Bringing clarity to the provision of nutrition and hydration to the terminally ill, dying, or those in persistent vegetative state (PVS). Hearing about “health care proxies,” “living wills,” “durable power of attorney” can be somewhat baf … [Read more...]
Articles
Why Study Latin and Greek?
February 18, 2012 by Fr. John M. McDermott, SJ
Studying Greece and Rome both reveals the basis of Western culture, while providing the study of a culture’s internal coherence. I always suspected a massive plot behind the sudden demise of classical languages in Catholic schools and un … [Read more...]
With Burning Anxiety
February 10, 2012 by Dr. Charles P. Poole, PhD
A concerned reaction to the HHS mandate and its effect on our religious liberty On the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary time, February 5, 2012, the bishops, throughout the United States, wrote an official letter to be read to the faithful at all … [Read more...]
A Passion for Christ (II)
February 10, 2012 by Rev. Todd Lajiness
Pedagogical Considerations for Roman Catholic Seminary Intellectual Formation Fill it up or light it up? Introduction The activity of teaching has taken on many forms throughout the course of history, whether it is manifested in the … [Read more...]
Pope John Paul II, Humanae Vitae, and the Theology of the Body
February 3, 2012 by Dr. Charles W. Norris, M.D.
Humanae Vitae, correctly understood and followed, could change the world. In September 2010, Fr. Matthew Habiger, OSB, Associate Director of Natural Family Planning (NFP) Outreach visited made a presentation to adults and teenagers here … [Read more...]
Does Morality Inhibit Freedom?
January 31, 2012 by Kathleen Curran Sweeney
St. Thomas Aquinas gave primacy to the natural reason as formative in our free choices—the use of reason ordered to truth, and the will ordered to the good, uniting to make a choice. “Jesus didn’t come to give us a bunch of rules.” Perh … [Read more...]
Beyond Dallas
January 24, 2012 by Fr. Theodore R. Book
The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is still well-suited for that task, but it is essentially negative as it does not articulate very well the priestly calling. In June 2002, the Catholic bishops of the United Sta … [Read more...]
Zeal for God’s House: An architect’s reflections on Sacred Space
January 24, 2012 by Henry Hardinge Menzies
Something vital has been lost in Catholic church architecture, obscuring any indication that God is truly present there. “Zeal for your house consumes me.” (Jn 2:15) The sun was setting over the vast Valley of Mexico as I climbed up to the … [Read more...]
Scripture Is a Unique Word
January 1, 2012 by Francis Etheredge
This Word of God continues the creativity of our Creator. There is a tendency to reflect on Scripture as if it is “just” another word in the marketplace: one word among many, competing, like each one does, for our limited attention; but I … [Read more...]
The Catholic Faith Is Not a Noble Lie
January 1, 2012 by Thomas Storck
What is needed is a real debate on religious questions providing a rational public apologetic for the faith. For we were not following fictitious tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had … [Read more...]
Cross, Altar and the Right Way of Praying
January 1, 2012 by Fr. Stefan Heid
Recalling the rituals and rubrics of the past which retain their meaning today. In the Vatican, and in the pontifical basilicas of Rome (formerly called “patriarchal basilicas”), a ruling has recently been made that a standing cross sho … [Read more...]
Education as Transformation
January 1, 2012 by Mo Woltering
The natural inclination to know rightly, and live nobly, is concept that was articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas, called connaturality. Education in the Church takes many diverse forms: preaching, marriage preparation, catechizing our … [Read more...]
The Ignorance of Christ?
January 1, 2012 by Fr. Dylan Schrader
“When did Jesus know that he was God?” We are not surprised when children and adults in our parishes, who have a healthy curiosity about their faith, ask this question. It is a good question that grows out of a desire to get to know Jesus be … [Read more...]
What is Moral Conscience?
January 1, 2012 by Rev. Thomas V. Berg, PhD
Refuting four mistaken ideas about conscience in light of the natural law tradition. My experience as a teacher, counselor and confessor has repeatedly confirmed that there is a tremendous amount of confusion, especially among Catholics, … [Read more...]
Confronting the Claim of Eastern Orthodoxy to be the True Church
January 1, 2012 by James Likoudis
Understanding the conflicting claims of Catholicism versus Eastern Orthodoxy Among the lapsed from the Catholic Church in the turbulent post-conciliar period are those Catholics who became so disenchanted with the liturgical disarray and … [Read more...]
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