While the act of direct abortion is to be judged as absolutely wrong and can never be justified in any way, Jesus never fails to remind us that we should neither judge nor condemn persons.

How can we support those who are considering abortion, as well as those who have already had an abortion before?

We discuss these questions and more, as we explore the pastoral aspects of abortion.

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There has been much rhetoric and slogans when topics such as abortion are discussed. Many of us know what our stand is, or at least should be. However, we may not be quite sure how to articulate it.

Here we share how we can speak about abortion with our children and form them in this area, in order that they may be more aware of the real issues involved and thereby be better able to form their judgment on this topic.

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As human persons, we are made in the image and likeness of God. The only appropriate response to each and every one of us is love. To be loved as God loves, and never to be used or abused.

This is why sexual abuse of minors is one issue that all of us parents should be concerned with.

Are there warning signs that we can look out for in our children that might indicate they have been sexually abused? As parents, how can we protect our children from this scourge? What can we do to minimise their vulnerability? Are there any avenues we can turn to, should anything untoward happen to our children in this area?

In this interview with Dr Christopher Cheok, Senior Consultant at the Institute of Mental Health, we address these questions and more.

Many of us have heard of the Theology of the Body, a beautiful series of catechesis on human love in the divine plan given to us by Pope St John Paul II.

Yet, does it deal only with sexual love, or more than that? What does it really encompass? And why is it so beneficial to know this teaching as parents who want to let our children know who they are, whose they are, where their destiny lies, and what they would want to do to get there?

This interview with Mr Andrew Kong covers these and more.

Breaking free from any addiction is never easy. Let us listen to "Augustine" on catholicparents.online as he shares with us how he managed to overcome his addiction to pornography.

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Pornography is a multi-billion-dollar industry. And it has had a huge impact on individuals, families and societies.

How does pornography affect us and our children? How do people get addicted to it? Can we overcome pornography addiction? If so, how? And how can we protect our children from its snares? 

Join us as we interview Dr Christopher Cheok, Senior Consultant at the Institute of Mental Health, as he helps us unpack these questions and more.

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We and our children are bombarded by all sorts of influences, by the very fact of our participation in society. Some of these may be good, and some not so good, possibly even deleterious to our flourishing as human persons made in the image and likeness of God.

How can we respond to these influences, especially the negative ones? How does our faith help us on this journey to true fulfilment according to God’s plan for us?

Join us as we listen to Mr Bryan Shen’s input on this topic, and see how our faith plays such a significant part in our human flourishing.

Mr Shen is a Professional Counsellor & Supervisor Registered with the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC). He has much experience in working with clients, both young and not so young, including parents. He is also a member of the IFTCC (International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling and Choice).

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Sex education is ubiquitous in many school systems today. One of the common questions that many parents wrestle with is this: should we let our children attend these in school? Or should we just rely on the catechism classes in church to do the job? Or should we simply be the ones to teach it at home?

We discuss the various considerations Catholic parents can pray and discern over, in order to optimise the formation of our children in this area of sexuality education.

Many parents instinctively want our children to dress modestly, do we not? Why do we want to do so? What is wrong with our children showing off their “assets”?

We discuss these questions, and how we can go about forming our children in the virtue of modesty.

Surveys suggest that more people seem to be having premarital sex and living together before marriage.

Yet studies also suggest a positive correlation between these and subsequent divorce later.

As Catholic parents, we know that sexual intercourse is reserved for the married. After all, sexual intercourse is essentially a bodily proclamation of our wedding vows, a time when our wedding vows that we professed at the altar become flesh in and through our bodies. Anything other than marital intercourse speaks the language of the body falsely and in an incoherent manner.

Yet how can we form our children in this area? How can we equip them? Especially when many sectors of society and social media are telling them very different things and attempting to shape their values in a different way?

This episode discusses how we can approach this topic with our children, and prepare them to face the pressures, both subtle and not so subtle, that they will surely encounter in this world.

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