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The Pill, Me, and NOT the Catholic Church
People generally accept that the Catholic Church is unreasonable, so they are shocked to find that she allows doctors to use scalpels to cut people! Can you believe that?! A Church which supposedly opposes physical mutilation has no objection to … Continue reading
Advent Grocery Challenge
This year one of the ways that I am preparing to welcome the Christ Child at Christmas is by becoming more conscious of my consumption in the form of groceries. The challenge is to: Set a food budget Seek to under-spend the … Continue reading
Birth Control, Contraception, and the Catholic Church
I cringe whenever people say that the Catholic Church opposes birth control. And, if it is appropriate in the context, I do my best to correct them: the Catholic Church does not oppose birth control; it opposes contraception. What is … Continue reading
Choir Stalls
Today is Ash Wednesday. That means that Lent is here. The fact that it is Lent means that I get to go to a local monastery to pray almost every day. I love monasteries. They are peaceful and wonderful. You don’t need … Continue reading
Servant of God Óscar Romero
Today is the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero. And I do not know what to say. I do not want to reduce his life to politics. I do not want to get into the Church politics which undoubtedly contribute to the delay in … Continue reading
Please Answer: Sex and Marriage
“Sex is marriage and marriage is sex.” I will post on this after Easter, but for now I would love to have your view. Do you agree or disagree? Do you identify as a member of any religion?
Happy Mardi Gras!
I have to admit that I do not really “get” Mardi Gras. Is the idea to party so hard that you are asleep for all of Lent (or at least Ash Wednesday)? I used to think of Mardi Gras as … Continue reading
But Where is Jesus?
Over the past few months I have been given a great gift. By American standards I have been poor. It is not real poverty: there has been plenty of (really cheap) food, and I was not homeless. But money is tight. Very … Continue reading
I Submit the Obvious
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the church, he himself the … Continue reading
Catholic Scandal
There is a Catholic saying that “the Church lives on forgiveness.” The most important thing that I could possibly express about the topic of scandal in the Catholic Church is sorrow. I am sorry. No, I am not a bishop, … Continue reading