Office of Marriage & Family Life

Parenting   |   Marriage Enrichment  |   Natural Family Planning   |   Men's Ministry

January, 2012

Greetings to all of you from the Office of Marriage and Family Life!

As the Director, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the inaugural edition of our office's E-News. We have studied this idea for about a year now and have concluded that we are beginning to cross over that tradition of mailing you paper to now connecting with you electronically.   

This began with a renewed web page presence www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/marriage whereby we provide information that married couples and families may find useful or need as in the case of marriage preparation. Topics on the Office web page include: Marriage Preparation (English and Spanish), Natural Family Planning, Marriage Enrichment, Parent's Place, Adoption, Marriage HELP, Divorce, Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry and the Ministry of Consolation. As my peers in other diocese say to me "Womb to Tomb".   

Beginning with this issue I would like to accomplish three things;

  • Provide information about each of the above topics with you by either sharing something new that is happening, or
  • Sharing information about each of the topics generally over time so that you may know us as a resource for your marriage and family, and
  • To provide you with links to resources that we have found useful in serving the needs of Catholic marriages and families in our diocese.

Finally, we will always have a section that will invite you to link directly to our office for questions you would like to ask or stories that you would like share with us.  

We hope you find this useful from time to time and if you do PLEASE let us know.

May God continue to bless you and your families abundantly,

Jeff Heinzen
Director
Diocese of La Crosse

This Month's Articles

Bring your children to Mass

Young Children &  Mass

Stacey and Josh Noem share the wisdom they have gained from years of reading articles & brochures that taught them the best practices for taking their children to Mass. Discover the secrets of well-behaved kids in Mass!

Important Elements of a Successful Marriage

What Makes Marriage Work

Some ingredients, if missing, can doom a relationship from the start. What are the indispensable ingredients for making marriages work? "For Your Marriage" offers three extremely important pieces of a great marriage.

 

Contraceptives After Childbirth

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its recommendations regarding the safety of combined hormonal contraceptives among postpartum non-breastfeeding women. Researchers have found that women in the first 42 days of the postpartum period have a 22-fold to 84-fold increased risk for VTE (venous thromboembolism) that are also known as blood clots.

 

 

 

 

Prevention of PCOS in Teen Population

Metformin may prevent or delay the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescence, according to the results of a randomized, open-label study published online June 1 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

 

 

 

Embrace Parenthood Home Study Kit is now available!

Have you been looking for practical advice for raising your children to become healthy, happy, holy adults?  The wait is finally over! Introducing the Embrace Parenthood home study kit. This DVD program and workbook will take your parenting to a whole new level. Learn how to apply true parenting authority to the ABCs of parenting.

 Learn More

 

 

Men's Conferences

Wausau Deanery
25 -30 men are gathering at 6:00 AM to pray, study and have fellowship. They are using a program called That Man is You.  www.paradisusdei.org/tmiy

St Elizabeth Anne Seton, Holmen
March 16 - 17
The men's group will travel to Our Lady of Good Help shrine in GreenBay, dinner at Titletown Brewing,  National Shrine of St Joseph, Relevant Radio & Lambeau Field.
Contact Cory Cripe  (608) 385-4676 cmcripe77@gmail.com

2012 Men of Christ conference
Saturday, March 3rd
Theme: "Taking Christ into Our World"
Location: Milwaukee Theater (www.milwaukeetheatre.com)
For more information: www.MenofChrist.net

7th Annual Esto Vir Midwest Men's Conference
Saturday March 10, 2012
From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST
Location:St. Pius X Parish - Appleton, WI 500 W. Marquette St. Appleton, WI
For more information

2012 Men's Conference
Keynote Speaker Matthew Kelly
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
7am Eucharistic Adoration & Confession 8am Mass
9am--noon Matthew Kelly
Location: The Cathedral of St. Paul and The St. Paul RiverCentre Ballroom
Contact the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis  Office of Marriage and Family Life 651-291-4488  mfl@archspm.org

If you have a story or an interesting link to share, please email it to familylife@dioceseoflacrosse.com

Office of Marriage & Family Life

Jeff Heinzen,

Director Phone - 608.788.7700

 

www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/familylife

Fax - 608.788.8413