A Preachable Message: The Dynamics of Natural Family Planning

A Preachable Message is designed to help clergy preach about the sometimes difficult topic of natural family planning. This book features an introduction by Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago and offers ideas from bishops and priests throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Vatican. "Clergy often simply don't know the words to say when talking about 'Humanae Vitae' and natural family planning," said Sue Ek, executive director of the St. Paul-based association, who said the book grew out of an audiotape project several years ago. "This book not only gives the personal experiences of clergy but adds a dozen homilies and a chapter called 'Scriptural Opportunities' which will assist priests in developing homilies throughout the three-year liturgical calendar," Ek added, calling it "a tangible tool that will help clergy get the word out that the church has a beautiful, courageous teaching that helps marriages." This book contains teachings from (in order of appearance): Father James Sullivan, OP, Deacon Dr. Bob McDonald, Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M., Cap, Father John Corapi, STD. SOLT, Father Kenneth Baker, SJ, Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, the late Father Ronald Lawler, O.F.M., Cap., Bishop Thomas J. Olmested, Father Alan Okon, Father Anthony Oelrich, Father Daniel McCaffrey, STD, Monsignor Bob Guste, Father James Otto, Bishop Frederick Campbell, Father Bob Cannon, Father William Kurz, SJ, Father Joseph Hattie, Father Pablo Straub, CSSR, Father David Grundmann, Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz and Monsignor Daniel Taufen. The book includes homilies by Francis Cardinal George, Bishop Raymond Burke, Bishop Joseph Naumann , Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain, Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Monsignor James Conley, Monsignor Bob Guste, the late Father Ronald Lawler, OFM, Cap., Father Daniel Mc Caffrey, STD, Father Tom Knoblach, Father Tony Oelrich and Father Augustine H.T. Tran