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Yes, My Religion Informs How I Vote 5
- Culture, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Religion
- December 11, 2024
A month or two ago, a pro-choice classmate of mine decided to put words in my mouth. In a friendly discussion about abortion in America, he responded to me with, “Well, you’re just anti-abortion because you’re Catholic.” My jaw dropped. “But I’m not,” I said. “I’m pro-life because life begins at conception.” He did not
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Christmas After Communism: One Man’s Story 5
- Culture, Featured, History, MomThink
- December 10, 2024
During the holiday season I usually come across at least one social media picture of families seeking to give back. This can be through serving a meal at a homeless shelter, volunteering at Feed My Starving Children, or even packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. That last activity has become a longstanding tradition in
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How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Symbolizes the Triumph of Common Sense 9
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, MomThink
- December 6, 2024
December 9th marks the anniversary of the Christmas TV special which basically birthed all others: “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Most Americans know the plot well. The despondent Charlie Brown who just can’t work up his Christmas cheer amidst crass commercialism. The confident and obnoxious Lucy, who finds the allegedly perfect solution to Charlie Brown’s gloom.
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Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time 5
- Health, Family, Featured, MomThink
- December 5, 2024
This week, I had the opportunity to talk about my birth experiences at a local university. I was one member of a panel of three women representing ICAN, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, to speak to a women’s studies class about the issue of birth and women’s treatment by the medical community. About half of
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Christmas Shopping for a Happier New Year 2
- Culture, Featured, MomThink
- December 4, 2024
Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. If this is so, many of us are more cynical than we realize because we don’t know the difference between price and value. We buy the cheapest because this is our duty as good consumers. We need
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What Is Advent, and Why Does It Matter?5
- Culture, Featured, MomThink, Religion
- December 3, 2024
Sunday, December 1 marked the beginning of Advent for 2024. But what exactly is Advent, and why does it matter? Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.” In simple terms, Advent is the period on the church calendar directly preceding Christmas. Within the Christian worldview, Advent is a special time of preparation and
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