Cardinal O’Malley, who is a member of the Papal G8 that Pope Francis appointed to consider reforms in the Church, says that the Catholic Church is not going to change its 2,000-year-old teachings on marriage. The Church will not change her teaching on the dissolubility of marriage, he said in an interview with Joan Frawley Desmond of the National Catholic Register. He goes on to say that there may be a simplification of the annulment process, which he says “would be... Read more
My eleven-year-old son put it better than anyone I have ever heard. Homeschoolers socialize with other homeschoolers. We took our kids to movies together, enrolled them in activities that ranged from classes at the local science museum to participation in swim teams, homeschool soccer leagues and even a homeschool chess club. We also had picnics, went to movies and other recreational activities. It was after a homeschool picnic that my son gave me the best description of God’s viewpoint of... Read more
Public Catholic discusses any number of controversial topics. Sometimes, the conversation gets blunt. There are days when I’m the bluntest of all. But the purpose of Public Catholic is to equip people so that they can go out into the world and be the light that Jesus called all of us to be. People who disrespect the Holy Father, are, in my opinion, speaking for the darkness. I’ve deleted almost all such comments that have shown up here, with the... Read more
Doctors can now target which babies to kill with even greater accuracy. A new blood test allow docs to discover which unborn babies might have Down’s Syndrome. The best is touted as being far more accurate than previously used methods. According to a news report, this means that fewer expectant mothers will “be made anxious” by an inaccurate test telling them that their baby has Down’s Syndrome. The new test is not the final step. If it comes back suspicious,... Read more
“The priesthood is too serious a call, not to have guys who are 100% committed to what they are doing.” Amen. Read more
If you saw someone harassing an old person, what would you do? I have to tell you, I am really proud of these people. Read more
This story is a couple of weeks old, but I’ve been too busy to take it on until now. A few weeks back, a federal judged made the landmark ruling that Kentucky had to honor gay marriages which were contracted in other states. This ruling, if upheld, has the practical effect of legalizing gay marriage in every state of the union. The judge’s ruling was based on last summer’s hydra-headed Windsor ruling by the United States Supreme Court. Windsor overturned... Read more
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