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J. D. Flynn
Fr. James Martin’s work fails to express, or even take into account, Catholic teaching on what it means to be a person. Continue Reading »
The 2018 Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops may be one of the most important meetings in the history of American Catholicism. Continue Reading »
Some abortion activists want to ban pro-life ads featuring children with Down syndrome. Continue Reading »
More than 90 percent of French children prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. Now the French government has decided the mere sight of children with Down syndrome on television is an unhappy intrusion on the national conscience. Continue Reading »
When American bishops of the Catholic Church meet next week, the Church's obligation to regulate marriage may be up for debate.
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On Saturday, I watched good friends carry a miniature white casket up the aisle of our parish church, to be laid before the altar for a funeral Mass. My friends have entered the season of Lent in a profound way. Continue Reading »
The norms for abstention on St. Patrick’s Day provide an important insight into the ongoing divide over Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
Some Canadian bishops are failing the same test that caused Sebastian Rodrigues to stumble in Silence. Continue Reading »
The Church needs to find a faithful explanation of what Amoris means, and of what it can’t possibly mean. Continue Reading »
Catholicism comes without an escape clause: Once a person is baptized or received into the Church, there is no getting out. We blaspheme when we presume to undo the consequences of baptism by differentiating between “so-called Catholics” and the genuine article. Continue Reading »
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