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About Janet E. Smith
Janet E. Smith holds the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. She has recently edited Why Humanae vitae Is Still Right (Ignatius Press 2018) and Self-Gift, Essays on Humanae vitae and the Thought of John Paul II (Emmaus Press: 2018)
The Dispatch

McCarrick, dissent from ‘Humanae vitae’, and the ‘sensus fidelium’

July 24, 2018 Janet E. Smith 37

The price the Church has paid for neglecting to preach the truths of Humanae vitae and to promote Natural Family Planning is incalculable.  […]

The Dispatch

Overcoming Fr. Martin’s dissent through genuine, transforming love

September 29, 2017 Janet E. Smith 54

True welcoming means we make it clear we want everyone to join us in following Jesus. […]

Analysis

Fr. James Martin’s weak and wobbly bridge

July 13, 2017 Janet E. Smith 56

The need for better “rapport” between the Catholic Church and those who experience same-sex attraction, their friends and family, and the public at large is undeniable. Fr. James Martin, S.J. in his book Building A […]

General

Did Paul VI approve of Congo nuns using the Pill? Does it matter if he didn’t?

February 27, 2016 Janet E. Smith 0

I find the insistence in some quarters that Pope Paul VI never approved the use of contraception by nuns in the Congo in danger of being raped to be curious. It is not a claim […]

Essay

Contraception, Congo Nuns, Choosing the Lesser Evil, and Conflict of Commandments

February 20, 2016 Janet E. Smith 0

It is time to review some basic principles that bear upon the question of the morality of contraception. Meaning of contraception: Thing and act First, let us note that the word “contraception” is used to […]

General

Joseph Prever’s Talk at the “Accompanying and Welcoming Conference”: A Response to Deacon Jim Russell

August 26, 2015 Janet E. Smith 0

The conference “Accompanying and Welcoming Our Brothers and Sisters with Same-Sex Attraction,” jointly sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit and Courage International, with generous funding from the Our Sunday Visitor, featured 30 speakers. It would […]

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Pope Benedict XVI discusses condoms and the spread of HIV

November 20, 2010 Janet E. Smith 0

From Chapter 11, “The Journeys of a Shepherd,” pages 117-119: On the occasion of your trip to Africa in March 2009, the Vatican’s policy on AIDs once again became the target of media criticism.Twenty-five percent […]

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George Weigel, author of numerous books, including the recently published Evangelical Catholicism, talks with Catholic News Service about the challenges the next pope will face in reforming the Roman Curia.

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