There's a wave of people online with the narrative that she didn't do it, others saying she isn't at least at fault, and others who are demanding the guilty verdict asap.
If you're following the case, how are you feeling about it as a Catholic?
Looking for someone who will understand...
I've finally reached the age where everyone is getting pregnant around me. Used to be engagements/marriage, and still is to an extent, but now it feels like pregnancy is the biggest, latest thing for everyone around me.
So many people I went to school with, old friends, even new friends, they're either new moms, newly pregnant, or at least planning to soon become pregnant. Even celebrities/influencers in my sphere, they're all getting pregnant! I'm sure some of this is well attributed to my algorithm from liking a few baby videos and not engaging with as much wedding content (married in 2024, I'm sure my social media easily knows this and is feeding me the "next step").
Currently my husband and I are working toward getting a larger space and more savings built up before we plan to expand our family. We've been talking about babies and parenthood more often, like something tangible we want in the coming years, but pregnancy is not at all in our current minds or even the very near future. I don't feel ready. I don't want to be a mom JUST yet. Don't get me wrong, I do want children, but I'm still getting warmed to the idea of pregnancy and child rearing. I'm in my mid/late 20s so I do still want to have at least a year or so more of "just us" before taking the plunge into this next milestone. **We do use NFP btw and are open to life, so this isn't a contraceptive effort. We just abstain during fertile window and have not had issues with TTA. **
Here's my problem though. I'm now feeling something new when I see all these pregnancy announcements: jealousy. A "they have something I don't" type of feeling. I suppose it's just like a single woman watching all her friends get engaged but her. And like I said, I know for sure I don't want to switch to TTC just yet, but with each new pregnancy post, it still makes me feel behind for not having children at this point in my life and now two years married.
I pray for my vocation, and I've lately been praying for Jesus to give me the peace and understanding I need as I figure out and face this next large step. I just wish I could stop feeling so coveting of something that I'm trying to be rational and smart with (ensuring we have X amount of funds saved, and a better home layout for a family).
Is anyone else in this boat or can at least understand what my conflicted heart is going through?
When Peggy finds out Pete is gonna have a baby…
I’m writing a sympathy card to one of our Deacons who recently lost his spouse. I’m still new to the parish and the Catholic faith as a whole.
Should I address him as “Deacon X,” when beginning the message or just write their first name?
Coming in from out of town and general searches online don't show if there's a cover fee or not.
For those of you who are practicing NFP, how did you break the news to your Dr. and handle the potential judgement / anti-NFP advising?
I've been officially practicing NFP with my husband for a few cycles after converting to Catholicism and I'll be due for my annual soon. My OBGYN currently has on my chart that we were using protection and cycle tracking as a means of birth control. I'm going to have to tell them about the switch.
What have been your honest experiences with telling your OBGYN about the choice to use NFP? I'd love to hear from those especially who previously contracepted then made the switch (i.e. got off the pill to switch to NFP, stopped using barrier protection, got rid of IUD, etc.). Did you feel you had to defend yourself a bit or were they understanding?
I am a recent convert (this year) and my birthday falls on Sunday tomorrow. Since I will be at mass, is it a common thing to ask for a blessing on your birthday after mass has ended? Are birthday blessings even something people can do?
I don't want to naively ask for something silly. Let me know if this is an acceptable request.
Looking to practice for an upcoming tournament. I really need some practice!
Any places (bars, restaurants, etc.) that have it for customers? Or any other ways to get some games in? Thanks!
It's gotten to the point where we need heavier police presence on the walking bridge, and now they're shutting down KDF events and making them end earlier. And once they were booted from the event, they just continued the fights and antics downtown on the streets.
Everyone wants to point to the parents to blame, but let's get one thing straight: the parents of these teens could care less. They do not care where their kids are or what they're up to. So requesting accountability there is not a viable solution if the parents refuse to discipline to begin with.
There's no proper social conduct any more. Kids in street interviews were literally recorded saying they attend Thunder / festival events specifically for the fights. This "hood culture" or whatever you'd like to call it is way out of line.
How do we as a community properly respond to this kind of situation? Especially when the juvenile detention center isn't even an option anymore...