Did you know?

In a two year study of more than 13,000 middle and high school girls, only 4% of them who abstained from drugs, drinking and sex were depressed. However, 44% of girls with multiple sexual partners experienced depresssion during the study.

Taken from Theology of the Body for Teens

Weekly Quote

"Chastity is a difficult, long-term matter; one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit, for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time, chastity is the sure way to happiness."

- Pope John Paul II

Question Box Friday on a Monday: What should you do if your boyfriend/girlfriend is getting carried away and about to go past your boundaries?

Tell them to stop. If he or she continues to push your boundaries, then I would encourage you to break up with that person. If he or she does not respect you and your boundaries, then why are they in a relationship with you? If someone really cares about you, then they will respect your beliefs.

God Given Potiental

I am sadden to hear about the lastest news related to abortions. Certificates for abortions can now be purchased and given out as Christmas gifts. This is a mockery of the true meaning of Christmas which is about the birth of Jesus; about life. This Advent, I pray for the softening of all hearts to the beauty and miracle of life and that each woman who finds herself in a unwanted or unplanned pregnancy would find the strength, courage and faith to say "Yes" to the will of God as Mary did on that day so many years ago. What if Mary had refused God's plan and said "No"? We would all be missing out on the greatest gift ever, our salvation. Men and women participate in the creation of new life, but no life is created without God's participation as well. With the help of men and women, God creates each life for a reason and with a unique purpose. Let us start saying "Yes" to these babies' God given potiental.

It's Never Too Late

While you may still have to deal with some of the physical or emotional consequences of your past sexual activity, it is never too late to start living a chaste life. No one is ever a lost cause. Whether you have already given away the gift of your sexuality once or on several occassions, it is never too late to take it back and re-wrapped it. It is never too late for God's will for your life to be done. Christ is wating for you to come to Him. He is waiting to meet you where you are and bring you into His light. He is waiting to lavish His love and mercy on you. He wants to forgive you and reconcile you to Himself. Allow Him to heal your wounds and strengthen you. Firmly commit yourself to living chastely, seeking the empowerment of Christ and other Christians as you go forth, step by step, into the life God has planned for you!

A Great Opportunity!

Senator Obama: "It's Your America, share your ideas"

Senator Barack Obama is asking the country's opinion about how where he should lead our country. Take this opportunity to share with Senator Obama your vision for our country. Respectfully and truthfully share with him your vision for a culture of life; one where every person born and unborn are protected regardless of size, race, ability or place of residence, and more. Ask him not to pass the Freedom of Choice Act.

Visit: http://www.change.gov/page/s/yourvision

Weekly Quote

"Rather than be silent, we must instead point out the singular relevance of this teaching of divine Revelation: what St. Paul identified in the culture of the Greco-Roman world prophetically demonstrates its correspondence with what has taken place in Western culture in recent centuries: the exclusion of the Creator - to the point of proclaiming grotesquely that 'God is dead' - has had the consequence, almost as an inevitable punishment, of the spread of an aberrant sexual ideology, with an arrogance unknown to previous times."

- Cardinal Biffi