Recent Article from Vidi Dominum
Celebrating 50 Years of Humanae Vitae - How Humanae Vitae Empowers Me as a Woman
07-15-2018Athena Mota de AlcantaraFrom flexing women on magazine covers to the success of the Wonder Woman movie, womanly empowerment is in the air, and in general, I’m a fan of that. What I’m not a fan of is the Contraception Lie. This is the lie that says that contraception is key to womanly empowerment.
Most people have no idea that decades ago, Blessed Pope Paul VI wrote a document called “Humanae Vitae”, or “Human Life” in Latin, which has been nicknamed “The Birth Control Encyclical.” He wrote it in 1968 as a response to the question: Is birth control ever a moral means of regulating births? The short answer is: No, it isn’t. This response has never been a popular one and has caused some people to accuse the Catholic Church of being “down on women.”
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Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week EXCEPT during 8:00am morning weekday Masses, in which it will be reposed. The Adoration chapel will be open to the public ONLY during parish office hours.
Immediate Need: Wed 5:00pm, Thu Midnight (Wednesday night); Fri 2:00am
Respect Life Initiative Holy Hour for Life
Every Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel
Parish Life Communities and Ministries sponsor this hour of meditation and prayer by leading a Pro-Life Rosary and other powerful prayers for the sanctity of life.
Safe Environment Training : Time to Renew
The new fiscal year began on Jul 1, so it is now time to renew your training in order to volunteer for any ministry at St. Mary Magdalene this year.
Capital Campaign
As of June 30, 2018, we have raised $2,373,899.20 toward our goal of $3,500,000.00!