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Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Explicit lyrics linked to sex among teens: scientists

Comments (0) Filed under: Chastity, Culture
Tags: balance, censorship, character, media, music, Parenting, recreation

After many indications by studies, but few verifications, a new study finally verifies that explicit lyrics in songs are linked to sex among teens.. This comes as no surprise to anyone who has been watching the trends over the past 30 years or so. However, it is good to once again have science catch up to the Church and verify what we have always held to be true… Continue reading

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Tue 10 Feb, 2009

Are We Citizens of a Global Community?

Comments (2) Filed under: Society, Subsidiarity, Worldviews
Tags: citizenship, environmentalism, peace

Are we citizens of the world, or are we citizens of our local communities? As we often do, Catholics answer not with one or the other, but with both-and. However, the growing concept of being a “citizen” of the world may have some dangers associated with it. Catholics would do better to remind themselves that they are members of a universal Church that makes all of humanity part of the same Body. Continue reading

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Mon 12 Jan, 2009

Hearts for Sale!

Comments (4) Filed under: Culture of Life, Human Dignity, Medical Ethics, Society, Transcendent Goods, Truth, Worldviews

Bill Steigerwald is urging Barak Obama to legalize the international sale of human organs. In his arguments, he claims that medical ethicists live in ivory towers, out of touch with real-world suffering. The reality is that utilitarians who devalue transcendent goods and embrace only tangible goods live in a fantasy world and ignore the devastation that their derision of human dignity brings to our culture. Continue reading

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Fri 26 Dec, 2008

Pondering Santa

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Tags: 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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