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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Dissent is Dissent, Regardless of Faction

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The reasoning goes that Republicans oppose the keeping abortion legal. These bishops oppose keeping abortion legal. Republicans oppose “pro...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

On Partisanship and Moral Obligation

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can. 747 §1.† The Church, to which Christ the Lord has entrusted the deposit of faith so that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit it mi...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Avoiding the Apostolate of the Outraged

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Introduction I saw a blog attempting to create a Screwtape Letter about these times. It started well, talking about one of the temptations ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Hypocrisy: Thoughts on the Rise of Disrespectful Behavior

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I saw a blogger refer to Trump as “Liar-in-Chief.” There’s nothing surprising in that by itself (the internet being what it is). What made ...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Reflections on how Papal Critics can go Wrong

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Introduction I had a profitable discussion with one of my followers last week. The concern—probably shared by many Catholics—is, what is on...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

God is Not Mocked: Thoughts on the Use and Misuse of Conscience

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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...
Friday, January 13, 2017

Remembering Forgotten Teaching: Obedience and Docility

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Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me. ( Luke 10:16) A...