Marriage & Family

October 11, 2024

Is Parenthood a “Job?” by John M. Grondelski

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing - Proponents of lax immigration policy, however, also employ population numbers. The American Chamber of Commerce has long pushed looser immigration with the claim that it will “boost economic growth” (and increase profits by paying lower wages), and that immigrants do jobs Americans won’t... This makes me want to ask: Is parenthood among the “jobs” immigrants will do that Americans won’t?
October 10, 2024

How Feminism Makes Everyone Transgender And What To Do About It, by Joy Pullmann

By Joy Pullmann, Ex. Editor, The Federalist - Contrary to propaganda messaging, our society is neither ‘overfeminized’ nor ‘pro-woman.’ It is deeply anti-woman... Since the 1960s, cultural leaders in media, Hollywood, academia, and politics have fiercely criticized men for expressing male characteristics, and have fiercely criticized women for expressing female characteristics. This has led some commentators on the right more recently to lambast what they call the “overfeminization” of society.
October 9, 2024

3 Essentials for Rebuilding a Pro-Life Culture, by Carrie Gress

By Carrie Gress, Ph.D., National Catholic Register - Women were never intended to live in isolation or to live just for themselves. They are meant to be in relationships — thick relationships with husbands, children, God, extended family and spiritual children. The quicker we can get women to stop believing the lie that they were made to live for themselves or just a career, the quicker a pro-life culture can return. The best way to do this isn’t through long arguments or more academic papers, but by meeting women in familiar places. Convincing them need not be arduous. As one of my bosses used to like to remind me, honey attracts.
October 5, 2024

Family Dysfunction & Divine Paradoxes, by Oliver Oliveros

By Oliver Oliveros, Catholic Exchange - After reading Ryan Patrick Budd’s recent book, Salvation Stories: Family, Failure, and God’s Saving Work in Scripture, one is moved to ponder the effects of mankind’s rebellion against God’s commands. You’ll start to correlate the curses pronounced on Adam and Eve due to their disobedience with the interpersonal dysfunction we express from our adverse family relations... One of the curses on Eve affected her relationship dynamic with her husband, and the curse on Adam is related to his role as a provider (see Genesis 3:16-19).

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