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May 19, 2009 | In: Chastity, Culture, Human Dignity, Parenting, Society, Subsidiarity
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...
May 4, 2009 | In: character, Culture, Education, Society, Truth, Virtue
May is the month for students to look forward to graduation and the approach of the end of the year. The classroom tends to take on an air of spring lightheartedness mixed with impatience for summer vacation. As a student I actually enjoyed this time of...
April 17, 2009 | In: character, Culture, Education, Interdependence, Parenting, Society, Worldviews
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...
April 2, 2009 | In: Chastity, Culture
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. ...
September 19, 2008 | In: Becoming More Human, Chastity, Good, True and Beautiful, Parenting, TOTB, Transcendent Goods, Virtue
In our diocesan parenting program, "Teaching the Way of Love," one of the points we make is that we need to teach our children how to receive love well in addition to teaching them how to give love. I tell the story of Christmas at my parents' home and...
Jeff Arrowood is a freelance Catholic educator and entrepreneur. He works out of his central Wisconsin home as a stay-home dad. Jeff offers educational services including curriculum writing, online classes, educational articles, live educational programs, and Catholic books & media -- all for the purpose of promoting Catholic literacy and leading Catholics to the Joy of the Truth.