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How Do We Develop the Cultural Sensibilities of Children?

by David Clayton May 18, 2012

I am regularly asked by parents how they can teach an appreciation of good traditional art to their children. One father recently went further than that and asked me if there was anything I could do to unculturate them in…

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On Being a Bad Wife

by Dwija Borobia April 27, 2012

Let me tell you two things about my husband: his love language is Quality Time and if he ever finds out that I talked about him and a “love language” in the same sentence, he’s going to melt into a…

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The Symbolic Content of Rembrandt’s Holy Family, by Dr Caroline Farey of the Maryvale Institute

by David Clayton February 10, 2012

This short posting, which focusses on the symbolic content in a painting is written by Dr Caroline Farey of the Maryvale Institute. She and I work as a double team, teaching in July at the residential weekend of the one-year…

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Click-Addicted

by Lynn Bifulco January 30, 2012

My husband isn’t a couch potato nor is he an avid sports fan. That, my friends, translated into a major win for me! Why, you ask? He doesn’t watch TV, so there was never any conflict on who controls the…

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We’re All Homeschoolers

by Denise Hunnell, MD January 18, 2012

Catholic parents often identify themselves – and each other – based on how their children are educated. The labels “homeschooling,” “Catholic schooling,” and “public schooling” are, however, somewhat limited ways of understanding parental responsibility with regard to education.
Without a…

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The Sins of the Fathers Aren’t Chips in the Dating Game

by Amy Bonaccorso January 12, 2012

The Christmas season brought an influx of articles and posts about family. Normally, “family” is one of those words that evokes that  warm, toasty feeling. When dating, though, family can cause much anxiety.
People don’t only assess individuals as spousal…

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Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Gay Marriage

by MercatorNet January 12, 2012

Douglas Allen is a Canadian expert on the economics of social institutions. He has discussed same sex marriage from an economic point of view in articles in leading law journals. MercatorNet interviewed him about the consequences of legalising same sex…

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One Percent or 33: America’s Real Inequality Problem

by David Paul Deavel January 9, 2012

The American economy remains sluggish and, from all over the political spectrum, particularly the left, people have turned their attention to inequality. The Occupy Wall Street movement, though without actual plans for reform, emphasizes the growing inequality between the top…

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Defending the Family at Cana

by Food For Thought January 7, 2012

First Reading: 1 Jn 5:14-21
Psalm: Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b
Gospel: Jn 2:1-11
Cana has become a shrine for wedding celebrations thanks to Jesus’
miracle. On another perspective, we can say that the miracle at
Cana…

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The Hero Who Abandoned His Family – Part 2

by Tony Rossi December 23, 2011

Yesterday, I started to share the story of Emmy Award-winning journalist Rita Cosby who wrote a best-selling book called Quiet Hero about her father’s World War II past in Poland and the emotional wounds that allowed him to abandon their…

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