By Susan Joy Bellavance on September 24, 2009
Tabloid socialite and TV personality Kourtney Kardashian recently made a decision that shocked Hollywood and rocked the reality TV world. The pop media is still in a frenzy over the news.
Posted in All Lessons, Fashion, Issues, Politics | Tagged Abortion, chastity, choice, courage, decision, featured, Featured Stories, Kourtney Kardashian, Life, marriage, Politics, post abortive stress, prolife, purity, Reality shows, Reality TV, Scott Disick
By David Pearson on July 10, 2009
It was an exciting moment. Carrie Prejean’s turn had arrived to answer a question from a judge during the final round of the Miss USA pageant. When the question came, Carrie’s stomach turned…
Posted in All Lessons, Fashion, Issues, Politics | Tagged beauty pageant, carrie prejean, chastity, college, courage, Fashion, featured, Featured Stories, gay marriage, love, marriage, miss california, miss usa, modesty, pageant, passion, Politics, traditional marriage
By Kimberly Baker on May 18, 2009
When the news broke last month that the captain of an American cargo ship had been captured by pirates, it is likely that many people didn’t realize how dangerous and terrifying that really was.
Posted in All Lessons, Horror, Issues, Politics | Tagged christ, Church, courage, cross, featured, Featured Stories, good friday, hope, Life, Movie, Movies, Politics, suffering, tragedy, war
By Fr. Ernest Daly, LC on September 17, 2008
“[God] blessed me and gave me a lot of strength to be faithful and more determined with my life to overcome obstacles. He had a vision for me. He knew I would come to America and have a family,” says Lopez Lomong.
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By Heather Voccola on February 8, 2008
A dream can be powerful. It can turn enthusiasm into success. For one, humble young man, his dream is gradually becoming his reality. Yet it would not have happened without his family, without their love and faith.
Posted in All Lessons, Issues, Sports | Tagged prolife, Sports
By Wayne Laugesen on January 17, 2008
Building networks of friends on the Internet has become a way of life for millions of American teenagers. In this lesson we will look at the dangers, opportunities, challenges, and best strategies for social networking on the Web.
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By Elias Crim on April 15, 2007
Some official estimates say that 27 million people live in slavery worldwide today. Ten million are in India alone. In fact, there are more people in slavery today — in 2007 — than in any time in recorded history!
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By Elias Crim on January 15, 2007
The U.N.’s recent Human Development Report stated that nearly 2.6 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water and proper sanitation… The problem is not due to any scarcity of this precious resource: it is due to a lack of political and social commitment to solving the problem.
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By Genevieve Yep-Pollack on June 7, 2006
On May 13th Zacarias Moussaoui was sent to the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” prison, where the most dangerous federal criminals are kept. He narrowly escaped the death sentence for plotting to kill Americans in the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Posted in All Lessons, Horror, Issues, Politics | Tagged 9/11, Featured Stories, Islam
By Genevieve Yep-Pollack on October 6, 2005
“It’s the best reality show on the air.” That’s what one commentator called it. If we saw it ourselves, we got the impression that we were watching a championship fight. Yet it was a simple procedure in our United States Senate.
Posted in All Lessons, Issues, Politics | Tagged Featured Stories, Government, judges, Life, Politics, prolife, Supreme Court