Catholic Resources for Infertility

If you have been trying to have a family and are facing the difficult, uphill journey - or if you have experienced miscarriage, the Lord wants to meet you where you are - and so do we.

That's why our clergy and pastoral team can help you find support and empathy for what you're facing.

When you are facing infertility or miscarriage issues, it's hard to know what to say. Most couples feel like they've failed or that perhaps God isn't listening, but nothing could be further from the truth. The Church is committed to you, and with the sacraments to help console you and offer great support, our priests and deacons want to make sure you know that. 

As soon as you need to.

It's that simple. Our priests and deacons have specialized training and understanding about family life and human struggles to help you work through the pain you're feeling in healthy and holy ways and can advise you on how the sacraments can strengthen you to find Christ even in the midst of your suffering.

Because of this, when you reach out, we can make appointments as soon as possible. 

All it takes is a call to Jeannie Callaway, our Pastoral Associate, and she will immediately advise you and help you make arrangements. The hardships you are facing are deeply personal and private, and your confidentiality is tremendously important to us. What you discuss with any member of our pastoral team will be kept in the strictest of confidence. She can also provide you with initial support and help to listen and connect you with other members of the team.

Our Archdiocese has some of the finest family and individual counseling anywhere, and we are always glad to connect our parishioners with their wonderful staff of counselors. If you feel that you needed deeper counseling, just let us know, and we will provide you all the information you will need.

Because of the painful issues of infertility, it's often hard to know the right decisions to make moving forward. That's why we've partnered with one of the best Catholic specialists and voices on the topic: Mary Bruno. Her family's story is colored by a great many of the feelings and concerns you're dealing with, but her experience and special understanding of the relationship between science and faith can help you really feel like you have a way to discern rightly.

For nearly five years, Mary has been part of our conversation at Saint Luke with young couples preparing for marriage, and we can promise that her blog, her coaching, and her resources will be a great blessing to you as you navigate your  decisions and feelings. Her incredible book, "Twelve Stripes Deep" is a brilliantly written, powerful story about her personal experience of suffering through physical pain and infertility to explore authentic women's healthcare and communicate a greater reality of the great joy and purpose God desires for each person, despite - and even because of - the hardships of life.