The Anti-Modernist

For people who read this blog, it is probably noticeable that my writing can be sporadic at times, and this is because my life can be quite tumultuous. I can be a person aggravated by the course of events of the world and if I were to write, I would seem awfully upset, so it is during these times that I give myself to prayer. I guess it could be said that I hide in the rosary. The rosary is more than just words as some proclaim, but it is, in the paraphrased words of St. Louis de Montfort, the meditation on the most holy life of Jesus and Mary. I remember once when I was participation in an RCIA course, I had a priest say that the rosary was just repetitive words, which broke my heart. To me, the rosary is place. I am taken to Jesus and Mary and behold their most holy lives and am strengthened by their love, trials and tribulations. As I pray, each prayer allows me to behold the humility and love of our Lord and our Lady, and I reminded time and time again that I belong to God and ...

Fecundity is not a curse, nor is fertility a disease; yet in today’s society both seem to be regarded as conditions which need to be treated. Doctors regularly prescribe birth control pills to young women as if there were something wrong with being fertile. While it may be understood that there are times in a woman’s life where she may not want to get pregnant, the cost of such endeavors can be quite high upon the body. My intention in writing this post is not to address the multitude of condition which may arise from use of contraceptive pills; rather, I wish to make known the point that there are methods by which a woman can understand her body, respect its dignity, be open to the gift of life and not open herself the toxic concoction of contraceptive pills. Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a way for a couple to work with the natural fertility cycles of the body, while respecting the natural procreative aspect of sexuality. While it is true that one must learn how to monitor fert...

There exists a generation of Catholics who are lost. They are lost not because they don’t love God, but because many who should have guided them, failed them. I have written time and time again about how parents are the principal educators of their children, but it would seem that in this modernistic age, many parents have left their children to fend for themselves. Great importance has been stressed on learning for school and work, but learning how to live, especially learning to live as a Catholic has been neglected. Quite honestly, I have a loving mother who taught me many things, but when it came to my faith, much was left unsaid. I spent a great deal of time on my own learning my faith, study the catechism, reading on the saints and just getting my hands on anything that could nourish my soul. I was deficient in my knowledge of prayers or even praying, and had a very New Age view of God. I constantly encounter Catholics who are in the same boat that I was in. The knowledge o...

In the 21 st century, parents are faced with the difficult task of helping to raise their children in keeping with Catholic morals and values, and are often faced with a culture which rejects the sanctity of human life and reduces sexual activity to something common place. Nevertheless, parents are the principal educators of their children and have a responsibility to protect them from all that would cause them harm. Quite often, the message of parents to their youth is blocked out by society. There are TV programs which show promiscuity, abortion, and even mockery of religion. This problem is only compounded when schools and government programs that are brought into the mix and undermine the parents’ lessons to the children. Our children are essentially being socialized to accept worldly values and it is up to the parents to exercise their authority. It is of the utmost importance for parents to establish a connection with their children at an early age and maint...

In the fight against the 'culture of death', it can be hard to get the truth, and it must be acknowledged that abortion and contraception are a lucrative industry which hides behind the guise of reproductive/women's rights; however, many have suffered as result of being misled and many innocent children have been killed because they were not acknowledged as human. There is a movie soon to be released that attempts to dispel the falsehoods that have been promoted by the culture of death and it is titled Blood Money ( Quite an appropriate title I think ). Here is a brief write-up from their web page: Blood Money is a documentary film that exposes the truth behind the Abortion Industry from the Pro Life perspective. This film will examine the history of abortion in America, from the inception of Planned Parenthood and the profitability of abortion clinics, to Roe v. Wade, to the denial of when life begins, to the fight to save the lives of innocent babies, and the de...

Some of you may know that I have been involved in pro-life projects and this happens to be one of them. There are Catholics here in Singapore who desire to maintain Catholic moral teachings in our Catholic Schools and are seeking support .  Below is a letter to parents regarding Breaking Down Barriers , a programme which teaches the youth sexuality in a way contrary to our belief system and promotes the use of condoms. Further, it does not instill the moral values of temperance and fortitude which are essential to the formation of our youth and what makes it even worse is that it exists as a mandatory programme for secondary education and is taught in some junior colleges. Be reminded, Catholic schools are to teach morals and values for living, and indoctrination to the Culture of Death does not fit into that criteria. Below is our letter to parents, which may also be found at our webpage: http://lejuene.caritashost.com/ Also, to view our appendix, visit the above link or ht...