[NYer]

Mitchell Kalpakgian, Ph.D. is a contributing editor of New Oxford Review, and writes for Saint Austin Review, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and The Wanderer. He is also author of seven books: The Marvelous in Fielding’s Novels, The Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature, The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization, An Armenian Family Reunion (a collection of short stories), Modern Manners: The Poetry of Conduct and The Virtue of Civility, and The Virtues We Need Again. He has designed homeschooling literature courses for Seton Home School, and he also teaches online courses for Fisher More College and Fisher More Academy. This article was published by kind permission of Human Life International's Truth and Charity Forum.

[NYer]

Ping!

[metmom]

I can’t tell you how much flak I took when raising my children about my *overprotecting* them.

I was criticized for being careful about what they ate, how they dressed for the weather, what movies they saw, what they watched on TV, who they associated with, not letting them do sleepovers, or a whole hose of other things.

But my kids had their childhood and have grown up to be responsible, productive adults who have their heads screwed on straight.

[Salvation]

**When life is no longer a miracle, goodness loses its purity, truth is deprived of its divine authority, and beauty loses its glory. A profane culture that destroys life also desecrates the magic of childhood, the mystery of romance, the holiness of marriage, and the sanctity of the home.**

Profound.