Author Archive for Leah Jacobson

Helping Young Families: The Church’s Job?
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Helping Young Families: The Church’s Job?

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This past month I’ve been thinking about the difficulties of raising young families. Conversations with friends and family and my own lived experiences have left me wondering how we are supposed to do all that is asked of us in raising a young family. No sleep, diapers, laundry, meals….it’s just crazy hard sometimes! After reading […]

Embryo Adoption: Is it Okay?
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Embryo Adoption: Is it Okay?

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The short answer to the very complex question posed in the title of this article is this: We actually don’t know, yet. That is to say that the official teaching body of the Catholic Church, the Magisterium, has not yet issued a final stance on this specific topic. The debate among Church theologians began in earnest […]