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Battle-Scarred: Justice Can Be Elusive

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

We have lived in interesting, even revolutionary, times within the Church, and John has been involved in the birth control debate since well before Humanae Vitae.  Together we formed an organization to provide the practical help to live the teaching.  To say the least, the reactions to these efforts have been mixed—sometimes joyful, sometimes painful but certainly interesting.  Thus, we’ve been getting excellent comments from readers of John’s memoirs, Battle-Scarred: Justice Can Be Elusive.

What have others said about the book?

I have enjoyed reading your book.  It is fascinating from several perspectives and also a most valuable history of a significant part of the NFP movement.
—Mary Shivanandan, STD, Professor specializing in the Theology of the Body

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I was living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the time the events described in the [earlier chapters of this] book took place. I was one of a very few who believed that John was being unjustly dealt with by Fr. Mooney. The events in this book are described exactly as I remember them.
—Wilf Oberthier, retired Human Resources director, Canada
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John’s book came today.  It is so good.  I’m on page 66 and it is so hard to put down, but I must put it down and do some work!
—NFP Teacher, Texas
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I have ten more pages to read. I’m on page 248. It is an excellent book. When Tom Ruwe’s name appeared in the book, it brought back memories of information regarding him.
—Cincinnati
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I truly enjoyed John’s book; it filled in a lot of blanks for me.
—former NFP teacher, Iowa
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I restarted reading and I just finished chapter 3 [dealing with the Canadian experience].  Wow!
— Illinois parish priest
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Once I started the book I could hardly put it down and grieved as I read it.
—longtime promoter of generous family life, Michigan
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The cost of the book is worth it just to read about the history of the dissent from Humanae Vitae from someone who was in the thick of it.
—Priest, retired professor of English, Minnesota

Buy the book and enjoy!  Or you can get a 15% discount at lulu.com on Battle-Scarred and any of our other lulu books up through September 30, 2011 by writing in the code  AWESOME305 at checkout.  One can save up to $25.

Sheila Kippley

Battle-Scarred: J.F. Kippley’s Memoirs

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Battle-Scarred:  Justice Can Be Elusive

Somebody told me, “Everyone has their Church story.”  Yet no one has had the experiences that John has had working for the Church and related endeavors.  At least we hope that some of his experiences are unique!  They have not all been sweet, but in hindsight most seem providential.

Okay, so he was basically forced out of a free country by an unhappy collusion of a pastor and his political cronies, but that providentially gave him time to write his first book in defense of Humanae Vitae.  There are many today who have suffered at the hands of representatives of the Church.  John hopes that his memoirs will be a source of encouragement for those who have met the Judas element not to abandon the Church.

Okay, so what if his defense of firefighters in Salina contributed to a pink slip?  The upside was that it brought us providentially into contact with Dr. Konald Prem whose help was invaluable in starting an NFP organization.

Since John’s defense of the doctrine affirmed by Humanae Vitae started five years before the publication of the encyclical, he has rubbed shoulders with some of the pioneers and other key people in the history of the NFP movement in the United States.  Now you can read a few words about them.

He shared a few non-controversial chapters with a priest who is a potential reviewer.  The priest replied, “Reading about the history of the Humanae Vitae dissent in this book was fascinating because you were in the thick of the battle.”

The people who may benefit the most from this work are people who are currently engaged in or want to start an apostolic endeavor or any sort of small business but who are not experienced with the problems that can be encountered.  Others who have lost their Catholic ministry or apostolate have confided in the Kippleys, and this book may help inexperienced entrepreneurs avoid the mistakes the Kippleys and others have made.

And for the record.  In 1971 my husband and I formed an organization to provide the  practical help of natural family planning to live out the demands of married love as clarified by Humanae Vitae.  Our association with that organization came to an abrupt end in 2003.  When that organization abandoned the primary charisms on which we had founded it, we formed a new organization to carry on the work we had started with the first.  These memoirs will at least partially satisfy the curiosity of those who wonder what happened and why.

Battle-Scarred: Justice Can Be Elusive is now available through April 10 at a 30% discount.  You can order it through the NFPI Home Page or go directly to www.lulu.com.  In about 8 weeks it will be available through Amazon.

Sheila Kippley

Our weekly blog

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

We had computer problems with the blog this week.   All is well now. Our blog will continue next Sunday, Nov. 29th.

Topic to be covered next week: The Church and Eco-Breastfeeding

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.   Please keep NFPI in your prayers.   John and Sheila