Jesus in the Jungle- Part 2
A bugle blast stirred the priest from his short sleep. As he fell in with the rest of the captains, he thought of the day’s mission. Today, they would head five clicks outside of Saigon to a supposed Viet Cong supply warehouse. “Listen up Shadow. Charlie will most likely swarm the whole area,” General McGivney said. “So bring extra lead …
Proselytization and its current implications
The Department of Defense recently decided “proselytization” would now be a court-marshal offense within the military. Discussing this decision with …
Relating Common Core to the HHS mandate
The broader scope of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, or Common Core curriculum, a nationwide action implemented in union by a …
Jesus in the Jungle- Part 1
This post is the first in a fictional series concerning balancing morality on the front lines of the Vietnam War. …
Investigating belief vs. opinion
One of the greatest tragedies today is the idea of faith and religion as reducible to simple opinions at best. …
Fishes for Men – Why Do We Abstain from Meat?
Over a month ago, the Catholic Church celebrated the season of Lent, a time of prayer, alms-giving, and what it’s …
Stopping the Gosnell Tragedy
In King Lear, Shakespeare delves into the depths of the tragic genre by compounding grave errors until many people end …
Blessed John Henry Newman: Prophet of the New Evangelization
The episcopal motto of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman was “cor ad cor loquitur,” meaning “heart speaks to heart.” As …
Two Preps Preparing for Ordination
Jason Buck (Malvern Prep ‘07) and Chris Moriconi (St. Joe’s Prep ‘01) both entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 2008 …
Pornographic culture’s attack on the proper male lens
No man is entirely free from today’s over-sexualized society, in which watching any of the major TV networks lands you …
Healthcare questions and the Catholic response
Posted May 16 2013 by Eric Banecker in Pop Culture & Comment with 0 Comments
At CatholicMoralTheology.com, the website presents two good pieces on important modern healthcare questions: mental disease and end-of-life care. Both authors …
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