IVF

I do not believe that there are any cons related to IVF. Yes the church may see it as "playing God", but isn't that what doctors do every time they give someone medicine? If the church sees helping those who cannot conceive as bad and immoral, then the church should see every bit of technology and science as evil. God created people to be able to make advances and build new technology. It is up to each person to decide if they will use his or her skills for good or bad. IVF IS NOT BAD. Many medical procedures are expensive because the technology is so relatively new. This does not mean that the wealthy should not be allowed to purchase these procedures. If God intended for people to not use technology like birth control, life support, IVF, and other developments that help with the treatment of things like cancer and diabetes, he would not have created someone with the aptitude to manufacture these advances.

He's Just Not That Into You

In the movie, Beth and her boyfriend, Neil, have been dating for 7 years but Neil refuses to marry her. It is not because Neil doesn't love her, but rather he does not believe in marriage. Beth gives him a choice, he can either marry her or they can break up. The couple breaks up, but Beth realizes that Neil is more of a husband to her than any of her sister's actual husbands. Beth tells Neil that they don't have to get married, she just wants to be with him. In the end, he finally proposes to her!! This relates to how and why people choose to get married.

The character Gigi is on a constant search for love that drives her a little nuts. She is so desperate that she lets people walk all over her and she comes off very needy. Gigi over thinks everything and reads too much into tiny things; she makes herself believe there is more going on than there actually is going on. She can be related to what we have learned in class through the amount of focus she places on dating and finding the right guy, allowing this focus to take over her life.

The Changing Face of Marriage

I feel that I have benefited from the "domestic church". My dad isn't very religious, but he supported my mother's wish to raise my sisters and I in the Catholic faith and to send us to Catholic schools. When my sisters and I each received the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, and Confirmation, we usually had some type of celebration that brought my family together. Catholicism has provided me with what I perceive to be a strong moral compass. There are many grey areas, especially with the Church and changing cultural beliefs, but what it means to be a good Christian has stayed relatively standard. Because of my positive experiences, I hope to raise my own children in the Catholic Church. 

Not everyone shares my beliefs in the domestic church. The rate of divorce is at an all time high and young couples are wary of marriage and all of the troubles it seems to bring. Two people in love do not need to be married, they can break up and not have to go through messy divorce proceedings. However, as soon as two people have a child, I believe the parents should be married. The child is dependent on his or her parents for support in all aspects of life. Parents who are not married and do not establish themselves as an entity, are not often able to provide the strong foundation for the child to flourish. The parents can easily separate and move apart while the child is left hanging in the middle.