The feeling and virtue of modesty refers initially to the safeguarding of the body. In a wider sense, it affects other aspects of privacy like one’s emotions. It is a positive virtue. It is the vigilant conscience which defends human dignity and real love. Education in this virtue consists in showing good example and explaining the […]
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The Meaning of Life
The people of Trinidad and Tobago and similarly in other islands of the Caribbean are internationally known for our cheerfulness. Yet in human development we fall short. Is it that we laugh our problems away? Perhaps as a people we need a deeper reflection on the meaning of life so as to broaden and deepen […]
Marriage, a blessing from God
What is marriage? Marriage is a union by which a man and a woman establish between themselves an intimate partnership for their whole lives, and which of its own nature is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. It is a way for persons to dignify their […]
Love and Human Sexuality
1. What is Love? Love is the fundamental interior calling of every human being. God is love and as the image of God, man is created for love. Love gives meaning to true freedom and self-control and orients them towards self-giving in communion and friendship with God and with others. 2. What is human sexuality? […]
How to really love your teenager
Guiding a child through the teenage years is a complex venture and one in which many parents today are having great difficulty. In almost every respect, the adolescent situation is becoming worse year after year. Teenage pregnancy, suicide, declining academic achievement scores, drug abuse, juvenile crime, and feelings of despair are statistically overwhelming. (Our own […]