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Religion, Cardinal Francis George said once, “is not so much a matter of choice as it is a matter of habit.”

“Many of these digital spaces our children have been dropped into were not designed with children in mind,” explained Christopher McKenna, a digital security expert, founder of Protect Young Eyes, and a keynote speaker at the 2022 National Catholic Education Association conference.

“This isn’t going to help a man develop a healthy sexual identity as a celibate priest; this is not, to my mind, the most effective way to do it,” said Daniella Zsupan-Jerome of the St. John’s University School of Theology and Seminary.

“Barely 2% to 3% of school-age Hispanic Catholic children are enrolled in Catholic schools. Few dioceses and parishes have strong ministerial programs serving this important population.”

Beyond the mental health crisis numbers in our country are real people, and a hopefully changing attitude toward mental health issues.

Era difícil estar alegre en el día. La lluvia golpeaba las ventanas sin cesar aquella mañana. Me metí debajo de las sábanas y, buscando ser agradecida, me dije que era bueno que la lluvia nos diera la humedad necesaria.