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Sex is a Moral Issue
Recently I read an article within which a fairly respected Catholic moralist commented that the church is too hung up on sex. It has, in his words, an obsession with
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Of Oranges and Pennies
This summer, on a couple of occasions, a particular skepticism of mine was assaulted. You see, I am one of those people whose faith allows for God to do big,
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Kissing the Leper
There is a story told about Francis of Assisi, perhaps more mythical than factual, which illustrates how touching the poor is the cure for a mediocre and dying faith: One
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Sex And Morality
Recently I read an article within which a fairly respected Catholic moralist commented that the church is too hung up on sex. It has, in his words, an obsession with
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Scapegoating Priests
Faulty diagnosis makes for wrong prescription. Unless a disease is diagnosed properly there is little chance of effective treatment. These principles should be brought forth, front and centre, today regarding
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Ever So Brief A Glory
The last couple of years have not been particularly kind to my family. Two years ago, a sister was lost to cancer; this spring, a brother-in-law died suddenly of a
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Humanae Vitae … 25 Years Later
In late summer, 1968, Paul V1 released the encyclical, Humanae Vitae. Few church documents in recent centuries have caused the kind of stir that ensued. Almost immediately every kind of
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An Honest Anger
Today, for the main part, most of us live in chronic depression. This is not clinical depression so it’s not as if we need professional help or therapy, it’s just
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Eucharist as God’s Touch
Andre Dubus, in a beautiful essay on the Eucharist, makes the following comment: “My belief in the Eucharist is simple: without touch, God is a monologue, an idea, a philosophy;
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Longing for Innocence
We are all haunted by two great desires, beyond the desire for intimacy. We long for innocence and long for sincerity. But they, like intimacy, are highly elusive. It is