Christian parents, we have traditionally been taught, must be both gentle and strong, without ever becoming brutish. They must try to encourage their children to make their faith in Christ real and to give to the poor and seek the Good always; but they must also become a wall of resistance against disrespect, illicit drugs,… Read More Christian Parents and Grandparents In Anarchic Times
“Never seek honor for yourself at your father’s expense; it is not to your credit if he is dishonored… Your own honor comes from the respect that you show to your father. If children do not honor their mothers, it is their own disgrace… do not forget the birth pangs of your mother”. Sirach 3 Duties… Read More Sirach 3 on Children’s Debt to Parents
By Carol Jackson Robinson,Feb. 1951. Here seems to be a law of diminishing resistance, whereby people corrupt easier and quicker as progressive barriers come down. For instance if someone were to institute nude bathing, I would be surprised to find much general disapproval. Certainly nothing to compare with the hullabaloo said to have been aroused… Read More About Television. 1951.
By my friend Vermavkv @WordPress. In life, one person stands out—my mother. She represents love, resilience, and guidance. As I think about the [Wordpress] prompt, “Describe a person who has positively impacted your life,” her influence comes to the forefront of my mind. Mothers, often the unsung heroes in the background of our lives, possess a quiet… Read More A Quiet and Extraordinary Power 🌸
By Gary Potter. The subject here is a movie, one I think could be the most important made in my lifetime, at least in terms of cinema’s future. Its importance doesn’t make it a favorite nor even that I have especially enjoyed seeing it. Do we “enjoy” seeing, say, Shakespeare’s Richard III? A particular production… Read More Terrance Malick’s “The Tree of Life”
October 11, 2022 | Maria Keffler. GospelCoalition.com | “It’s not a matter of if students will announce same-sex attractions and transgender identities, but when,” a Christian private school administrator told me recently. “I’ll be surprised if my own kids don’t wonder whether they’re gay or trans, given how ubiquitous these ideologies are.” We can expect a spate of announcements on… Read More How to Respond If Your Child ‘Comes Out’
Foundational Command: Honoring Parents These verses establish the commandment as a lifelong principle of faith and blessing. Exodus 20:12 > “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Deuteronomy 5:16 > “Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy… Read More Honor Thy Father and Mother
Executive Order Affirming ‘Biological Reality Of Sex’. Rebukes and Reverses Democrat Decadence. CNA to. ” The executive order is sweeping in nature. Its application will include removing gender ideology guidance, communication, policies, and forms from governmental agencies. It explicitly affirms that the word “woman” means “adult human female.” And it orders that government identification like… Read More Trump Returns Nation to Gender Sanity
Too, parents who refuse children gender change face seven years in jail in Scotland. New World Order anti-values triggering… This on top of The Telegraph report, February 2024: Parents who refuse to allow their children to change gender would face up to seven years in jail under SNP plans to ban “conversion therapy”. Proposals published… Read More 7 Years in Jail For Misgendering
Quoting Aquinas, Burke and John Fortescue, former member of Parliament (2010-2024) Jacob Rees-Mog recalls the timeless principles of traditional government versus the horrific footprints of modern internationalism. This speech was given at the London National Conservatism Conference on May 15, 2023. In it he lambasted so-called Conservatives and “Lefties” who advocate anti-family policies and reckless… Read More National vs. International Governance
The “family” referendum proposes to amend article 41.1 of the Constitution to expand State recognition of the family as founded not only on marriage but also on “other durable relationships”. “Ireland is holding a referendum [tomorrow ] March 8—International Women’s Day—which, if the governing parties have their way, will mean the word “mother” is removed… Read More John Waters on Pernicious March 8 Anti-Family Irish Referendum
“… In March of this year, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, signed a $389-million supplemental budget bill that included a $1-million “public awareness campaign focused on the dangers of crisis-pregnancy centers and pregnancy resource centers.” It’s unclear how the state is planning to use the funds, as CNA inquired with the governor’s office but… Read More Massachusetts Pregnancy Centers Form Alliance in Face of Campaign Against Them
I “asked” Bing AI about those who see the traditional family as “a social structure of oppression” and who suggest that the dissolution of the traditional family might or would be a good thing for the world. I asked about those who say boys and girls, men and women, are becoming obsolete categories making room… Read More Catholic “Chat” with Bing AI About the Future, Family and Gender
Jeremy knows life can be very hard, fearful, and even terrible at times. But he still confesses the goodness of this life. I never expected that Jeremy would become our teacher, our inspiration near the Cross. For seventeen years now he has embraced a fearfully difficult Cross and has never complained. He has been and… Read More Our Son and Inspiration
House Republicans passed a bill on Friday that emphasizes parental rights in the classroom, leaning into a hot-button, culture war issue that has gained popularity in GOP politics across the country. The legislation, titled the Parents Bill of Rights, passed in a 213-208 vote, and it now heads to the Senate for consideration. It is highly… Read More House Passes The Parents Bill of Rights
