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Necessity of Evangelization over Politics

With one disappointing election after another, we must admit that after 50 years of cultural decay, attempting to change things through the political process may be futile. Our nation as a whole has rejected Reason (the Logos) and embraced irrational power-driven hypocrisy that seeks to dominate others for one’s own selfish ends. This latter way […]... Read More
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Why Not Just Pray Directly to God?

One of the most common errors about Catholicism that invariably pops up among non-Catholic Christians is often found in question form: . Why don’t Catholics just pray directly to God? . In short, Catholic DO pray directly to God. We just recognize the Church is a family. In the order of grace God is Father, […]... Read More
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Those Who ‘Assign’ Rather than Recognize Reality

The notion of someone’s sex being “assigned at birth” has been made popular by people who believe we create reality rather than discover it. This aberration has become popular today throughout society. By refusing to recognize objective truth, people of this mentality reject that anything can be objectively disordered – unless we declare it to […]... Read More
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The Two Halves of Humanity

Woman is home, the womb from which all humanity springs. Man is destination, humanity seeking its end. Together they represent being and becoming, the earth and the sky, roots and dreams, the familiar and the mysterious, the present and future, love and truth. Every member of the body needs the influence of the heart and […]... Read More

The Two Psychological Orientations of Our Age

We all sense it. All you have to do is turn on CNN or MSNBC for 20 seconds on any given night to see it. It’s a fascinating phenomenon that has gripped Western society for several decades: Half the population thinks the other half sees everything upside-down and inside-out. Put another way, today’s world is […]... Read More
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Since it’s born of a sense of justice, what’s wrong with vengeance?

I was thinking of the concept of forgiveness at Mass today, considering why the desire to ‘get even’ with one who has done grave injury is a bad thing. After all, such evenness indicates a desire for justice, which is good. In fact, justice – which is to give what is due to another – […]... Read More

Forgive 77 Times?

Sunday’s gospel reading was about forgiveness. A main theme was that since God forgives us, we should never refuse to forgive others. Forgiveness, however, is a bit complex and commonly misunderstood. What does it mean to forgive? Let’s go beneath the surface. First, forgiveness seems to have two related meanings found in Scripture and common […]... Read More