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Tue 19 May, 2009

Sexting, Parental Standards and the Law

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A lot of buzz has been going around about the attempts made by Vermont and Ohio state legislatures to remove “sexting” (sending out naked pictures of others by cell phone) from the list of felonies that could label someone a sexual predator.

Some commentators have criticized Vermont and Ohio for not taking sexting (which is done especially by teenagers) seriously enough. Others have lauded them for saving young adults… Continue reading

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Fri 17 Apr, 2009

Teen Culture – a World of Their Own

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In my teaching and writing for the diocese, I very often warn parents against the isolated “teen culture.” The modern school system encourages adolescents to learn socialization from each other. I often declare, “I don’t know who thought that letting ignorant, unformed adolescents socialize each other was a good idea.” Yet, critics of homeschooling most often state “lack of socialization” as their reason for opposing homeschooling. Children who do not… Continue reading

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Fri 26 Dec, 2008

Pondering Santa

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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 14 Nov, 2008

Anti-bullying Law a Sign of Failure

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A state law against bullying may offer some measure of protection to our children. However, it will not get rid of bullying and it cannot teach potential bullies how to love instead of exploit others. Such a law may even be a sign of the failure of our society to embrace the family as the first school of love. We have become dependent on social institutions – from daycare to the school system – to raise our children for us. These institutions do not have the power of the family to teach virtue. Continue reading

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Tue 23 Sep, 2008

The History of Laziness

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A book review of Tom Lutz’s book Doing Nothing: a History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers and Bums in America makes the statement,

Sure, it might seem that the young man who sits at home in his bedroom all day refusing to hold a traditional job appears to be doing nothing, but when he eventually leaves the house, he might become one of the world’s greatest writers, as was… Continue reading

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