1.There will be no freedom from the culture of death and fear without building a culture of life.
- There will be no culture of life without a stop to legalized abortion.
- There will be no stopping abortion without a widespread acceptance of chastity.
- There will be no widespread acceptance of chastity outside of marriage without a widespread acceptance of chastity within marriage.
- There will be no acceptance of marital chastity without the rejection of unnatural forms of birth control, many of which can also cause early abortions.
- There will be no widespread rejection of unnatural forms of birth control without the widespread knowledge and practice of natural family planning.
- There will probably be very limited acceptance of chaste natural family planning unless it is taught in the context of authentic Christian discipleship.
- Widespread acceptance of chaste NFP will happen only when the clergy require couples to learn NFP—including ecological breastfeeding and the covenant meaning of the marriage act—as a normal part of preparation for Christian marriage.
Now THAT is something truly worth praying for, and Lent is a special time for prayer.
John F. Kippley