Search Results: Catechism of the Catholic Church

Responding to Same-Sex Attraction as a Catholic Parent

By Susan Ciancio / March 18, 2022 /
Mother Having Serious Conversation With Teenage Daughter At Home

…  What Does the Church Teach about Same-Sex Attraction? First and foremost, the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that those who experience same-sex attraction “must be accepted with respect,…

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What Is the Theology of the Body?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / October 9, 2020 /

…revealed about Himself and about us (Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 68). The “theology of the body” refers to the study of who God is and who we are…

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The Dignity of the Human Person and the Moral Life

By HLI Staff / January 17, 2014 /

…conclusion of this article. For more on the specific teachings of the Church on marriage and contraception, see here.   Human Dignity and Morality The Catholic Church teaches that the

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Defending the Sanctity of Marriage

By Susan Ciancio / January 6, 2023 /
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…societies flourish when families flourish. Related: What Does the Catholic Church Teach about Homosexuality? An argument we often hear is that the Catholic Church should not have a say in…

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A Day of Prayer and Reparation for the Murder and Abuse of Unborn Children

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 17, 2021 /

…grace to a covenant with his Creator, to offer him a response of faith and love that no other creature can give in his stead.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church,…

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Ten Threats to Marriage

By HLI Staff / September 3, 2021 /
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…which the complementarity, needs, and mutual support between the sexes are lived out. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2333, emphasis in original) The Church also teaches that we must be…

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South Carolina Priest Rightly Refused to Give Joe Biden Holy Communion

By Anita Crane / October 30, 2019 /

…Anthony Catholic Church confirmed Monday afternoon that he had denied the presidential candidate Holy Communion because of his stance on abortion. Biden, a lifelong Catholic, had attended the church’s 9…

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The Theology of the Body and the Spiritual Life

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / July 29, 2022 /

…drawing this implication from the official definition of the Church of what sacraments are. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church teaches us: The sacraments are efficacious signs…

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The Beauty of Having Children

By Deborah M. Piroch / August 26, 2018 /
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the language of The Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism, quoting the Second Vatican Council, describes children as “the supreme gift of marriage.” Not just one gift among many….

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Abortion is Never a Human Right

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 29, 2021 /
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…by adhering to all that the Catholic Church believes and proclaims to be revealed by God.” This is, he emphasizes, why the “Church requires Catholic leaders who have publicly supported…

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