From Aggie Catholics There are several questions we need to sort through before we get to the reason we all need Confession. Is the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) necessary to have your sins forgiven or can you go straight to God? Why do we need this Sacrament? Where did it come from? What does sin […]
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Words For Reflection This Lenten Season
Bishop Álvaro del Portillo, former head of Opus Dei, will be beatified in Madrid in the fall of 2014. The following is an excerpt from a pastoral letter written by Bishop Álvaro del Portillo on December 25, 1985: …many generations which should belong to Christ and the Church are being lost in these years, and because, […]
This Speech On Abortion By A 12-Year-Old Left Her Pro-Choice Teacher Speechless
From ViralVita At first Lia’s pro-choice teacher told her that she was disqualified from the school’s speech competition because her topic was too controversial. But then she HEARD the speech and was so blown away she changed her mind. Lia went on to WIN the competition! And no wonder. Lia is more articulate than 98% of […]
Prof. Michael McConnell on the Hobby Lobby Arguments
I’m delighted to pass along this item from Prof. Michael McConnell at Stanford. In my view, Michael is probably tied for most influential and respected Religion Clauses scholar in the nation today, both on the Free Exercise Clause side and the Establishment Clause side. He obviously has a perspective of his own on the underlying […]
Contraception Disrupts ‘Language of Love,’ Bishop Conley Teaches
From Catholic News Agency Bishop James Conley of Lincoln hopes his new pastoral letter on the sacrificial “language of love” and the disruptive immorality of contraception will be received “with open hearts and open minds.” “My hope is that people, Catholic couples especially, and also Catholic physicians and pharmacists, will be willing to look at […]
Penance and Mortification – What Is the Difference?
From Catholic.net Question: OK, now I have a better grasp of what we mean by “mortification,” but that has raised another question. Is there difference between mortification and penance or penitence. Answer: This is a very interesting question. The distinction between mortification (synonymous in most spiritual writers with self-denial, abnegation, self-renunciation, dying to self) and […]
Tackle Tempation and Sin or Risk Ruination
From the Archdiocese of Washington The Gospel today says that Jesus was tempted by the Devil in the desert. Hebrews 4:15 also affirms: For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. How exactly a […]
A Strong Bishop Speaks Out on Pornography
From The Catholic Thing I don’t remember the first electric moment I saw pornography for the first time, but I do remember how we as little boys in the early 1960s were obsessed with the images in Playboy. I remember how casual it all seemed to be among the adults, though not my own Mom […]
Legatus Summit Blew Us Away
From LifeSiteNews John-Henry Westen, Jon Fidero and I just came back from attending the annual Legatus Summit in Orlando, Florida that took place this past Thursday to Saturday. It was an astonishing event, in that every speaker was rock solid and of the highest quality from the pro-life and pro-family perspective. For those of us […]
Audio of Fr. Larry Richards’ Mission at Church of the Epiphany
Here are the audio recordings of Fr. Larry Richards’ FANTASTIC 4-day mission at Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids, MN. Click on the PLAY arrow to listen online. Click on the DOWNLOAD button to save a file to your local media library so you can listen to Fr. Larry’s talks on your phone or […]