The real news is so outrageous that you don't even have to try to make it up. Students in Provincetown, Massachusetts – from elementary to high school – will be able to get free condoms at school, under a policy passed earlier this month, even though their parents might object. The policy, which requires school nurses to supply condoms to any student who asks. The policy had its roots with a school district wellness committee, an independent board of appointed community members that recommended making condoms available at schools.“I don’t like that students can’t be discreet about this,” said school committee member Shannon Patrick. “They have to go and ask for it. I’d rather them not have the conversation [with counselors] and have the condom than not have the condom.” What about the rights of the parents and respecting their religious beliefs? “I can see some kids opting out because of the conversation. I’m not against [the policy]. I’m just trying to put myself in that teenager’s spot,” said committee member Carrie Notaro. The adults are the ones that elected you to represent them, not the students. The district noted that although sex education is taught in health classes, there isn’t any detailed instruction on condom usage, including the fact that condoms are not a 100 percent guarantee against pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. I hope there is an upswing in the enrollment of Catholic and Christian schools in this area of the country. In addition, I hope that the Catholic schools make provisions to accept those who may not be able to afford the tuition. We have seen the deterioration of public schools as the ACLU and others work overtime to remove all vestiges of God from the classroom. This is a fantastic example of how the devils are at work.
The spiritual climax of the Gospel of John, as Father John Waiss points out, occurs at the foot of the Cross, where Jesus utters his parting words: “Woman, behold, your son!” and “Behold your mother!” (John 19:26-27). While these words were addressed to the Apostle John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, the Church has long understood this moment as a universal adoption. To truly image Christ, we must share in His parentage; if we embrace God as our spiritual Father but reject Mary as our mother, we treat Christ as a half-brother rather than our "firstborn among many brethren" (Rom. 8:29). As Origen noted as early as the third century, the profound depths of the Gospel are only accessible to those who, like John, rest their heads on Jesus’ breast and receive Mary into their own homes. This maternal role is deeply rooted in biblical typology, positioning Mary as the fulfillment of the great mothers of the Old Covenant. She is the New Eve , the mother of all the living according ...
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