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28 May 2010

Rites of Passage Ceremonies for our Sons

By Colleen Hammond, in Courtship, Family Life, Masculinity, Parenting | 8 Responses 8 Comments

Here’s an interesting series of articles about initiating our sons into manhood…something that has been entirely lost in our technological society. Thought provoking!

Below is an overview of the series, which can be found in it’s entirety here.

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Posted in Courtship, Family Life, Masculinity, Parenting | Tagged boy, ceremony, chivalry, Courtship, Family Life, femininity, focus, knight, lewis, man, Masculinity, modern, passage, rite, robert, Sacred Heart, son, teen, teenager | 8 Responses

15 May 2010

20 Ways for Young Women to Claim the Respect They Deserve

By Colleen Hammond, in Dressing with Dignity, Fashion, Feminism, Immodest, Modesty, Uncategorized | 8 Responses 8 Comments

Download the PDF version of the tri-fold brochure here.

20 Ways for Young Women to Claim the Respect They Deserve

1. Dress in a way appropriate to your dignity. As Crystalina Evert puts it, don’t walk around sending the message that your body is the best part of you implying that your heart, mind, and soul aren’t so important. Instead, say with your modesty, I’m worth waiting to see.

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Posted in Dressing with Dignity, Fashion, Feminism, Immodest, Modesty, Uncategorized | Tagged colleen, dignity, dressing, Family Life, Fashion, femininity, Feminism, hammond, Immodest, Kristie, Lady, more, one, outreach, respect, Soul, Wellman, women, young, Youth | 8 Responses

14 May 2010

The Principle of Love and Respect in Marriage

By Colleen Hammond, in Family Life, Masculinity, Parenting | 4 Responses 4 Comments

An inspiring series of short articles from Focus on the Family. The first is here and below.

Maybe you’ve heard that a woman needs to be loved by her husband and a man needs to be respected by his wife. However, if you’re like the average man or woman, you’re thinking, “Sure, that all sounds great, but what does it mean?”

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Posted in Family Life, Masculinity, Parenting | Tagged communication, Family Life, female, femininity, focus, husband, love, male, marriage, Masculinity, respect, wife | 4 Responses

13 Apr 2010

Christopher West Takes Sabbatical to Reflect on Approach

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Immodest | 3 Responses 3 Comments

Christopher West Takes Sabbatical to Reflect on Approach

By Patrick B. Craine

EXTON, Pennsylvania, April 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Renowned Catholic writer and speaker Christopher West has taken a six-month sabbatical to consider his approach in presenting the Church’s teaching on sexuality.

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Posted in Catholic Church, Immodest | Tagged Body, Christopher, David, Family Life, Immodest, marriage, Modesty, Schindler, Sexuality, Theology, West | 3 Responses

12 Feb 2010

Drew, Brittany, and Baylen Brees after the Superbowl

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Family Life, Pro-life News, Saints, Sports | Leave a response Leave a response

Drew, Brittany, and Baylen Brees: Photo Credit: TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

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Posted in Catholic Church, Family Life, Pro-life News, Saints, Sports | Tagged Baylen, Brees, Brittany, Dad, Drew, Family Life, Pro-life News, Saints, Sports, Superbowl | Leave a response

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