Based on the Supreme Court decision last summer, marriage is supposed to be something that the states can define. It seems that US District Court Justice Terence Kern does not agree with this. He overturned the definition of marriage which is found in the Oklahoma State Constitution that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. This definition of marriage was ratified by over 80% of the voters in 2004. So, what the Judge did was to overturn a... Read more
USA Today published an editorial calling for the Obama administration to back down on its ridiculous attack on the Little Sisters of the Poor. Last week’s Catholic bashing column from US News and World Report, followed by their declaration that such Catholic bashing is now “fair comment” just about pushed me to the point of totally disregarding anything that comes from the msm. The USA Today editorial is a totally unexpected moment of sanity. In language that focuses on the... Read more
Pope Francis has called us to evangelize the world. Jesus Christ also called us to evangelize the world. That is our Great Commission as believing Christians. It requires us to go out into the world wearing our faith on our sleeves. It means that we will have to consign ourselves to the barbs and slings that certain folk aim at Christians who stand for Christ. It is a call to give up the cheap grace of hiding our light under... Read more
I had an aunt who had blood clots because of the birth control pill. We were lucky. Her bloods clots were in her legs and did not break off and move to her lungs, heart or brain. However, even this relatively “mild” side effect was painful and required a week in the hospital on blood thinners, which were also dangerous. None of this was necessary. My aunt wasn’t using birth control pills because she had cancer and she needed them to... Read more
Pope Francis is beginning a catechesis on the sacraments. It’s a fitting catechesis for today, the day we celebrate the baptism of Our Lord. Read more
This is a priest’s eye view of confession. Read more
Fr Stan Fortuna performs The Zipper Zone. Read more
Fr Stan Fortuna, the rapping/singing priest, shares his personal testimony. His work is an excellent example of the New Evangelization. It is also an example of the kind of things that all of us should be doing. We need to use our gifts to witness for Christ. It gives me hope when I see men like this in the priesthood. Read more
I have a family member who has done time in prison over drug addiction. Her drug of choice was cocaine. That makes this young man’s story especially poignant to me. Read more
Patheos is a great place to blog. The primary reasons I say that are that (1) I can write anything I want, and (2) I can set the rules for my blog. Every blogger here at Patheos has those freedoms. What that means is that there are a variety of ways that we deal with the conversations that arise in the com boxes. Deacon Greg Kandra doesn’t allow comments at all. Other bloggers allow any and all comments, no matter... Read more
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