Features
“Unprotected” documentary tells the story of Paul VI, the Pill, and sexual revolution
“Pope Paul VI was getting at the essence of what it is to be human,” says filmmaker Don Johnson. “As I try to show in […]
Contraception
Books
Marengo’s Lament: ‘The Birth of an Encyclical’ unwittingly confirms old truths
Pope Paul VI had no doubts about the truth of the doctrinal teaching he set forth in Humanae Vitae, but that he knew given the […]
The Dispatch
“Humanae Vitae” and the sensus fidelium
Research shows that only about 13 percent of Mass-goers disapprove of contraception. Does that mean Humanae Vitae is wrong? […]
Analysis
A voice crying in the wilderness: On the 50th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae”
Pope Paul VI stood firm in the midst of the moral permissiveness which came under the guise of “freedom” in the 1960s, and boldly proclaimed […]
Analysis
The Youth Synod: The next step in the Francis papacy
The just-issued document for the upcoming youth synod emphasizes social justice, the empowerment of women, and changing the Church’s moral teachings. […]
The Dispatch
Misunderstanding NFP: Where Catholics and non-Catholics get it wrong
Dr. Janet Smith, a professor at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and a Catholic speaker and author on marriage and family, on what Humanae Vitae […]
Analysis
“Humanae Vitae” and the Catholic Church in England: Signs of hope
Fifty years after Humanae Vitae’s promulgation, promoting its teaching still brings immense challenges. But the news isn’t all bad. […]
The Dispatch
Conscience and grace: A Lenten meditation
Christ promised to maintain his Church in the truth (John 8.32; John 16.3). Has that promise been broken? […]
Editorial
Catholics aren’t obsessed with sex—they are obsessed with life
There seems little doubt, at this point, that 2018 is going to witness yet another great clash over Paul VI’s encyclical—arguably the most contested and […]
The Dispatch
What’s changed since “Humanae Vitae”?
Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University is hosting a series of lectures on the 50th anniversary of Paul VI’s landmark encyclical, but some of the speakers aren’t […]