paradise-heaven

Supernatural Gift of Faith is Another Term for Spiritual Sight

Before sin entered the world and disconnected human nature from perfect union with God, our first parents were able to ‘see’ God through faith, by the unimpeded sanctifying grace that was offered (but rejected). This spiritual sight is restored by the grace won for humanity on the cross, albeit as a bit more cloudy and […]... Read More

“I just finished reading the ‘Devil-ution of Society.'”

This Instant Message just came to me, verbatim, from a Facebook friend that I’ve never met: . “Paul, just finished reading “THE DEVIL-UTION OF SOCIETY.” Spot on! Thank you for challenging Catholics to pay attention to the tenets of the Church. I understand why some “avoided” you after reading the book. It hit home & they […]... Read More

The Complementary Sexual Dynamic the Modern World Hates

Today’s first reading at Mass is the most un-PC in the New Testament (Eph 5:21-33), which, unfortunately, leads some clergy to avoid it out of lack of faith, lack of understanding, or cowardice. Yet, it offers a clear illustration of the beauty of the masculine-feminine relational dynamic, whose source is found the eternal relation between […]... Read More

When Killing the Innocent Becomes Inevitable

In one sense, abortion is inevitable in a society that rejects its Christian heritage. Human sacrifice was common and universal in pre-Christian times, as it is in post-Christian times with abortion. Original sin created such vile in the human heart that killing the innocent became a common way of cathartically soothing it. Christ willingly became […]... Read More

Joe and Sally Discuss Attending an Invalid Wedding

Sally: Hi Joe. Are you coming to my Wendy’s wedding? Joe: Oh, I’m sorry Sally, I’m unable to make that. I was about to send you back the RSVP letting you know. Sally: Oh, no! You have an emergency? Joe: No. It’s that Wendy is a baptized Catholic, which means that if she “marries” outside […]... Read More
Three faiths

The Key Inconsistancy in Judaism and Islam

It seems that non-Christian monotheists (Jews, Muslims) have a strong sense of justice on the micro level but not the macro level. This is a bit perplexing. Retaliation and vengeance to make things right have long traditions in these faith communities; but even with this collective sense of justice, the need to properly make things […]... Read More
Opposites

Falsehood Leads to Two Extremes

It’s interesting that today’s post-Christian agnosticism holds two extremes with regard to the afterlife: there is no Heaven and everyone goes to Heaven. In other words, nobody goes there and everyone goes there. But this is the normal pattern that results from holding onto an erroneous premise. Some other examples: Modern societies that do not […]... Read More
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What exactly are they celebrating?

Today is the solemnity of the beheading of John the Baptist; a very important witness for our time. As the precurser of Jesus, John was martyred for pointing out the illicit union and invalid marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodius. According to today’s gospel, both were offended by John’s words. But notice their different reactions: […]... Read More