You’re probably expecting me to say something about strapless dresses and not showing too much skin, but I’m not. Okay, I can’t resist so here’s my opinion on the subject: Don’t be trashy, The Dress is about your wedding day, not your wedding night. With wedding season upon us, what I really want to talk [...]
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a letter entitled “Marriage and the Supreme Court.” This bulletin insert, to be distributed nationwide, is nothing particularly earth-shaking. It describes the two cases presently before the court, and provides information on what people can do to advocate for marriage as defined by Christian Tradition. Of course [...]
Happy Holy Week everybody! In this edition of The Warrior Catholic Show, we take a look at Christ’s Passion. In the overwhelming commercialism of the holidays, it can be hard to keep a true perspective of the religious aspect and the true meaning of what we are actually celebrating. Christ’s Passion was the fulfillment of [...]
Pope Francis has re-opened my eyes in my concern for the poor. Poverty has many forms and each champion needs support. I have compiled a short list of charities that I have found do good work. I could not travel to Rome for the installation, but I can fulfill our Holy Father’s request to give [...]
When last we met, we looked at Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical which inaugurated modern Catholic social thought. We now continue our magical mystery tour by turning our attention to Pope Pius XI’s Quadragesimo Anno of 1931. Before we explore the major themes of this incredibly important document, however, it would serve us well [...]
Imagine you are the pope. The previous half-century has seen the rise of many radical political movements and systems of thought hostile to the Church. Major societal upheaval is well underway, disrupting the basic order of civilization that had persisted for centuries. The territory that had for a millennium been politically controlled by your predecessors [...]
Often, I wonder what an authentically Catholic, person-centered approach to evangelization looks like. So many goods, particularly sex, love, the body, and the family, have been twisted and misinterpreted by the culture. The truth is ours to reclaim. I still can feel the floor under my little carpet square. Seven years ago, I went [...]
If you are one of the 3,000,000 people who have listened to Paul Harvey’s prophetic manifestation of the devil’s activity circa 1964, then you might like this new 2012 remix. Check out the full text @ my blog. What would you do if you were the devil?
Our society is very fond of euphemisms. We like to wrap up difficult ideas and realities with words that make us feel warm and fuzzy, or at least distract us from the real meaning behind the word or phrase we are using. Phrases like pass away, friendly fire, and letting someone go, litter our vocabulary. We don’t even [...]
In our current election cycle, perhaps more than any other in the last forty years, we have two candidates for President with stark, contrasting views about the role of government in the working of society. The differences, one would think, would leave a very clear choice for Catholics to make in going to the polls. [...]
As of this writing, no deaths have been reported. No one has been hospitalized. However, many (myself included) have experienced various common symptoms due to an extremely contagious condition that overcomes our nation in the autumn of every fourth year. I speak, of course, of election fever. The most common symptom associated with election fever [...]
There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding the language that marriage is only to be legally valid between one man and one woman. Other states are seeking to legalize gay marriage by popular vote, something which has [...]
“Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.” If you can’t find your pet tomorrow, don’t worry. A sibling, son, or daughter has probably taken it to the Catholic school. It is not Show-n-Tell Day, rather it is the feast [...]
Support a Catholic Speaker Month is coming to a close. I am very fortunate to have Rev. Robert Sirico answer a few questions about his life, work, and human flourishing. I was eager to hear from Rev. Sirico especially in the midst of an election year and with the economy being a large piece of the discussion. I [...]
Human beings are essentially social in nature. The second theme of Catholic social teaching is the importance of social relationships and participation in society for human flourishing. Because of the importance of the family, community, and participation, I will break this principle into two posts: the family first, and community and participation second. The Family [...]
In his Last Supper discourse Jesus told his apostles, “If you know me you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him. Philip said to him, ‘Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us’. Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you [...]
Over the past two weeks, Americans were treated to the quadrennial spectacle of the two major political parties’ national conventions. Each party graced us with an endless parade of speakers making the very clear point that their party represents all that is good and true, while the other party would heap unmitigated disaster upon the [...]
Any treatment of Catholic social teaching has to begin and end with the dignity of the human person. The first principle and foundation of all social justice and Catholic social teaching is a recognition of the inherent dignity due to human beings by virtue of their being made in the image and likeness of God. [...]
Q. How do you pronounce “ignitum”? A. Well, you have some options. The Romans would have said ig-NEE-toom. In church, we’d say “in-YEE-toom.”
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