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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

September 14, 2017
When Condoms Fail: An Alternative Approach To HIV Prevention

by Anna Cosio. Although the Philippines currently has one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates in the world at 0.10% and ranks 108th according to CIA 2016 data, there has been a reported surge in the number of cases recently.[1] But instead of resorting to knee-jerk reactions, let us consider what could have possibly caused…

September 8, 2017
QUOTES: ST. AUGUSTINE

August 14, 2017
Heaven and Homeschooling

by Candice Tolentino When I was an expat in Cincinnati 11 years ago, I met this weird family. They were homeschooling. I mean, would their kids even get a decent job if they didn’t learn from a school? And how would they get accepted in university? And gasp! How will their kids socialize? I thought…

August 8, 2017
In Conversation With God: Spiritual Reading

August 1, 2017
How to DIY Your Child’s Homeschooling Curriculum Part 2: BOOKS!

In Part 1, I talked about “my process” for designing my child’s homeschooling curriculum. Because we’ve been homeschooling for roughly 18 years now, my go-to resources will look a little different from a new homeschooler’s, so if you’re new to this, don’t worry. You’ll build up your own arsenal as you go along, gathering…

July 19, 2017
In Paris with a Broken Camera

by Cristina Montes Exactly five years ago, at this time of the year, I was counting off days before a trip to Paris with my brother. They say part of the fun of traveling is planning the trip, and this trip was no exception. As I looked forward to the trip, I foresaw that…

July 13, 2017
Nadine Lustre, Cohabitation, and the Demand for Approval

First of all, YES. Nadine Lustre and James Reid are adults and they can make their own decisions. But they are also public figures. Miss Lustre is a celebrity looked up to by millions of adoring young girls. Does she or does she not have a responsibility to consider her words and actions, and…

July 12, 2017
Cohabiting and the Worn Out Moral Fiber of the Youth

Youth is wasted on the young — George Bernard Shaw by The Former Sapphist This is not the first time I’ve come across millennials who, by some unfortunate fate that they should be born in this time and place, have stood their ground on what they perceive to be natural, normal, and acceptable, for the simple reason…

July 11, 2017
Is living-in now a good idea because ‘it’s 2017’? A Reply To Nadine Lustre

by Anna Cosio Yesterday, I stumbled upon the news about local actress Nadine Lustre addressing circulating rumors that she was already cohabiting with her boyfriend James Reid. She neither denied nor confirmed the news and implied that it should not even be a big deal even if the rumors were true. “It’s 2017… If that…

July 8, 2017
How to DIY Your Child’s Homeschooling Curriculum

It’s that time of year — the most exciting, for every DIY homeschooler mom!! It’s curriculum-designing time. We’ve been homeschooling for ~18 years so I’m way more confident now than I was years ago when I first tried to do this. Back then, I was always petrified of picking the wrong book or resource and — horrors!!! — permanently damaging my…

June 28, 2017
Hearts of Jesus and Mary

June 23, 2017