This is the WRONG question.  It isn't whether sex should be taught, it's HOW.  After looking through my son's "health" book, I realized it was more of a HOW-TO class than a factual, scientific presentation of the mechanics of the body.(There was even a section about POSITIONS!)  It is NOT the school's place to do that....more

Appreciate that you said it first.  Mortality rates dropped "because of headway that has been made against four of the five leading causes of infant death, including birth defects, preterm birth and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)"-  with the exception of SIDS, the reason they dropped is because they aren't includi...more

I think it is part of the systematic "retraining" of our children to depend upon the government.

The numbers in the article add up to 93.7% One might conclude that the remaining 6.3% not listed would include but not be limited to lawsuit payouts.  For the record, Catholics do know, and DO recognize that people were hurt by the actions of priests who did not live out their vocations. We pray for the victims as ...more

"said annual spending by the Vatican and church-owned entities in the U.S. alone was about $170 billion in 2010." "The Economist estimates that 57% of the church's U.S. spending went to Catholic health care networks, with an additional 28% to colleges, 6% to day-to-day operations at local parishes and dioceses, and 2....more

My husband and I LOVED visiting the Bellagio gardens on our honeymoon!  And with the regular changes, it will always be a stop if and when we get to Vegas again.

I champion the bravery of this mother to make the decision of life not only for her child, but for another family. This was true love, this was true sacrifice, and I am so pleased and touched to see the story. This gives other women and girls the opportunity to realize how much better the "adoption option" is!

Secular Lent?  Maybe the Catholic Church has the right idea after all.

It's NOT abuse to know who your kids are talking to, what they are doing, and tracking them.  It's called PARENTING and protecting (appropriately) your children and if you really want to protect your children...keep them off of Facebook.  Parents are being stripped of their rights to raise their kids left and right...d...more