By intervening directly and depriving society of its responsibility, the Social Assistance State leads to a loss of human energies and an inordinate increase of
I think getting married early, even as early as 18 or 20, is a wonderful thing. Maturity doesn’t necessarily come with age and there is
Here in Portugal, as in most parts of the world, there are a lot of heart-wrenching political changes being made. Abortion was legalized in 2007,
One of the hardest maxims to put into practice has got to be Mother Teresa’s advice: We must deliberately renounce all desires to see the
Homeschooling is a radical proposition. Not sending your kids to school, an institution that has been a centerpiece and hallmark of our society for hundreds
The Pope’s prayer intention for the month of October is that “human trafficking, the modern form of slavery, may be eradicated”. Having grown up in
While watching the movie The Good Lie about refugees from Sudan last weekend, I couldn’t help thinking about how vulnerable one must be as a
I have recently taken the plunge of quitting my job and officially becoming a full-time mother. This might sound cliché on these circles of Catholic
There is a fundamental difference between our generation’s world view, which is heavily influenced by utilitarianism and consumerism, versus the Catholic world view in which
What is the difference between a home and a hotel? Or a dormitory? If you were to come home to a clean house (cleaned by
I was flipping through an English textbook and there was a page about overpopulation in which it described the growing amount of people in the
What do St. Valentine, love and 50 Shades of Grey have in common? The fact that the movie is premiering on Valentine’s Day (or Sts.
I hear a lot about homeschooling from the blogs I read and, although it is a controversial topic, I am sure it has many advantages.
There is a lot of talk about “heterosexual” and “homosexual” out there. They are terms and notions so causally tossed around that to question them
Is it really? What about traveling, going out at night and working on your career? Don’t kids put a damper on relationships? As with anything
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mk 10:15) Children can be
I hate the fact that I have to change the radio stations that keep playing the song “Same Love” by Macklemore. What bothers me most
I wrote about the small town of Ave Maria, Florida last month here at CatholicStand, but I was still curious about a lot of things
What if you could create the ideal town, based on your Catholic beliefs? What if you could build a town centered upon prayer, open to
Don’t be fooled by the cultural tendency to lead a sedentary, Starbucks-filled life (as much as I love Starbucks), striving towards beach vacations and massages.
I confess to you, my online brothers and sisters, that I have repeatedly compared my life to that of other bloggers. I have concluded my
I’ve heard several priests talk about the phenomenon of going to mass at different parishes each Sunday, depending on which mass times are more convenient.
