Mon 9 Feb, 2009
When will we realize that encouraging women to promise or to sell their sexuality to men is a recipe for abuse? When will we realize that portraying women as things to be used rather than people to be loved IS abuse? Continue reading
Fri 26 Dec, 2008
Pondering Santa
Comments (0) Filed under: Chastity, Parenting, Society, Truth, WorldviewsTags: childhood stories, Christmas, Santa Clause
Watching Christmas stories this year, I was struck by a very specific “Santa mythos” promoted by most of these shows. Then I started thinking, what do I want to teach my children? Continue reading
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Fri 5 Dec, 2008
The Church’s Teaching on Homosexuality Well-Received!
Comments (0) Filed under: Homosexuality, WorldviewsTags: Solidarity
Yesterday I gave a half-hour presentation on the Church’s teaching on homosexuality to a gathering of our parish’s youth group members. This is one subject that I almost always expect disagreement on — either from those who think the Church is intolerant or from those who are just uncomfortable with the whole subject. However, more often than not I am pleasantly surprised to find that the Church’s teachings, when fully… Continue reading
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Wed 22 Oct, 2008
Real Woman’s Health
Comments (1) Filed under: Abortion, Chastity, Culture of Life, NFP, New Birth Technology, SocietyTags: Abortion, contraception, Dr. Timothy Hilgers, NaPro TECHNOLOGY, natural family planning, NFP, Paul VI Institute, reproductive health
Abortion and contraception are commonly called “reproductive health” or “woman’s health.” The truth is, what passes today for health is actually nothing more than sex without consequences. True reproductive health would diagnose and fix problems with fertility. Natural family planning and NaPro TECHNOLOGY offer true family planning and true reproductive health. Continue reading
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Fri 10 Oct, 2008
UK’s Slide Down the Sexual Slippery Slope
Comments (0) Filed under: Chastity, Education, Law & Authority, Reasoning, Society, TruthTags: age of consent, moral reasoning, sexuality, slippery slope
The largest teacher’s union in the UK wants to remove the law making it illegal for a teacher to have sex with a student who is of the age of consent. Is this fairness under the law, or is it a slippery slope that may lead to abuse? How reasonable is the slippery slope argument? Continue reading
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