A Culture of Life Is a Culture of Birth
The Theology of the Body: A Theology of Birth
Preparing All of You for Your Birth
I. Body — Physical Preparation for Your Birth
II. Mind — Learning the Truth, Unlearning the Lies
III. Heart — Addressing Emotions and Wounds before Birth
IV. Soul — Supernatural Preparation for Birth
Encountering the Work of Labor
Grace-Filled Birth: Inviting God into the Birth Room
Protecting the Postpartum Period
Claiming Your Story: Processing the Joy or Pain of Your Birth
Born in Grace: Birth Stories from Catholic Moms
Acknowledgments
To the One who saw fit to make me a mother six times over,
To my heavenly mother, Our Lady of Childbirth,
To my earthly mother, who still bears the scar on her womb from the sacrifice she made for me,
To my husband, who has offered himself to me in every conception, pregnancy, and birth; who lays himself down every day, striving to be worthy of the call; and whom I often don’t deserve,
To John Paul, Michael, David, Luke, and Benedict, for allowing me the undeserved privilege of motherhood,
To my Joseph