MP 050: The Hidden Cross of Infertility
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2016
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
"We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer."
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our faith celebrates and values children and openness to life, so having one child or no children can be particularly painful for Catholic couples who long for a big family. To discuss this topic on a personal level, we interviewed Brad and Jessica Sheguit, Alicia's sister and brother-in-law who have carried this burden for over seven years. In this podcast, Brad and Jessica share their struggles and give advice on how to support couples who carry this hidden cross.
Show Notes:
- From the USCCB: An article on reproductive technology & Guidelines on Reproductive Technology
- Additional Catholic information: www.catholicinfertility.org/
- NaPro technology: www.fertilitycare.org
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to messy parenting, a Catholic conversation on marriage and family. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Mike Hernan. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm Alicia Hernan. |
| 0:11.8 | And this podcast is dedicated to encourage conversations among couples to be more intentional in our parenting. |
| 0:18.7 | We've been married for over 20 years and have 10 children ages ranging from 20 to 3. |
| 0:25.6 | That's right. |
| 0:26.1 | And it's changing all the time. |
| 0:28.6 | This summer we have a bunch of birthdays, so we'll be 21 to, yep, we're doing the shift this summer. |
| 0:34.9 | And anyway, we have a different kind of podcast today. We're going to be |
| 0:40.7 | tackling the subject of infertility and the burden of infertility. And some of you may be |
| 0:47.9 | listening and being like, wait a second. Didn't they just say they have 10 kids? That's not really. |
| 0:52.9 | So we decided that we would call in. |
| 0:56.5 | We would have an interview today. |
| 0:58.8 | So before we introduce our guest, I think we should go ahead and pray. |
| 1:03.7 | Okay. |
| 1:04.2 | So in the name of the Father and the Son of the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:07.9 | Lord, we just ask your Holy Spirit to come and be with us as we discuss the sensitive topic |
| 1:13.6 | of children and the gift that children are and those who carry the burden of not being able |
| 1:19.5 | to bring children into the world right now. |
| 1:22.0 | Lord, we ask that you bless all the couples listening to this and that we, you bless our guest, |
| 1:27.3 | Jessica and Brad. and just send your |
| 1:30.4 | holy spirit to be with us as we pray amen amen well um this is a topic that might might impact you |
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