Is it ever okay to lie?  It’s an important question on which there is no clear consensus.  There are three problems to consider: those who have no right to the truth those who can’t handle the truth those who do not have the use of reason Concerns:  The concern of the first is for the […]... Read More

I watched a little SNL tonight. At what point did late night TV become the entertainment division of the Democratic National Committee? Going back to the 70’s, Johnny Carson was down the middle with his comedy, as was Leno, and Letterman was when he was on NBC. The angry crotchety liberal version of Letterman only […]... Read More

Two basic religious truths: 1) The evil of sin is infinitely greater than we can imagine. 2) The mercy of God is infinitely greater than that. Two psychological truths: a) Ignorance of #2 leads to self-loathing, shame, and fear (Gn 3:8). b) Ignorance of #1 leads to arrogance, pride, and obsession (Gn 3:12). Two-fold spiritual […]... Read More

The family is a reflection of the Trinity as a communion of Persons.  Life is love-giving and Love is life-giving. The Holy Spirit who is  Life, eternally proceeds from the unimpeded Love between the Father and the Son. In a similar analogous way, a child is the love between his father and his mother.  Life […]... Read More

It is an absurd claim that recognizing an act as unnatural or perverted means being afraid of those who may perform it.  You don’t have sandphobia, for example, if you recognize eating sand is unnatural.  Likewise, the words ‘homophobia’ and ‘transphobia’ cleverly seek to label people with an irrational fear when in reality the irrationality […]... Read More