I’m having some minor success this year in keeping my Lenten plans. This year I decided to keep picking up and continuing even if I fell down and missed a day or so on the planned prayers. After all, Jesus fell when carrying His cross and got up again to carry it further. I wanted to think on His example of perseverance and apply it to my Lent this year. I decided not to expect to succeed by my own efforts but to trust God to decide if I would be perfect or struggle. I left it in His hands … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
HEALTH THREATS Initially, my decision to reject artificial birth control was based on health issues. This article on the health risks for women in the birth control mandate gives a decent run-down of the health issues pertaining to the use of artificial birth control. I was in college and the doctor would always ask me if I wanted birth control pills whenever I went in for my yearly check-up. I found it rather annoying since, as a person who had decided to wait until marriage to indulge in the pleasures of sex, I had no need for birth control. Oddly … Continue reading
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VOLUNTARY CHARITY IS THE WAY GOD MEANS FOR MAN TO CARE FOR THE POOR. “The wealthy should help the poor. Jesus taught that. The Church Fathers taught that long before modern popes wrote encyclicals (just read St. John Chrysostom or St. Augustine of Hippo). But what Jesus, the Acts of the Apostles and the Church Fathers all had in common in this regard is that they were talking about voluntary charity. They were not talking about the state.” <http://wdtprs.com/blog/2012/03/why-a-religious-model-for-the-state-is-not-good/> (boldface my emphasis) I’ve written on this topic on a number of occasions and am delighted to present to you the … Continue reading
I was reading online and came across this EXCELLENT discussion of the passage in Ephesians that I have heard so many times in my life: Chapter 5. In her article, Respecting Ephesians 5, this author discusses the issues feminism has with the passage and why those are misguided. She is very clear on the meaning of the passage IN CONTEXT which is something I rarely see. She is very good with this topic. Do please read her article over at the Catholic Chapter House Blog. I most enjoyed her excellent handling of the material in context. It is too often … Continue reading
Parenting has its chores and joys. I take parenting seriously as a major part of my vocation. It is not my very favorite part of my vocation but it is up there near the top. I truthfully enjoy study and writing more than I do parenting. I enjoy the relationship with my husband more than I enjoy parenting. Parenting comes next in the hierarchy of what I enjoy most in my vocation. That said, it is certainly an important part of the vocation of marriage. Part of that vocation to marriage and parenting includes such mundane activities as educating our … Continue reading