It was comforting to spend time with other couples facing the same struggles and who truly understand what we are feeling. I left the retreat with a renewed sense of peace and hope in God’s plan for my… Read more “Renewed Sense of Peace and Hope”

I did not really want to go on the retreat — well, I guess I did and I didn’t. We wanted to have a child, but I was afraid I would hear something I did not want to hear. The first half of the retreat was difficult for me because as the doctors described the various reasons for infertility included endometriosis, I saw how it was decreasing our chance of conceiving. I felt angry, that my body would betray me… Read more “Discovered that I Was Not Alone”

When we first heard about the Sarah’s Hope & Abraham’s Promise Couple’s Retreat, we really weren’t sure exactly what to expect. All we knew is that there would be other couples like us having the same painful difficulties. When we got there, we immediately felt the love and caring experience that we would so gratefully feel that day. It just felt right sharing and discussing with the other couples that we had met. We left with so much more faith… Read more “We Left with So Much More Faith and Love”

Any Catholic couple struggling with infertility could greatly benefit from the Sarah’s Hope & Abraham’s Promise Couples Retreat. It provided me with education of fertility and Catholic Church teachings, spiritual guidance, and a healing prayer service for me and my… Read more “Struggling with Infertility”

The service was beautiful. I knew I would cry at some point, but I didn’t know what the trigger would be. I think seeing people of all ages coupled up, not coupled up, and all being there to support those who are suffering made me feel like I wasn’t alone. I am a 40-year-old single woman who has never been married. Yet I yearn to be because I have wanted children all my life through the covenant of marriage. I… Read more “Courage to be Brave”

The whole time I was there I couldn’t stop shaking, and when me and my husband went to the front for the prayer I was shaking even more and my heart was beating extremely fast. I don’t know what it was, but it was so special. We have our faith put in God’s… Read more “We Have Our Faith Put in God’s Hands”

Almost immediately upon entering the church, I felt a powerful, welcoming warmth. I knew that the Holy Spirit was very present there, reaching out with love and compassion for those who are weary and suffering. Thanks to all those who made this event [Future Full of Hope Infertility Prayer Service] possible. May it continue to heal heart, mind, and… Read more “A Powerful, Welcoming Warmth”

Usually when we get the Catholic Spirit, I set it aside with every intention of reading it. Life usually happens and I never get around to it. It was a blessing that one night I was drawn to read the Catholic Spirit. The information about this service was in that issue, and I was interested in it so I added it to my Google calendar and moved on. I actually had forgotten about it. I’m so thankful for the reminders… Read more “We Need All the Support We Can Get”

It’s been nearly 14 years since my daughter was born. She followed three miscarriages and preceded another. However, those years of loss made her high risk pregnancy perhaps the most precious experience of my life. My mother, a retired nurse, was directly involved in our care, and we were blessed to watch our daughter grow in sonograms every other week from a six-week heartbeat and even more frequent as we approached her birth. Those six or so years of loss… Read more “Loss Lead Me to a Much Deeper Faith”

It was such a beautiful service [2016 Future Full of Hope Prayer Service: According to Thy Word]!!!! I could feel Jesus’ presence there filling the room with such peace and hope!! I could see a mist in the air as the priest anointed the couples with holy oil. I believe this to be the Holy Spirit. I’ve seen it a few times. I’ve only felt ‘Jesus’ a handful of times in Mass, and last night I could feel him there.… Read more “I Could Feel Jesus’ Presence”

We would encourage anyone who is going through infertility issues or any family members or friend of anyone who is going thru this to attend the prayer service. We attended last year to pray for my daughter and son-in-law, and our grandbaby is due Divine Mercy Sunday this year! Although we don’t know God’s plan, praying always… Read more “Praying Always Helps”

I loved the theme “A Future Full of Hope” because I felt more hope and comfort in the great plans that God has for me and my husband through the prayer service. Jeremiah 29:11 truly gives me that hope for God’s plans. I cried tears of gratitude as I was prayed over by Fr. Bud and Bishop Joe, and I asked God to help me to continue trusting Him and to remain faithful to Him, wherever my journey may go.… Read more “Hope & Comfort in the Great Plans that God Has”

The Infertility Prayer Service we attended was a real turning point for us as we suffered a miscarriage a month prior after struggling to conceive for over five years. We are happy to announce that we are currently expecting a little boy in March 2018. We feel very blessed to have such a wonderful ministry in our own… Read more “A Real Turning Point for Us”