Of course we should protect our children. What caring parent would subject their children to the full effects today’s culture? A caring parent would not allow their toddler to view sexually explicit material or disturbingly violent movies. The question is not so much should children be protected, but what form our protection takes and how it changes as our children get older.
There are as many opinions as there are parents; viewing it from a conceptual point of view it might come down to a question of whether parents should shelter their tweens and young teens completely from materialism and suggestive, violent and vulgar material or allow them to experience some of it under parental supervision and guide them through.
The bottom line question: Should parents not allow any exposure (if that’s possible) to the worst parts of modern culture or should they let children experience some of the culture and provide guidance along the way. Would guiding your tweens and teens enable them to develop the skills to make their own decisions as adults? Does completely sheltering children make them ill-equipped to function is a culture that is so foreign to them?
One recommended book is Mary Beth Hicks- Bringing Up Geeks.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Do Catholic's Read the Bible?
As a cradle Catholic was asked many times by non Catholic friends if I read God's word. To be truthful I don’t remember studying the Bible in Catholic school or even being encouraged to read it. Because of this I believed what my Evangelical friends thought, that Catholic’s don’t really understand the the Bible; at least that’s what I thought until my car radio stopped working.
Listening to the car radio was a welcome distraction on my long commute to and from work. Suddenly and inexplicably the radio would only receive the Evangelical Moody radio station. I turned the dial again and again and still the only station that would come in clearly was WMBI. Having no other options; I listened to this station for a year during my long, daily commutes. I enjoyed the station and frankly learned a lot; as the commentators read Scripture I was surprised that I knew many, if not most of the Bible passages they referred to. How could a Catholic know these things?
As all Catholics know, the Mass consists of two readings and the Gospel. A Catholic going to mass everyday is going to hear 72% of the Bible on a two year cycle, those attending Sundays and major feasts will hear 41% on a three year cycle.
The Church encourages the faithful to read the word of God and many Catholic parishes offer Bible study groups, check them out, you’ll be amazed at what you already know. We recommend any of the New American Bibles
By the way after a year of listening to the Evangelical radio station I bought a new radio. After turning it on I turned the dial twice and found the Catholic station Relevant Radio; I’ve been listening to it ever since.
Listening to the car radio was a welcome distraction on my long commute to and from work. Suddenly and inexplicably the radio would only receive the Evangelical Moody radio station. I turned the dial again and again and still the only station that would come in clearly was WMBI. Having no other options; I listened to this station for a year during my long, daily commutes. I enjoyed the station and frankly learned a lot; as the commentators read Scripture I was surprised that I knew many, if not most of the Bible passages they referred to. How could a Catholic know these things?
As all Catholics know, the Mass consists of two readings and the Gospel. A Catholic going to mass everyday is going to hear 72% of the Bible on a two year cycle, those attending Sundays and major feasts will hear 41% on a three year cycle.
The Church encourages the faithful to read the word of God and many Catholic parishes offer Bible study groups, check them out, you’ll be amazed at what you already know. We recommend any of the New American Bibles
By the way after a year of listening to the Evangelical radio station I bought a new radio. After turning it on I turned the dial twice and found the Catholic station Relevant Radio; I’ve been listening to it ever since.
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