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Children Need Not See Parental Conflicts
From: Always the Bad Guy? My husband thinks it’s OK for our 12-year-old to get a Facebook page. I say absolutely not.…
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Our Anticlerical Pope
Is Pope Francis our first anticlerical pope? Technically speaking, he isn’t–his two predecessors also were more or less critical of…
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On Being Well-Rounded or Socialized
We homeschooled our two daughters for 8 years from kindergarten/2nd grade until 7/9th grade. They didn’t have a boatload of…
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Enduring Obnoxious Behavior
To: Marybeth From: Bracing myself for obnoxious relatives Summer is coming, and that means it’s time for our annual family…
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An Ordination and Gentle Giants
Three men, brave and determined men, took that final leap into a new life; complete with new titles, responsibilities, and…
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The Crisis of Idol Worship
In one of his typically simple, direct, and forceful homilies, Pope Francis warned recently against idols and idolatry. “We have…
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Health Teacher Needs Boundaries
To: Marybeth From: Annoyed by Unhealthy Questions I’m a freshman in high school. Our health teacher has a policy that…
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Catholic Names and Tugboats
I was named after a tugboat. Seriously. I was born in the late 1950s and many girls I went to…