Can I Get a Tattoo? Father Mike Schmitz (WATCH)
Is it right? A priest discusses the issue.
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Is it right? A priest discusses the issue.
Can I Get a Tattoo? Father Mike Schmitz (WATCH) Read More »
We know that if we succumb to the temptation that there is the sacrament of confession available to us.
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Sins against this commandment may actually be quite grave, akin to the murder of the soul, and the killing of the reputation of another.
Talk Less, Pray More: The Often Sneaky Sin of Gossip—Part 1 Read More »
Fr. Mike Schmitz drew a huge crowd with the name of his talk he changed within moments of starting.
Fr. Mike Schmitz on Love and Same Sex Attraction (WATCH) Read More »
Suicide impacts everyone. There is a suicide in the United States every twelve minutes, and it is the tenth leading cause of death! Why one would resort suicide is a matter of debate and there is hardly a cut and dry scenario to pull from. Not to mention: Christians are not immune to it. Recently,
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There is no shortage of moral tales in Jane Austen’s six completed and published novels. After all, she was the daughter of an Anglican minister and lived an upright life. Although I’ve already written about the characters that best examples of the 7 deadly virtues, this time we’ll focus on which characters best exemplify their
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How do you define mastery? According to the dictionary, mastery is defined as “comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or accomplishment.” It usually does not take long to recognize a master. Their works, knowledge, and performance clearly demonstrate them as subject matter experts. Michael Jordan demonstrated a clear mastery of basketball. Mozart displayed a
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One of my good friends, whom we’ll call Rob, tells the most extraordinary stories. That’s probably because he’s had a most extraordinary life. First exposed to porn at age six or seven, he quickly found that he couldn’t live without it—or so he thought. Turns out Rob has an obsessive personality—exactly the kind of person
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Washington D.C. — With November 2nd came the final ruling of the HHS mandate for the Little Sisters of the Poor. In January of 2012 the Obama Administration decided that it was “basic healthcare” to provide contraceptive methods and sterilization to anyone with insurance at the expense of the employer. The clear moral implications of
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From the works of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn to Matthew Betley, military thrillers regularly top the bestseller lists. They’ve been popular since at least the 1950s, but after 9/11, readers have absolutely flocked to them. In light of Pope Francis’s recent change to the Catechism involving the inadmissibility of the death penalty, however, some
Can We Still Enjoy Military Thrillers After Changes by Pope Francis? Read More »
Happy 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae!!! To mark this historic day, Dr. Thomas Hilgers, of the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha NE, sat down for a twenty minute interview with Spirit Catholic Radio. “I was in medical school when it came out. . . . It met with an instantaneous dissent. And this dissent
“I was an instant convert to it” Humanae Vitae Impacted this Doctor’s Entire Career Read More »
Every day offers an opportunity to either grow closer to God or to give into the temptation to sin. This battleground and interior journey is full of passions, feelings, and emotions – and there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, passions give us our energy and life purpose. It’s impossible to look a the lives
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Many Christians and their families like to practice devotions while traveling: praying the rosary together, listening to a spiritual audiobook, even stopping to visit shrines or holy places along the way. These are commendable practices. Every now and then, however, we ought to look out the window and see what our culture’s up to. If
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^ Note: The above image is of the self-proclaimed “Sisters of the Valley,” who are not actually Catholic nuns as recognized by the Catholic Church. Their actions have been documented by such pieces as Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble’s April 2016 article The Marijuana “Nuns” Need to Give up Their Schtick: The fake “Sisters of the Valley”
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In recent years, the general public’s perception of the acceptability of recreational drug use, particularly in the form of marijuana, has increased. This follows the same trend of tolerating behaviors that were once taken for granted as inherently immoral. For the present situation, what is the problem with a little drug use here and there?
Legal, But Moral? – A Reminder of Why the Catholic Church Opposes Recreational Drug Use Read More »
Many people like to compare the presidential election to a sort of tree shaking that loosens and detaches those faithful who were either barely connected to begin with or only gave the appearance of being connected to the tree at all. Catholics, especially those who carry great amounts of influence, have been militant in both
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On September 2, 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a news release titled “USCCB General Counsel Urges NIH Not to Fund Unethical Human/Animal Chimera Research.” According to the USCCB’s letter to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Science Policy (linked at the bottom of the news release), “Herein lies the key
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1. Missed Mass without a valid reason Slept in on accident? Completely forgot? Perhaps you just decided you wouldn’t go. If you were not seriously ill or in a situation where it is impossible (vacation is not a good reason), you need confession. Bookmark MassTimes.org now, and make sure you never miss Mass again.
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