Abortion is a mortal sin under any circumstances. The well-intentioned relativists sincerely believe that exceptions can be made for rape, incest, and protection of the life of the mother. I understand this view point, but I cannot agree and still claim to be in communion with the Catholic Church. I welcome laws that protect the …
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Since the fall of man, we deal daily with the conflict between virtue and vice. Virtues are those characteristics or behaviors that move the soul closer to union with God. Each virtue has an exact opposite vice, a sin causing the separation of the soul from God’s sanctifying grace. Humility and pride are the highest virtue …
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Our parents and catechists taught us as small children that God created us to know, love, and serve Him with the end goal of being with him in Heaven for all eternity. Our human mind, especially as children, cannot conceive of the reality of Heaven or what eternal life will be like once we get …
Introduction Social injustice has been committed against people based on race, gender, class, religion and ethnicity throughout all human history and the practice continues today. The perpetrators of injustice include recognized authorities and institutions as well as individuals. The human being, created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26-31), is called to rise …
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Growing up in the South in the 1980s, I was raised by a good family: a mother and father, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I grew up cradle Catholic, with my grandparents impacting my faith more than any others. My family was kind to all people, regardless of their color and they treated all people fairly as …
Litany of the Blessed Sacrament Down in adoration falling He who is the beginning The first born of the dead So that primacy may be His in everything In you there is abundant comfort In you there is infinite mercy In you there is peace beyond all understanding In you there is all consolation In …
Living in the 21st century in the time of a great plague seems either apocalyptic or something out of a science fiction novel. The truth of the matter is that humanity has endured epidemics for all of human history. Our current malady is neither mysterious or apocalyptic. It is the result of natural biological processes, …
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Physically separated I’ve adored you from afar. I had come to take for granted your physical presence; when you and I are one. Obstinately I shamed those that won’t allow us to be together. But in time and weakness I would forget, like a child distracted by a new friend at the expense of the …
I go to the hill of the skulls Not unlike everyman I go on fully aware Accompanied alone Mal de vivre, the ironic joy How long the journey? I do not know Make haste! Salvation is at hand I go to the hill of the skulls In no man can I confide The Cyrene I …