So , this morning, I saw a well known § opponent of abortion post on Facebook, saying we shouldn’t vote according to conscience, but accord...

One tendency many American Catholics have is to argue that “The Church should stay out of politics and focus on saving souls.” Invariably, w...

Norfolk I’m not a scholar, as Master Cromwell never tires of pointing out, and frankly I don’t know whether the marriage was lawful or not....

Everyone notices the wrongdoing done by other people. We see something that seems unjust and we are outraged. We demand instantaneous retra...

Over the past 30-odd years, there’s been chaos and rebellion in the Church. It didn’t start with Pope Francis, and it’s not limited to one f...

Me, reacting to Catholics who claim that they are free to do what the Church condemns. After the Supreme Court decision overturning the inj...

7  Make no mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows, 8  because the one who sows for his flesh will reap corrup...

It is common sense that nobody wants  to suffer if they can avoid it. It’s also true that the Church does not demand we seek out persecution...

The proconsul then said to him [St. Polycarp], “I have wild beasts at hand; to these will I cast thee, except thou repent.” But he answered...

1  He said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. 2  It would be be...

The False Understanding of Conscience The concept of conscience is often misrepresented. People think their feelings and preferences are co...