Search Results: Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Sacrament of Marriage

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / April 23, 2021 /
book of ephesians from the bible

…is dispensed to us” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1131). By means of the sacraments and the liturgy, the Church makes present God’s acts of salvation in history. The greatest…

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Correcting Pelosi with Truth and Charity

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 30, 2022 /

…extent that they are required by the fundamental rights of the human person or the salvation of souls.” ─ Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2032 In a surprise letter…

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Church Teachings on Euthanasia

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 2, 2020 /
health care elderly

…owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of. Catholic Church Teaching on Euthanasia Catholic Church teaching on euthanasia has been clear from…

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A Merciful Decision to Deny Joe Biden Holy Communion

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 11, 2019 /
St. Padre Pio, priest and stigmatist, bled during the consecration of the Mass.

…is created when prominent pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Catholic figures go unchallenged, or are even lauded and feted in Catholic churches, imperils souls. This scandal risks confusing other Catholics, emboldening them…

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The Ethics of Surrogacy

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / June 5, 2023 /
surrogacy arrangement surrogate mother

…See also Gaudium et Spes (¶51) and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (¶2352). [15] For other documents that offer guidance on the teachings of the Catholic Church regarding infertility,…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part IX)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / August 25, 2021 /

the Catholic Church [CCC] 85; see also Matt. 16:13-19, Luke 10:16) This teaching of the Church does not mean that individual Catholics may not read and interpret the Bible or…

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Does God Forgive Homosexuality?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / December 9, 2022 /
Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin

Catholics should treat persons with SSA     What Does the Church Teach about Homosexual Acts? The Catholic Church, reflecting on the Word of God in the Bible and Sacred…

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Teaching about Reproductive Technologies

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 22, 2021 /
Couple with baby shoes

Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 2373-2377. The Catechism was first published in the 1990s, and anyone who ever wanted to know what the Catholic Church officially says about IVF…

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Father Hesburgh Deserves Our Prayers … Not Praise

By Fr. Peter West / March 4, 2015 /
father ted hesburgh civil rights commitee

…fidelity to the Catholic faith were independent, if not mutually exclusive. Even his 1994 book, “The Challenge and Promise of a Catholic University,” restates the conviction that truly great Catholic

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How You Can Respond to False Teaching in the Church

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / August 4, 2022 /

the long-suffering faithful guidance on how to evade such errors and do their best to combat them in charity and humility.     Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church Catechism

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