In recent years, a new dimension has been added to the Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching. It is an analysis of the meaning of authentic or Christian freedom, as opposed to the false but seductive freedom promoted by advocates of legal abortion. Pope John Paul II’s encyclical The Gospel of Life addresses this in three major […]
The Church is especially vocal in its opposition to sins that devalue the sacredness of human life. Although abortion is perhaps the most prominent of these sins, Catholic teaching also opposes the de
Healing spiritually from an abortion takes time, but with God’s love and the help of people trained in post-abortion counseling, you can find the forgiveness you seek.One excellent place to start is
No matter what has happened, you can always come back to the Church. God’s mercy and forgiveness knows no bounds. While it is true that the Catechism teaches that the act of procuring an abortion has the penalty of excommunication attached to it, the Church also has extensive teachings and programs designed to help women […]
The Church’s position on homosexuality is often misunderstood. While most in the debate over homosexuality adopt a polarized position – favoring either complete approval of same-sex relationships,
Long before women in most countries (including the U.S.) could vote or work outside the home, Catholic women were running hospitals, schools, orphanages and other social institutions. Women such as El
From the bulletins that welcome “all families” to the dating advice geared toward teens, all organized religions seem to struggle sometimes with making single adults feel at home. But between the widowed, divorced and the never-married, singles make up nearly one-half of the adult population. Churches ignore this population at their own peril!Single people bring […]
Think back over the travels of Pope John Paul II to get an idea of how many races and cultures call the Catholic Church home. From Nigeria to Cuba, from Lebanon to Canada, the Pope’s many travels sh
A bishop writes, “It’s easy to love a Church that’s perfect—if you find it. But to love the Church with its warts means you have accepted Christ’s risk, to hand that Church o
Sometimes it’s easy to blame somebody else in the Church for not acting the way you want the Church to be. It’s harder – but ultimately better, for the Church and for us – if we concentrate on doing everything we can to be as holy as possible ourselves.Concentrating on our own actions keeps us […]