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Pew Isolation

Pew Isolation

[ 0 ] June 18, 2013 AD |

I recently had dinner with three fabulous girls. One is married, the other two are single. Our conversation turned towards the single life and we discussed how one of the most difficult things for a single girl is attending Sunday Mass. You walk into church  and find yourself in a pew surrounded by families on [...]

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The Duties of Friendship

The Duties of Friendship

[ 0 ] June 18, 2013 AD |

A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,” can truly say to every group of Christian friends “You have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another.” –C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves If [...]

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BioTalk, Episode 4: Biotechnology and the Catholic Church

BioTalk, Episode 4: Biotechnology and the Catholic Church

[ 1 ] June 17, 2013 AD |

What does the Catholic Church have to say about biotechnology — and is she as “backward” thinking as most people believe? Rebecca Taylor and I discuss in the latest episode of BioTalk: In his second encyclical, Spe Salvi, Pope Benedict warned that “If technical progress is not matched by corresponding progress in man’s ethical formation, [...]

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Reverence

Reverence

[ 2 ] June 17, 2013 AD |

Reverence (noun): a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.  Reverence has always been a topic of discussion for me and a friend, especially where the Mass is concerned. I think that if it were up to us, we would do a Mass every day in Latin and ad orientem, which is [...]

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Raise Your Standards

Raise Your Standards

[ 2 ] June 17, 2013 AD |

“To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, and goodness, the more a man has to aspire to [...]

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