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  1. LongingForLight

    Artificial Wombs: An Ethical Solution To Abortion?

    Fantine said what I was going to say! I want to develop a bit more of my own thought, though. I've been thinking how it would be *much* harder for abortionists to claim they have to abort if technology existed to help babies born prematurely or removed (I'm thinking ectopic pregnancies, etc...
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    finding out sex

    I like anticipation more than surprise. Plus we couldn't come up with a boy's name and wanted to know if we were off the hook, or needed two boy names. We were off the hook! :P:D
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    Sleeping baby, dirty diaper

    I'm mom of two 5-wk-olds. In the last five minutes they both woke up, pooped, and went back to sleep. It's not time for them to get up yet, but if I change them now they would not go back to sleep. What would you do?
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    Questions about parenting

    It's 5:30 AM here. I have one baby girl to myleft and one to my right. They are both starting to wake up a little and will probably want to eat in a few minutes. I've been awake since 3:30 and can't sleep. I have too many questions about being a parent running through my head. When will I...
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    Iliana Bernadette & Lenora Brigid, ETA 9:00 AM PST

    Sorry, all! Been a little crazy - this is my first time on the 'Net for something fun, just grabbing a few minutes while Bjorn feeds the second baby her dinner. Everything went well, check out their birth announcement at http://www.ellisontwins.com/birth_announcement.html The website isn't...
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    Iliana Bernadette & Lenora Brigid, ETA 9:00 AM PST

    Turned out at our US today Iliana is presenting footling breech - with the umbilical cord by her foot. Not in itself a problem, but if my water broke with a gush that cord could easily become prolapsed (caught between baby & pelvis), which would cut off the baby's oxygen & requires a 5-minute...
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    Eucharist...yes or no?

    I know our local priest once commented on this. He tends to assume that either the sin has been confessed or was not committed. After all, although it is unlikely, these two people *could* be living together chastely (although there could still be an issue of scandal - not sure if that is...
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    Urgent: Please pray for my infant niece, Naveah

    Thanks for the update! More prayers :crossrc:
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    Into Great Silence.

    Wouldn't it be cool if this made it into the Seattle International Film Festival? I would *so* be there to see it! :pray:
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    What is in your fridge/pantry/bathroom?

    LOL! I know what you mean about makeup . . I love trying on new stuff, but I almost never wear makeup, so before I know it my barely-worn favorite lip gloss has gone bad. "But . . . didn't I *just* buy that?" I have sooo many cheap one-dollar nail polish bottles in the weirdest colors from...
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    Question about contraception

    Ooo, good quotes, ProCommunioneFacior! And I second the Theology of the Body recommendation - TotB made a huge difference in my life as well. If Pope John Paul II's writing is too much, look up Christopher West - his stuff is much easier to understand, although it loses a little from JPII's...
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    Okay, I really need your help/prayer

    :crossrc: Prayers of thanksgiving that your friend and you were able to talk so well! Yay!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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    Confession today!!

    Oh gosh, I forgot I was going to try to go tonight! LOL! Drat, the Sacrament isn't offered that frequently around here (usually once a week on Saturdays at most parishes, which often doesn't work well with my schedule these days), and having it offered on a Thursday was such a good...
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    Would y'all pray for Desiree?

    :crossrc: This is a beautiful event, Shannon! Thanks for sharing. I hope we hear more news about Desiree in the future - good news, of course! But I know that is probably unlikely, since this world is so big! However, if you do hear more about her, pass it on! (Edited for spelling)
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    Mary as Co-redemptrix?

    Yay! Someone who knows the, "Is it doctrine?" part of this question! Great question, by the way!
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    Mary as Co-redemptrix?

    Yay! Sorry to rehash it after you explained it much more simply. When I started writing, you hadn't posted yet though!
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    Scared I am losing my faith

    Hi Angel_mist, welcome to CF and OBOB! I actually made up that argument once when I was a kid :) I got into an argument with my grandmother over it. But I don't believe it. Why? Well, I'm a cradle Catholic. My whole life I've felt this great joy in life - this knowledge that life is...
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    Mary as Co-redemptrix?

    I don't know if it is doctrine, but I do know something of what the phrase means. First, what it does *not* mean: It does NOT mean that Mary is our Savior, like Christ is. It does NOT mean that she had the power to remove our sins! Only God could do that. It also does NOT mean that Mary...
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    Urgent: Please pray for my infant niece, Naveah

    :crossrc: Thank you for the words, poppinskw. I couldn't figure out what to say. We'll keep storming Heaven with prayers for Naveah, Jeff! (Edited for spelling)
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    being a christian is depriving me

    Hey Dylan_chica! When I met the man who eventually became my husband, I made the stupidest mistake of my life: I had sex with him. At the time, I hardly knew him - I'd met him about three months earlier. We had a premarital sexual relationship for about a year. This was, without a...