The other day someone asked me, “How do I even begin to address the LGBTQ+ topic in my RCIA class? There are people who are struggling with this topic and what they think the Church teaches, and I’m not sure where to start, aside from reading what the catechism says. Any ideas?” I was very […]| Truth & Love
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If you would like to read the first part, you may find it here. Part II Celibacy, Abstinence, and Chastity While celibacy, abstinence, and chastity are often lumped together, they are quite distinct, and these distinctions need to be made known if we hope to engage in any meaningful conversation related to sexuality. […]| Truth & Love
Responding to Fr. James Martin Without Responding to Fr. James Martin Preamble The LGBTQ+ topic is touching the hearts and lives of more and more Catholic families every day. As such, we must more than ever strive to equip ourselves with the necessary tools to respond appropriately to the Catholic faith. While there may […]| Truth & Love
I would briefly like to bring up a topic that many have asked about as relationships in their lives change over time — loneliness. An acquaintance of mine from my seminary studies, Fr. Peregrine O.Praem., a canon at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, California, has recently offered a wonderful lecture on loneliness, that I highly […]| Truth & Love
I had the pleasure of covering the masses at Our Lady of Grace in Indian Land, SC for the feast of the Epiphany. As I was preparing for my homily a painting came to mind, which I falsely refer to as a Rembrandt, I actually meant Caravaggio who is considered a master of Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro […]| Truth & Love
With Advent around the corner I thought we might begin to look at how the human person is fallen and redeemed. We will begin by reflecting upon how the human person interacts with the world — his senses and internal powers that allow for knowledge to be extracted from things. At the same time we […]| Truth & Love
I heard a good summary of our last two posts while listening to the CatholicPsych Institute Being Human podcast. In episode 32 “The Endless Mystery of the Human Person” Dr. Greg Bottaro is being interviewed with his friend Fr. Louis Merosne of Haiti by the Lumen Vitae for their Power of Personhood podcast. The conversation turns to […]| Truth & Love
If equality means sameness then any experience that testifies to real differences between persons would be an attack upon whichever person is more inclined to victimization. In this context meaning of discrimination to differentiate, becomes a prejudicial act of condemnation on the other person. The neutral act of recognizing a distinction between persons becomes a […]| Truth & Love
