Spirit & Life Blog
Where the elderly are not honored, there is no future for the young. … A society where the elderly are discarded carries within it the virus of death. Pope Francis, St. Peter’s Square, March 4, 2015 Four years ago, Pope Francis announced the first-ever “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.” The decision to celebrate…
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Last week, I wrote about how the widespread availability and use of hardcore pornography is leading to hugely destructive impacts not just on individuals addicted to pornography, but on the whole of society. As it turns out, this most “private” of sexual behaviors is not private in the least. This should not surprise anyone. If…
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For social progressives, the sexual revolution was one of the greatest achievements in the history of the human race. At long last (the sexual revolutionaries proclaim), sexuality could be enjoyed outside of the framework of the old-fashion religious beliefs that had done nothing but induced crippling guilt and robbed generations of the pleasures of sexuality. …
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Last week, I urged my readers to recognize that overturning Roe v. Wade was only the beginning of the fight to end abortion and its mindset in America. Numerous states have passed total or near-total abortion bans since Dobbs overturned Roe. This is a resounding affirmation of the importance of scrapping Roe. However, overturning Roe…
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“Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person… are infamies indeed. They poison human society, but they do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury. Moreover, they are supreme dishonor…
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“Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to…
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“Only in the mystery of Christ’s Redemption do we discover the ‘concrete’ possibilities of man. It would be a very serious error to conclude . . . that the Church’s teaching is essentially only an ‘ideal.’ . . . Christ has redeemed us! This means that he has given us the possibility of realizing the…
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“The family, a natural society, exists prior to the State or any other community, and possesses inherent rights which are inalienable.” ― Charter of the Rights of the Family Societies once almost universally respected the family and the rights of parents to raise and educate their children, recognizing the family’s unique role as the essential…
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Noland Arbaugh was paralyzed from the neck down in his early twenties after a diving accident. He is now twenty-nine years old and a quadriplegic. Recently, however, several videos of him playing video games went viral. The reason for the widespread interest in Arbaugh’s video gaming is not his prowess with the games. What’s astonishing…
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Let’s Teach Our Children that Sex is a Gift
In a document titled, “The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality,” the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, formerly The Pontifical Council for the Family (and Pontifical Council for the Laity), makes an important point. It explains that, in the past, basic moral principles about sexuality were so deeply ingrained in society that almost every…
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