Truthsayer

  • College and Hypersexualized Kids (Rethinking College 1)

    We send our kids to college because we want them to become positive contributors to society. To do that, they need to reach a certain level of maturity in the different areas of their lives, sexuality being only one of… Continue reading

  • Dear Mainstream Media, We Know What You’re Doing

    Today my feed was inundated with Pope Francis supposedly relaxing the rules on abortion. Except that’s not quite accurate. He didn’t relax the rules on ABORTION per se — it’s STILL considered a sin in the Catholic Church — always… Continue reading

  • Let’s Talk Submission, Part 3: Last Thoughts

    Let’s Talk Submission: Part 1 Let’s Talk Submission Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions I’d like to go back to some women’s concerns about their husband’s inability or unwillingness to lead, and ways to help with that. Try writing out a… Continue reading

  • Let’s Talk Submission, Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions

    Let’s Talk Submission: Part 1 Let’s Talk Submission Part 3: Last Thoughts We can do a lot towards rebuilding the husband’s role in our marriages: We need to stop being control-freaks (speaking to myself here really) and let men take… Continue reading

  • Let’s Talk Submission (Part 1)

    Let’s Talk Submission Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions Let’s Talk Submission Part 3: Last Thoughts Last week, a friend asked me if I had a blog post on submission. She asked,”Does that mean we (women) don’t get to have opinions?”… Continue reading

  • What the 6-year-old is Reading Now

    A friend with little ones asked me about reading recommendations for her 6-7 year olds, so I thought I’d give her a list of what our 6.5-year-old is reading right now. Hope this helps, J! Life of Fred Decimals and… Continue reading

  • Introducing: Patron Comics

    < For over a year now, I’ve watched my friend AJ shed blood, sweat, and tears over his project Patron Comics. He first talked about it in March 2011, and it’s finally here, all in God’s good time. AJ has… Continue reading

  • Horror Fatigue, Desensitization, Escape, Responsibility

    Fr. Dwight makes a sad observation here. I agree. It’s also desensitization. When you see violence all over the place, real and unreal (video games, movies, TV) it’s easy for everything to just become one huge blur. And I think… Continue reading

  • Our Homeschooling Story, Part 2, and Favorite Sources

    Part 1 is here. And so our journey began anew. As I mentioned in the previous post, I found an awesome online support group: Catholic Charlotte Mason (aka CCM — they still exist, if you would like to join).  I… Continue reading

  • Dear Young Adults, Go To Ecclesia

    [This is a guest post from my daughter Aisa, just back from her time at Ecclesia.] Ask yourself this question, and answer it honestly: If you were stuck in a group of fifty people for five weeks, by the end… Continue reading