Recently a couple approached me for help with infertility, but with an unusual cause- Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction or ED is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection suitable for sexual intercourse.
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Dear Friends,
This is indeed a sobering moment for our country and for the Catholic Church in America, but be at peace. Our God is in charge. His ways are not our ways and they defy our understanding. We have been prepared for this moment from all eternity and in proximate time as well.
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I often tell my boys, "Character is what a man does when he thinks nobody is looking". It is in those moments that the true character of a man is revealed. This story is a perfect example. Click on the image to watch the story...
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Almost every organization or group has some kind of a "Code of Conduct". Each branch of the US Military has its version. During my 12 years in the military, our "Code of Conduct" was 2nd nature. It was not exactly military law like the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice), it was a "code" that we would live and many would die by. That
Military Code of Conduct looked something like this...
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Over the past 7 years, many women have approached the staff of Women of Grace and asked for us to offer something for men.
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St. Teresa of Avila shows us it is never too late to get serious about our prayer life. Born Dona Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, Teresa was an active child with a big imagination and great sensitivity of heart. Little Teresa and her brother Roderigo were intrigued by the lives of the saints and the martyrs, and often sought to imitate their holy example.
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Our nation is in the midst of its own “Battle of Lepanto.” Our temporal order – the institutions and enterprises of man, his culture and his society – has been infiltrated by an anti-life, anti-Gospel, anti-Church agenda. The “final confrontation” intimated by Karol Cardinal Wojtyla when he addressed the United States Bishops in 1976 seems to have arrived. From Cairo and the Middle East, to Congress and the Senate, to the attack against the union of one man and one woman in marriage, to the proliferation of the morally reprehensible, to the efforts of Planned Parenthood and sex education in our schools, we see the frontal attack of the “Agenda of the Anti-.“ As Women of Grace® “impregnated with the spirit of the gospel” we must respond.
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St. Therese of Lisieux (1873 – 1897)Hidden behind the walls of the Carmelite convent she entered at age fifteen, St. Therese was struck down by tuberculosis in her early twenties. There was nothing remarkable about the young nun, nothing to suggest that she would become one of the most beloved of all the saints. And yet, her “little way,” characterized by the twin virtues of obedience and simplicity, touched so many people that Rome opened her cause for canonization only seventeen years after her death. She was canonized in 1925, proclaimed the universal patron of missions in 1927, and Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
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We have quite a few women interested in the topic of MENOPAUSE, mainly help with symptoms. First, we have to begin with some definitions so we are all talking about the same thing. Menopause is the actual cessation of menstruation; therefore the effective date of the menopause is the date of the last menstrual period. Convention has it that this cannot be officially determined until one year has passed without menstrual periods. The average age of the menopause is about 49 years with a normal range of between 37 and 56 years. The cessation of menstruation is caused by the marked reduction in ovarian function which occurs with age. However, due to illness some women have medically induced menopause.
The timeframe leading up to the menopause and then leading away from it for a year or two is often referred to as the perimenopausal period. As a woman approaches the time of menopause, she may encounter a variety of different situations. Her menstrual cycles may become somewhat more irregular, primarily due to the increased incidence of the anovulatory menstrual cycles. Remember, you have a period because you ovulated. No ovulation, no period. In addition, some women experience hot flashes. A hot flash is classically a warm or hot sensation that begins in the chest and moves toward the head and the extremities creating a flushing. The entire hot flash does not last more than 60 to 120 seconds. The natural course of hot flashes is for them to decrease or disappear over a period of 6 to 24 months, or longer in rare cases.
Common Symptoms of Menopause:
- Hot Flashes Fatigue
- Night Sweats Emotional Changes
- Irregular Periods Weight Gain
- Loss of Libido Headaches
- Vaginal Dryness Depression
- Mood Swings Memory and Concentration issues
One should always keep in mind that the menopause is a period of time in which most women and their families (including husbands) are undergoing a number of changes. All of the difficulties that are experienced at this age are not simply related to the menopause. It is a time when most families are growing up and the children are beginning to leave home. It is also a time when many husbands become very dissatisfied with their work but find it difficult to change because of their age. And, combined with the loss of one’s fertility that occurs at this time there are a number of reasons why women and their families may go through some difficulties. We cannot attribute all of this simply to the hormonal changes occurring around the time of the menopause.
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Please let me know your thoughts, what you are experiencing and any specific questions.
Resources on Menopause:
Secrets about Bioidentical Hormones to Lose Fat and Prevent Cancer, Heart Disease, Menopause, and Andropause, by Optimizing Adrenals, Thyroid, Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, and Growth Hormone! By Y.L. Wright
Pope Paul VI Institute
Catholic Medical Assocation
The North American Menopause Society
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Recently a couple approached me for help with infertility, but with an unusual cause- Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction or ED is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection suitable for sexual intercourse.
