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By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - Every generation has its own code words for things that are taboo, but when watching TV and relaxing could mean having casual sex, it’s fair to say we’ve reached a tipping point in our culture. In this video, Fr. Mike examines the “Netflix and chill” lifestyle, borrowing some ideas from Boston College professor Kerry Cronin, who appears in a new documentary called The Dating Project...

By Stefano Gennarini, The Witherspoon Institute - Over the next century, the flaccid geriatric cohorts of the West and exhausted Asian tigers will be no match for Africa’s burgeoning, youthful, and increasingly sophisticated population… Africa is the fastest-growing region in the world, and the only one where population is expected to more than double over the next few decades. The total population of every other region will either peak or decline by mid-century (UN demographers).

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Q: I wonder if God has not finished creating the world, that we are still in the sixth day of creation. Then God will rest…. Scripture says, Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done (Genesis 2:1-2).

By Thomas Lickona, Catholic Education Resource Center - "Mass is boring." "I don't get anything out of Mass — why should I go?" "Why can't I just pray alone?" These are common feelings, especially among young people but among many adults as well. How should we respond... "Do this in memory of me." - Jesus (Luke: 22:19)