Posted on 03/28/2014 5:07:59 PM PDT by Diago
Just reading G.K. Chesterton. Such a profound Catholic author!
A book, “Sex Education: the Final Plague” pretty much outlines who took over Catholic “education” after VII at the National Level in the USA-—to undermine and destroy the moral integrity of Catholic children and destroy their understanding of Catholic Theology.
It is intentional.....the corrupt curricula. We just have to return to the Classical Education prior to the 50s. Where Catholic schools are returning to the Classical curricula, excellence is returning in the “thinking” of our children.
Common Core and all the Progressive ideology (social justice) (Marxism) HAS to be ejected.
I do not intend this to be a rant. In the interest of full disclosure I will say I do not have cable, I have little interest in modern movies and my children attended a Christian school. Why is it that Christians (Catholic or not) easily send their children to learn from a godless system, continue to use television which by and large mocks Christian values, do not discourage their children from attending or watching modern movies that disparage anything good or godly, or allow their children to be exposed intentionally to things they already know are damaging. How can we continue to put our hand in the fire and expect not to get burned? We know the defintion of insanity and are experiencing it.
We have a couple of lame books on here, but this is the list from our Spiritual Book Club.
July 8, 2013 Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve and a Network of Miracles by Raymond Arroyo
August 12, 2013 Odd Thomas: An Odd Thomas Novel by Dean Koontz
September 9, 2013 The Harbinger by Jonathon Cahn
October 14, 2013 Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton
November 11, 2013 The Fathers Tale by Michael OBrien
December 9, 2013 How to Listen When God Is Speaking by Father Mitch Pacwa
January 13, 2014 Disciple by E. G. Lewis (book 2 of the Seeds of Christianity series)
February 10, 2014 For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristiada, The Cristero War and Mexicos Struggle for Religious Freedom by Ruben Quezada
March 10, 2014 40 Days for Life: Discover What God Has Done Imagine What He Can Do by David Bereit and Shawn Carney
April 14, 2014 Characters of the Passion by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
May 12, 2014 Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
June 9, 2014 Murder in the Vatican by Ann Margaret Louis
Must confess that I did not read the Dean Koontz book.
Its even crazier when folks pay thousands of dollars to get their kids out of godless public schools and a rotting culture only to have their Catholic school peddling the same garbage. (There of course exceptions.)
St Augustine rules it.
Exactly. I went to Catholic schools for 16 years and didn't discover Chesterton until my mid-twenties. What a crime!
Haven’t many catholic schools adopted common core ?
I know a few of the better bishops have come out against Common care, but then there is this from Cleveland.
From the Diocese of Cleveland website:
http://www.ocfecleveland.org/index.php/teachers/common-core-home
The Office of Catechetical Formation and Education (OCFE) supports the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative adopted by Ohio, forty-four other states, the District of Columbia, four territories and the Department of Defense Education Activity. The mission of this initiative clearly states the standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.* The shift to the CCSS is motivated by the need to make sure that American students are better prepared to successfully compete in a world economy that affects the lives of all.
It’s a good question. Some parents are lazy and some parents are overworked and too tired to supervise properly.
You know, if you have tv and cable, you can watch many wonderful cultural things. TCM - the classic film network - is an education in culture, beauty and the American way. ME TV has the most wholesome and hilarious American sitcoms and westerns available. But you have to keep track of the best of cable and ignore the networks. Trouble is, the parents have no interest in black and white movies or films made before 1995. They have no interest in the Andy Griffith Show or F Troop or Leave it to Beaver. Sad.
I first read it in high school. You’re 100% right. Augustine’s journey is extraordinary.
Summer reading list. What a quaint idea!
Any Michael O’Brien books would be excellent too.
I’ve read Theophilus — story about St. Luke, written in a fiction format, but with lots of biblical back up.
Father Elijah gives you a peek into the end times.
Any Scott Hahn book.
For some reason we Christians like to expose ourselves to the spiritual diseases of this world. Increasingly our Christian leaders are making sure to expose us.
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