On July 25th, 1968, Pope Paul VI released the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" that dealt with the issue of contraception. This document caused an earthquake in the Church, with many dissenting from the teaching, that reverberates to this day.

Below are three short videos made by seminarians from the Diocese of Saginaw that put the differences between contraception and NFP in a humorous light. Watch them all and laugh .

Also below are links to two articles by noted pro-life blogger Jill Stanek, who is not Catholic, but who analyzes contraception and comes to some pretty amazing conclusions.

A protestant analyzes contraception (Part 1)

A protestant analyzes contraception (Part 2)

Next year is the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae and the web site of Priests for Life has numerous resources for those who want to learn more about contraception. Go to http://www.humanaevitae40.org/ for more information.

Labels: Natural Family Planning