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Tag: Politics
Political Golden calf
When your political affiliation or political ideology means more to you than God and His will, then politics is your golden calf.
Pastoral care can’t be pastoral betrayal
Pope Francis has called for priests to be “pastoral rather than political” when faced with the question of who can receive communion. But what the holy father is perhaps unwittingly calling for is actually contrary to good pastoral care. At its heart it is a betrayal of the entire fold.
Catholic teaching is not “catholic opinion”
The statement “I don’t like abortion but I’ll defend someone’s right to choose it” is fundamentally flawed. That’s not my opinion, it is an objective fact
Is Joe Biden Catholic? “Yes”!
This is a question that has been discussed before Joe Biden, and will continue to be debated for the next four years of President Biden’s administration, and beyond. The question: Can we say that Joe Biden is a Catholic, given his vocal and active rejection of a core teachings of the Catholic faith—namely, and perhaps among other things, the Church’s teaching on abortion?
Fire Forges Saints (The 3 chastisements)
Becoming saints is our calling, but it is not easy. Sometimes God sends us chastisements to speed us along. But they only work if we embrace them.
The Case for Religious Freedom [That the Bishops SHOULD be Making]
The Catholic churches in America are making faulty arguments in defense of our rights to attend mass. Here’s what they should be saying, and why.
Heaven, or Earth?
The answer is both! But so many of us are fixed only on one or the other. Therein is the problem of the modern Catholic Church, and so many modern Catholics.
When Catholic Talk is Cheap
Talk is cheap. Only actions have high value. That is universally true because talk doesn’t directly make change. Actions do. Talk I’m increasingly confused and frustrated by the Church’s modern rhetoric. Too often it seems […]
Ireland Spits at God, Begs his Wrath in Repeal of 8th Amendment
In a referendum vote, the people of Ireland have voted to repeal the 8th Amendment to their constitution, effectively clearing the way for legal abortion. This is yet another moment where the people, not a court, not a […]
The NY Daily News: Secular Liberal Propaganda that Opposes Life
This cover of the NY Daily News really got under my skin. “They do royal weddings. We do school kids’ funerals.” Really? Where was the Daily News when a baby named Alfie Evans was basically […]