by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. Yom Kippur, an important high holiday in the Jewish New Year is being celebrated this week. It is a time of reflection and taking time out to engage in prayer and thinking about choices you made in the previous year and resolving to make more thoughtful decisions ...

In the upcoming election, contraceptive coverage and our reproductive rights are highlighted as important issues. Debates become polarized and what we choose to do with our bodies seems to be controversial. While there are many vocal opponents of the mandatory coverage of contraception, there are ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.            Being in the midst of National Infertility Awareness Week I have been thinking a lot about the impact of infertility.  I was just visiting a friend at Yale University who told me about her ...

A colleague and friend wrote to me a couple of days ago, asking if I was in Rome for the conference on treating infertility hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life. While I’m extremely flattered that someone thinks I have that much power, I’m under no illusion that the teaching of ...

Today I want to write about something that has bothered me for the better part of a decade. I’ve carved out no fewer than a dozen drafts of this post, all strangely unalike, all ultimately failing to accomplish the job I’ve set out to do. Truth is, I’ve been trying to write it ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. There is legal battle that has been brewing in Illinois that may interest others who live out of state.  In July of this year the state of Illinois decided not to renew its $30.6 million foster care and adoption contracts for 2012 with Catholic ...

by Corey Whelan Could the news coming out of Brooklyn be any more devastating?  Little 8 year old Leiby Kletzky was murdered two blocks from my own home.  I've walked that block with my children many times.  They had friends who lived there when they were  little and often ...

For Christians, Easter is a time of celebration.  I always look forward to the church service on Easter Sunday because I know the pulpit will be filled with beautiful flowers, the hymns will have a festive tone and a huge brunch will follow the service where I will try desperately not to ...

by Ken Mosesian "You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ...

by Ken Mosesian, The American Fertility Association's Executive Director    I have a great love for theology. To relax, I’ll pick up a book like After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy by Catherine Pickstock. Yes, I know. Taking “nerd” to ...