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Joseph: A Model for Fathers

I was walking past the abortion clinic one day and happened to notice a row of vehicles parked in front. Sitting in the driver’s seats...

Masculine Life Advocacy

For decades, most men have been content to stay on the sidelines of the abortion debate … But this needs to change. (Alex Hettinga) I’m...

Why We Waited...

Last month’s blog was on the topic of how to make abstaining from sex before marriage possible and some of its benefits, written from the...

Is Abstaining Before Marriage Hard? What Are The Benefits?

The answer to the first question might seem obvious. In a culture obsessed with sex, there is a lot of pressure on those choosing to...

Reflections on Easter

Good Friday — Reflection on the Passion By Anita Monai-Brophy In past years, I thought of Good Friday as a dreadful day. I never really...

Consent is not enough.

Consent culture, have you heard of it? I’d be surprised if you hadn’t. It is defined, quite aptly, here: A culture in which the...

Why Women Choose NFP

Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FAM), are notorious in some circles. Also called “Natural Family Planning” (NFP), they conjure images...

Methods of Birth Control and Family Planning: An Overview

There is a lot of confusing and contradictory information out there about different methods of family planning and their mechanisms of...

Reflections on the Nativity

Christ's birth is a joyous occasion and an opportunity to reflect on the beauty of pregnancy and new life. We at The Back Porch are...

Pro-Life Resources in Edmonton

As a passionate pro-lifer on the University of Alberta campus from 2014-2018, imagine how surprised I was to hear about The Back Porch...