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Category: Morality

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2023

A Catholic Priest Who Doesn’t Understand What Marriage Is

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Over the weekend, Father James Martin, a … Continue Reading

Posted on November 29, 2022November 30, 2022

What Human Sperm Can Teach Us About Morality

A version of this article originally appeared on Catholic Stand.

When observing an object, … Continue Reading

Posted on October 22, 2022December 11, 2022

Why Atheism Needs God

This article also appeared on Catholic Stand, a Catholic e-magazine.

In 1947, C.S. Lewis … Continue Reading

Posted on April 30, 2022September 25, 2022

Biblical Evidence for Justification by Faith and Works

Christians

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Have you ever heard someone object to … Continue Reading

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

“Let’s Go, Brandon!”

Corruption, Deceit, Deception, Euphemism, Fake News

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

“Let’s go, Brandon!” has become a popular … Continue Reading

Posted on November 4, 2021October 23, 2022

Identifying and Rooting Out Sin – Part II

confession, sin

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In Part I of this article, I … Continue Reading

Posted on November 4, 2021October 22, 2022

Identifying and Rooting Out Sin – Part I

confess, repent, Confession

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In my last article, Attaining Moral Perfection … Continue Reading

Posted on September 9, 2021November 6, 2021

Attaining Moral Perfection In This Life

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

All humans struggle with moral perfection. Jesus … Continue Reading

Posted on August 13, 2021February 6, 2023

Wives Be Subject to Your Husbands, And…

marriage, matrimony, love, faithful

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand under the title Another Look at Wives Being … Continue Reading

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Terminating a Popular Pro-Abortion Argument

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In 1971, the Philosophy and Public Affairs… Continue Reading

Posted on January 27, 2021February 24, 2022

Morality Part 2 For Confirmation Students

Life

The previous lesson looked at sex, marriage, and sexual sins.  This lesson will discuss … Continue Reading

Posted on January 25, 2021March 3, 2022

Morality Part 1 For Confirmation Students

Sex and Marriage

  1. God designed men and women to have complementary halves of a reproductive
… Continue Reading
Posted on January 11, 2021January 12, 2021

Proving the Existence of the Immortal Human Soul

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

The concept of a human soul is … Continue Reading

Posted on December 4, 2020December 13, 2020

Cheap Grace and Negligent Clergy

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

For at least the last half century, … Continue Reading

Posted on November 17, 2020December 2, 2020

Letter to a Negligent Priest Template

Dear Father XXXXXXX,

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.  As you … Continue Reading

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020

Identifying and Responding to Catholic Imposters

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Since returning to the Catholic Church nine … Continue Reading

Posted on September 30, 2020November 23, 2021

How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity- Part II

How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity-Part II appeared first on Catholic Stand. To read Part … Continue Reading

Posted on September 29, 2020November 23, 2021

How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity-Part I

How Counterfeit Churches Devalue Christianity appeared first on Catholic Stand.

Since the Protestant rebellion over … Continue Reading

Posted on September 1, 2020August 8, 2021

Accessory to Murder by Voting

With the U.S. elections upon us, we should take a few moments to recall the … Continue Reading

Posted on August 5, 2020August 6, 2020

9 Meditations on Select Gospel Passages (Meditation 1: The Indissolubility of Marriage)

What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Click on the square in … Continue Reading

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

The Real Opium of the People

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A recent news article reported a spike in opioid overdose deaths since the COVID-19 isolation … Continue Reading

Posted on June 24, 2020July 1, 2020

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 12: Common Questions)

1. Since an elderly couple cannot have children and, therefore, their sexual act is no … Continue Reading

Posted on June 24, 2020July 15, 2022

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 11: Capital Punishment)

Catechism paragraph 2267 states, “Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, … Continue Reading

Posted on June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 10: Euthanasia)

Catechism paragraphs 2277 to 2278 state, “Whatever its motives and means, direct euthanasia consists in … Continue Reading

Posted on June 22, 2020June 24, 2020

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 9: In-Vitro Fertilization and Artificial Insemination)

Although human life is intrinsically valuable, how we go about creating human life can be … Continue Reading

Posted on June 21, 2020August 2, 2021

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 8: Abortion)

Murder is the intentional killing of innocent human being by another human.  Direct abortion is … Continue Reading

Posted on June 20, 2020August 2, 2021

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 7: The Dignity of Human Life)

Before discussing human dignity, we need to talk about God, His existence and some of … Continue Reading

Posted on June 19, 2020June 22, 2020

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 6b: Homosexual Behavior)

How can homosexuality be immoral if people are born this way and they aren’t hurting … Continue Reading

Posted on June 18, 2020June 24, 2020

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 6a: Homosexual Behavior)

Is it morally permissible for homosexuals to “marry” if they love one another?  Does same-sex … Continue Reading

Posted on June 17, 2020March 4, 2022

12-Part Series on Morality (Part 5: Contraception and Natural Family Planning)

There’s a common misconception that if contraception is wrong because it’s a way to have … Continue Reading

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