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A bitter pill to swallow: sex education must face the facts about contraception
(7 minute read) Louise Kirk argues that promotion of the contraceptive pill in much of contemporary sex education is based on outdated science.
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Art for the soul
(3 minute read) Clare Campbell hails the benefits of allowing children to express themselves … however messily!
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The elderly cure us from our obsession with haste
(5 minute read) “The rhythms of old age are an indispensable resource for grasping the meaning of life”, says Pope Francis.
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Healing wounded hearts
(4 minute read) A better future is possible if we get sex into the right context, argue Karl Gustel Wärnberg and Edmund P Adamus.
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The grace of time: why the young and the old must learn from each other
(5 minute read) “Everything beautiful that a society has is related to the roots of the elderly”, argues Pope Francis.
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Learning to love yourself and others
(4 minute read) A better possible world is a more loving one, argues Rupen Gahir Kalsi.
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Let it go
(3 minute read) Parents and teachers must learn to let go in order to move forward, counsels seasoned headteacher Clare Campbell.
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A pauper’s Christmas
(6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes beyond the Christmas card imagery to discover the disturbing truth about life in Victorian England.
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Bringing Christmas to life
(4 minute read) Clare Campbell describes how one school puts the Christmas message into action … to powerful effect.
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Joy to the world
(3 minute read) In adulthood festive joy is changed, not ended, as Marie McCoy discovers.