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 (analyzing some of my friends' responses...
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 also had the local support group plus several other...
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 of five weeks, would you be friends with everyone? Would you...
Pro-Lifers Aren’t One-Trick Ponies
In yet another attempt to deflect attention from the gruesome reality of the abortion business and the sale of baby parts, liberal pro-aborts trotted out the stale, calumnious argument about pro-lifers caring only for babies before they're born and not after. And no...
In Which I Blog from My Phone
Loaves and Fishes: We Can Be the Miracle
Sunday morning before Church I decided to stop by Twitter, where I saw this tweet from Grist: Can you have kids and still be a good person? The solutions like this one and would love to see it implemented all over. At the same time, giving the poor access to healthy...
Our Homeschooling Story, Part 1
[Reposting from something I wrote in 2013.] This blog post is being written in response to a request from our dear friends E&C, who are embarking on a new journey to homeschool their children. I thought it was an opportune time to answer their questions...
Sex Education Is How We Got to “Body Parts”
Let's get something straight right off the bat here. I am not a proponent of abstinence education though I respect my fellow parents' choice to take that route. Nor am I saying that children shouldn't get sex education at all. I'm saying that right now, and for the...
If The Shoe Fits (Laudato Si’ )
Laudato Si' seems to have been buried under all the hubbub from the SCOTUS decision on same sex "marriage".... so I'm just now catching up with commentaries and reactions to Laudato Si', after finally finishing the encyclical, which can be found here, if you haven't...
(How) Can I (Catholic) Homeschool for Free?
A friend who likes to plan early asks: Can I homeschool for free? Quick answer: Yes. Since so many homeschooling resources are now available online, you could get away with little more than pen, paper, a computer, a printer, and an Internet connection. BUT, unless...
100 Ways to Rebuild the Culture of Life
Family Celebrate life: birthdays, name days, anniversaries. Celebrate the living. Spend time with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Get your marriage right. Seek spiritual direction if you need to, as individuals or as a couple. Have kids, have more kids, adopt,...
Christianity vs. The New Orthodoxy
SELF Then: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - Genesis 1:27 Now: Me + Feelings + Hormones + Surgery = Gender-fluid I create myself. MARRIAGE Then: When he brought her to the man, the man said:...
The Pope Didn’t Say “Divorce”
What he said: Dear Brothers and Sisters: We know well that every family on occasion suffers moments when one family member offends another. Through our words, actions, or omissions, instead of expressing love for our spouse or children, we can sometimes diminish or...
Deconstructing Contraception | Sweetening the Pill
Especially after Pope Francis' words about birth rate reduction, I'm really excited about this new documentary that's coming out! It's called Sweetening the Pill, produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. Their Kickstarter page is here. Nine days to go!! As a Catholic,...
Contraception, Abortion, Population Control, and Laudato Si’
From Laudato Si': 50. Instead of resolving the problems of the poor and thinking of how the world can be different, some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate. At times, developing countries face forms of international pressure which make economic assistance...