ARTICLES
Addicted to E-Mail Love
"I want someone to come into my e-mail inbox and love me."
Singles Ministry is Vocation Formation
We are failing to marry and have children. Our non-immigrant birthrate is 20% below replacement and dropping fast. Even with this birth rate, and not considering how fast it is dropping, in three generations our population will be half what it is today. Our society is committing fast and sure suicide. Singles ministry, almost non-existent in the Catholic Church today, is the antidote to this trend.
Dancing in the Sleet and Rain
"I know that God wants to bring great good from my desire for her. I know that he wants to teach me about his desire for me and for her and for all of his children. And I know he wants me to dance in the cold night rain and the sleet and to praise him as I do."
Two Zen Men and a Christian at the Passion
"I just wanted to see the movie and make a subjective judgment for myself, just like any other work of art. I didn't want to be influenced by what everyone else thinks about it. I've had some people put a lot of pressure on me about Christianity."
The Passion Movie as a Prayer
It is good to know who is suffering in this passion. But it is just as important to know why. That's the piece missing for those who reject the movie on the basis of its violence. They fail to make the personal connection between their own salvation and the events of Christ's passion.
Escape the Bondage of Pornography
"According to Christianity Today magazine (12/01), 37% of pastors surveyed admitted to currently struggling with pornography. According to Focus on the Family (3/2000 Pastor's Family Bulletin) 63% of men attending "Men, Romance and Integrity Seminars" admit to struggling with pornography in the past year. According to the New York Times (10/2000), the pornography industry is larger than the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and the Hollywood movie industry all combined and is outdistancing them by leaps and bounds."
