The Urgency of Baptism
On April 20th, 2023 my family was blessed with our rainbow after the storm of miscarriage. Already blessed with three children here on earth (one of which was almost lost twice during my pregnancy), we welcomed John Fulton to the world after 9-months of persistent...
Is My Baby In Heaven?
Written By a Heart of My Heart contributor, Uploaded by Ashley Slack For all of Christian history, the Church has grappled with the question of the fate of the eternal souls of children lost through miscarriage or in infancy. In some cases, the question is easier to...
Lenten Bible Study in Centennial, CO
We are pleased to share this registration information for an upcoming Lenten Bible Study, from our friends with the Behold Your Child ministry up in the Archdiocese of Denver. See the attached flyer for more details!
For Ministries: How to Create Miscarriage Delivery Aids
In the process of developing Heart of My Heart we quickly found that the volume of miscarriage delivery aids (sometimes called miscarriage collection kits) necessary to adequately serve the families in our diocese was incompatible with the cost of kits available from...
FAQs about Miscarriage, Cremations and Columbaria
Cremation is a common choice for families when deciding how to lay their loved one to rest. So, it is no surprise that many families come to Heart Of My Heart wondering what the path looks like to cremate their miscarried or stillborn baby. To help families navigate...
NEW! Catholic Infertility Support Meeting, 9/21/23
Just as women, husbands, families, bearing the cross of miscarriage and infant loss often need the support of the Catholic Church, their Church, so it is with women in a season of infertility. Miscarriage can be a symptom of infertility, and so it behooves us, as a...
Early Miscarriage: What to do, even when you “cannot see the baby”
sEmotionally speaking, enduring an at-home, early miscarriage can truly feel like voluntarily dragging oneself through broken glass. Everything about our broken sinful world and the culture of death whispers that not only is it not worth it to try to preserve the...
Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Ministry One Year Later
Mercies in Disguise Following the loss of our baby, Bernadette Marie, to an early miscarriage in Spring 2021, my family and I have found ourselves frequently walking the sacred grounds of Mount St. Francis in Colorado Springs. The presence of a large Our Lady of...
Miscarriage Help Discussed on Catholic Halos Podcast
On October 1st, 2021 I was invited onto the Catholic Halos Podcast here in Colorado Springs, CO. While Heart Of My Heart was still in its early development, I had the opportunity to share about how we are addressing the need for miscarriage and infant loss support. I...
Catholic Saints Who Understand Child Loss
Litany of Saints
Healing from Miscarriage and Infant Loss through the Holy Mass
By Ashley & Bill Slack In July 2019, Dr. Leana Wen, the only president in the history of Planned Parenthood to possess the title of “physician,” took one step too far for her employer when she wrote a moving and provocative op-ed in the Washington...
Burying Our Miscarried Children: A Corporal Work of Mercy
By Ashley & Bill Slack I was stricken with horror as Ashley explained to me the logistics of preserving our little girl’s remains for burial, if we could retrieve them. The day before, we thought we were having a healthy baby, and the next day we needed to...