Faith
"This is vile"
“This is vile. The destiny of every woman is to do whatever happens, and thankfully we all have more options open to us than to be appendages to men and broodmares. How insulting to infertile women and women who never have a partner for whatever reason!”
Read MoreTwo beautiful vocations
Blessed Mother, pray for our mothers on this special day
Did celibacy cause the priest abuse scandal?
“It seems to me that there would be fewer problems if Catholic priests were allowed to marry, as they would have a legitimate venue for sexual release. Humans ARE sexual creatures. God made us this way so that we could “go forth and multiply”, but also told us the proper avenue for those desires.”
Read MoreThe timeless wisdom of Fulton J. Sheen
A conversation with the Venerable Fulton J. Sheen on his birthday
By Tom Quiner [My ‘conversation’ with the late, great Archbishop Fulton Sheen on the subject of freedom continues.] QUINER: Today is your birthday. Even though you now reside in heaven, allow me to wish you warm birthday greetings. Let’s take up our conversation from where we left off last time [“Love God, and then do…
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True love, by its nature, is uncompromising; it is the freeing of self from selfishness and egotism.
Real love uses freedom to attach itself unchangeably to another. St. Augustine has said: “Love God, and then do whatever you please.”
Words are not necessary
Confusing 'freedom' with 'license'
“The beauty of this universe is that practically all gifts are conditioned by freedom …”
Read MoreYes or no: Is torture wrong? Is mass murder wrong? I'm waiting.
” ‘Dachau is wrong’ is not a fact. Gravity IS a fact. But ‘Dachau is wrong’ is not a fact. I think it’s wrong, but I can’t prove it.”
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