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Much of the modern and post-modern project of ethics differs from Catholic ethics in this: The Church asks (among other things) how can we avoid harming and killing as much as possible and emphasize what makes for human flourishing? Our culture asks “When do we *get* to harm and kill humans?” I wish I could…
Be a political figure and post this:Then, by way of apology to your Missouri constituents, explain that “at one time I was a very active Republican”.No. Really:Here’s the thing, Mr. Tinsley. Good job attempting the apology. I think your heart was in the right place and that you are sorry. But when you feel compelled…
The occult is something where I am mostly out of my depth, particularly when it comes to the Church’s pastoral responses. My passing acquaintance with it has come from press clippings from the (I think) wildly dubious and unreliable Fr. Gabriele Amorth, whom many Catholics mysteriously trust despite massive reasons not to do so, and…
…is revealed over at the Register.
A reader writes:I know that some of your readers have refused to acknowledge that this is an issue, but sincere pro-lifers need to be concerned about the job security and safety for pregnant women. This poor lady is losing her house and job as she is expecting and she is not the only one. Why…
It’s long (and a bit rude here and there, like the Bard himself), but fantastic:A fine way to spend an hour and a half on Labor Day!
Once, when he visited the pope, the Holy Father showed off some of his bling and remarked “Peter can no longer say, ‘Silver and gold I do not have.’” To which the pithy saint replied “Neither can he say, ‘Rise and walk.’”Here’s the deal: I totally agree with Dorothy Day that when it comes to…
Why then, since we are watched from above by such a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of all that weighs us down, of the sinful habit that clings so closely, and run, with all endurance, the race for which we are entered. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the origin and the crown…