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• Does God Wound Us?

  

  Stephen Beale argues that the answer is... absolutely: We are wounded by God because in being touched by Him we have been opened to a whole new way of living an... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "What’s the Point? Why Should I Bother?"

  

  Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman examines the nature of and the purposes for the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass: “It would be easier for the world to survive... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 SOCIETY

• This Was Inevitable

  

  You'd have to be a fool not to have seen it coming: For years, those in favor of same-sex marriage have argued that all Americans should be free to live as... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 SOCIETY

• All You Need to Know About This President...

  

  ... you'll find in this appointment: President Barack Obama on Friday turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation’s Ebola response as efforts to clamp down o... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Forgive and They Won’t Own You Anymore"

  

  There's an art to forgiveness, meaning, if it's easy to forgive, has forgiveness really been given? Mark Shea: Real forgiveness is hard because it address... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Do We Have a Right to Commit Suicide?"

  

  Trent Horn is taking on the thorny issue of "dying with dignity": By now you’ve probably heard of the tragic story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman who... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "You Must Immediately Be Some Sort of Legalistic, Harsh, Unwelcoming, Pharisee"

  

  Fr. Longenecker so speaks for me in this post put up yesterday: I honestly believe the historic Catholic faith and I wish to proclaim it in its glorious... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Houston, You Have a Problem

  

  And the reality is, we all do: Houston's embattled equal rights ordinance took another legal turn this week when it surfaced that city attorneys, in an unusual... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Sheep, Goats and Jackasses

  

  Rebecca Frech has written a modern day parable of sorts on Catholic Church leadership: On my way home tonight, I drove past a field filled with goats and few... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Imagine Your Nemesis on His Deathbed"

  

  Best advice I've seen yet for those whining about the happenings at the Family Synod comes our way via Jennifer Fitz: If you find yourself stuck on the grumpy... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "It Was Holy and Beautiful to Behold"

  

  I remember well, when I was not attached to a particular faith tradition, when I was in essence denomination-less, church-less, yet still filled with a faith... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Do Not Fall into the Deep and Wide Trap"

  

  Much to take away from this piece by Nicole Demille: A good number of folks don't set out to isolate themselves or alienate other Christians.  It just sort of... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Nina Pham, Nurse with Ebola, Described as "compassionate and Caring... Loved...

  

  Via the New York Times: Since local officials announced Ms. Pham’s positive test early on Sunday, the news has resonated through circles of friends who worked... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 SOCIETY

• I'm Trying to Understand...

  

  ... why my conservative Catholic kinsmen are up in arms and claiming doom and gloom relating to the news coming out of the Family Synod today in Rome. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "The Real Tragedy"

  

  I first brought up the story of the lesbian couple suing a sperm bank 10 days ago and opined then: Coming to a neighborhood store near you, a returns counter... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Our Very Existence Will Be Regarded as a Danger."

  

  “The more Christian we become, the more God fearing we are, the more we insist on morality in education, family life and politics, the more we will be... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "The Human Spirit is Often Invaded by a Kind of Ambiguous Thinking..."

  

  One of the most significant aspects of our current situation, it should be noted, is the “crisis of meaning”. Perspectives on life and the world, often of a... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Love Like Radiant Diamonds"

  

  This, by a group called Needtobreathe, is excellent: Your love is like radiant diamondsBursting inside us we cannot containYour love will surely come find usLik... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "The Thirst for Truth is So Rooted in the Human Heart That to Be Obliged to...

  

  Through the centuries, philosophers have sought to discover and articulate such a truth, giving rise to various systems and schools of thought. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Only True Values Can Lead People to Realize Themselves Fully"

  

  It is rightly claimed that persons have reached adulthood when they can distinguish independently between truth and falsehood, making up their own minds about... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 SOCIETY