros about the
reunification of families split across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Imagine not seeing your Mom or your child for 20 years or more! It was truly
heartwarming the way community and church organizations helped the parents in
making the 2,500-mile journey to reunite with their families, in time to celebrate
the Resurrection together on Easter this year.
I was especially touched by the way my fellow Catholics were so committed to
this compassionate project. Every day I find another reason to thank God that I’m
Catholic.
— Marilyn Boussaid, St. James Parish, Redondo Beach
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Co-producers with the pope
“The church has
buried every one of her
undertakers.”
~ Father Scott Emerson, pastor at St. Maria Goretti
Church in Wisconsin, in an April 30 Associated
Press article on the Catholic Church in the U.S.
shifting more conservative.
“The secular story — the
godless story — ends up
being too sad to want to
continue the human race.”
~ Timothy Carney, author and senior fellow at the
American Enterprise Institute, in a May 3 National
Catholic Register article on what is causing the
fertility crisis in the U.S.
“They didn’t throw me a
going away party.”
~ Mother Marla Marie, foundress of the Maronite
Servants of Christ the Light, in a May 4 Catholic
News Agency article on her journey from the
Washington Post to becoming a nun.
“Church is a village — what
modern motherhood tries
to make up for with gadgets
and money and apps.”
~ Kailyn McCord, in an April 26 The Cut essay on
seeking salvation from postpartum anxiety.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles helped produce this month’s “Pope Video” for Pope Francis’ prayer intention for
May, which focused on the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians. The video includes Pope
Francis speaking about the importance of religious formation, with visuals featuring archdiocesan priests, religious
sisters, and seminarians participating in ministry and community life. Watch the video at thepopevideo.org. |
ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
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“But I’m pretty friendly. I’m
Texan, after all!”
~ Father Clinton Ressler, a priest in Texas City,
Texas, in a May 2 Religion News Service article
on meeting with Pope Francis at the International
Meeting of Parish Priests.
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