About
Peter Santiago
Peter Santiago is a 2017 graduate of Saint Vincent College with a BA in Politics and Theology. He grew up in Elizabeth NJ. During his time at Saint Vincent College, Peter Santiago met a member of The Culture Project's staff. Peter began to ask him questions about the virtue of chastity, Theology of the Body, and the Culture Project. Peter Santiago was mystified by the message of Theology of the Body because it was unique and attractive. A few years later, Peter answered God's call to serve others as a Culture Project missionary. "We tend to forget that real love requires sacrifice. I believe that beauty originates in self-sacrificial love. I hope that during my time as a Culture Project missionary I can communicate that in word and deed."
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Peter Santiago
Chastity: A Life of Fun & Love
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Peter Santiago
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August 13th, 2019
What is your favorite thing about practicing chastity? I want to preface that practicing chastity is not the easiest thing to do. It’s easy to fall out of the virtues that we desire to live out. The life of chastity is not for the faint of heart; it’s actually for the courageous. It’s a life…
A Fast for Love
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Peter Santiago
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August 8th, 2019
Want to grow in chastity? Try fasting. I remember the summer I decided to take on fasting for some friends and family to feel more connected to them. I set it in my phone’s calendar so I would remember. I asked the people I love how could I pray for them and in turn I…
Listen
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Peter Santiago
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May 21st, 2019
I remember when I first heard the term: emotional first aid. I was in high school when I was taught what to do when a friend is in crisis. Our culture places a high priority on communication through speaking, and there are various outlets to express our ideas and opinions. However, we have to remember…
WHAT IF SHE DOESN’T WANT ME TO PRACTICE CHASTITY?
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Peter Santiago
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May 14th, 2019
A student at a school once asked me, “what if she doesn’t want me to practice chastity?” This is a great question. My initial response was to tell him to practice it anyway, but that did not seem sufficient. Striving to live out sexual integrity is good, and it is even better when you can…
Did I just see that?
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Peter Santiago
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May 8th, 2019
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” – Shakespeare I recently heard yet another story of an innocent Google search turning into an abyss of porn. One mistyped word in the search bar launched my friend into another world. With an estimated 370 million pornographic websites targeting millions of people, pornography is now…
Eyes of Love
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Peter Santiago
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March 12th, 2019
“And if I asked you about love you would probably quote me a sonnet, but you’ve never looked at a woman and been truly vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes.” This is my favorite quote from the film Good Will Hunting. There are plenty ways of “looking at people.” We look…
Where Are All The Men?
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Peter Santiago
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March 4th, 2019
Many of my male friends in high school would approach me crying saying, “I will never know my father because he either left, is in jail, or was killed.” There is a desperate cry in each of our hearts to be seen, known, and loved by a father, and in the absence of fathers, boys…
Friendship with the Complementary Sex
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Peter Santiago
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February 21st, 2019
We both left feeling unheard and rejected. My friend and I recently met with an important group of people, but left without getting a chance to share our ideas. I asked my friend what her thoughts were regarding the experience, and she expressed that, “they asked us for our opinions, but did not give us…