Catholic Teaching – Page 3

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Praying For Another

Mark Belanger November 29, AD2024 4 Comments

“I’ll pray for you.” People say this often. As often as not, they say it with an unspoken general presumption that they will do their

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Incensed About the Incense, Altered by Altars

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer October 29, AD2024 5 Comments

I frequently take the train here in Italy, and, with the rare exception, the station platforms have lime green markings on them. The markings divide

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Summer Ends and a New Academic Year Begins

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer September 26, AD2024 3 Comments

Here in Italy, as in many parts of the world, the new scholastic or academic year has begun. And kids everywhere are jumping for joy!

The Right Storm to Calm

Gabriel Garnica September 13, AD2024 3 Comments

Many if not most Christians are probably familiar with the iconic scriptural account of the calming of the storm (Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:23-27). Getting

Did Vatican II Accept Liberalism?

Rory Fox September 6, AD2024 10 Comments

There is a perception that Vatican II erred by accepting a previously condemned version of liberalism. For example, Marcel Lefebvre (d. 1991) even entitled a

A God and a Country of Second Chances

Tom Collingwood September 3, AD2024 6 Comments

Politics always makes for interesting discussions. As such, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the political goings on in our country became the topic

The Ultimate Fork in the Road: Choosing between “A” and “O”

Gabriel Garnica August 11, AD2024 No Comments

We all know that life is a series of forks in the road. We are always choosing between two different paths along the way. Some

‘Live and Let Live’ is for Shallow Thinkers

Gene M. Van Son August 10, AD2024 17 Comments

If you’ve never heard someone voicing the maxim ‘live and let live,’ you just may be a hermit. ‘Live and live let live’ folk are

New Catechesis Curriculum from Augustine Institute and Ignatius

Gene M. Van Son July 26, AD2024 2 Comments

If you are a Catholic parish or school religious education director looking for a new catechesis program, a new curriculum from Augustine Institute and Ignatius

A Symbol of God’s Covenant, Not a Symbol of Sin

Genesius June 25, AD2024 5 Comments

Throughout Catholic places of worship, it is common to find symbols of our Faith. These symbols hold deep meaning. For example, the Crucifix depicts Christ’s

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Conversion Through Prayer

Mark Belanger June 23, AD2024 3 Comments

Knowledge, they say, lets you understand that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. Wisdom is not putting that tomato in a fruit salad.

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Catholic Scouting in Italy

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer May 31, AD2024 3 Comments

In addition to L’Azione Cattolica Italiana (Italian Catholic Action, which I wrote about last month) AGESCI is another impressive lay group in Italy. AGESCI stands for

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New Course Discusses Difficult Problems in Moral Theology

Gene M. Van Son May 30, AD2024 No Comments

“In an increasingly secularized culture, the lines around many moral issues have grown blurry beyond recognition.” If you agree with this statement (or even if

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Oikophobia: Fearing One’s Own Culture

Mark Belanger May 22, AD2024 2 Comments

Luisa, one of the two young romantic leads in the musical stage play “The Fantasticks,” cries out in frustration in Act 1, “Please, God, please!

Abortion Politics and the ‘Will of the People’

Tom Collingwood May 5, AD2024 10 Comments

The upcoming elections rhetoric is highlighting the divide over abortion in our country. There are three basic positions on this issue: it should always be

Legitimacy of Grief Related to Abortion

Dennis Dillon May 2, AD2024 4 Comments

I am a pro-life advocate, and my prayer is that women choose life for moral as well as health – both physical and psychological –

Catholic Action in the Church

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer May 1, AD2024 14 Comments

This past Thursday, April 25, the entire country of Italy celebrated la Festa della Liberazione, or the Anniversary of the Liberation. It was quite festive.

Paradoxy and Catholicism

Mark Belanger April 25, AD2024 3 Comments

The small study group I am a member of has been focusing on G. K. Chesterton lately. We just completed the chapter “The Paradoxes of

Did Jesus Really Rise on the Third Day?

Rory Fox April 7, AD2024 12 Comments

When people ask this question, they are usually asking a religious question about the reality of the Resurrection. However, there is a different mathematical question