Yes, It Can Be Wrong to be Judgmental
The changes in the liturgy since Vatican II are so striking that many of my lapsed-Catholic friends who recently have started to attend...
top of page
Search
Should Abortion or Other Social Concerns Have Priority?
The moral gravity of abortion is not perceived by many "Catholics" and is so serious an issue that it tragically divides the sons and...
Willful Blindness
One of the episodes in the Gospel that has always moved me particularly is the story of the blind man of Jericho: upon hearing that Christ..
Flaws in Our Icons
In every society there are icons: some people who because of their talents, their personality, or their successes have become role models...
Omosessualit
Hell is the place where love is banished. Understandably, the Evil One not only loathes the very word, but moreover, animated by his...
Subjectivism Opens the Door to Relativism
The older I get, the more dissatisfied I am with the labels that historians of philosophy paste on thinkers’ back. Granted that it greatly..
The Caricature of Democracy
In our culture, the word “democracy” has been granted a dignity that rivals the one that used to be granted to Gospel truths. To be...
In Defense of Discrimination
Years ago, the word “discrimination” was primarily used to make intelligent distinctions. A discriminating person was one capable of...
The Disease of Irreverence
Many sicknesses are contagious; health is not. It is regrettable, but it is a fact. Since original sin, intellectual viruses have...
The Gift of Friendship
Which one of us would not agree with Schiller who, in his Ode to Joy, writes that he who leaves this earth without ever having had a real...
The Saints and Offenses
Alas, rare are those among us that have never been offended by our fellow men. The most fortunate are usually those who are in the...
Unethical Ethics
The market is flooded with textbooks on ethics. Having taught this subject for many years in a secular university, I have been struck by...
The Moral Weight of Words
Man's nobility and greatness are expressed by his capacity to use words that enable him to communicate with his neighbors. One of the...
Freedom of Conscience
A glance cast at the religious literature of the last decade will immediately reveal the emphasis laid on freedom of conscience. Never...
Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, Part I
Belgium is a small country whose geographical location led to her involvement in many European wars. Her climate is mild, and her rich...
The Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, Part II
Pierre Macq, Rector of the Catholic University of Louvain (CUL), claims that the University is not in conflict with the Catholic Church...
Personalist Responds to Critic of Paul VI
John Galvin's article (The Latin Mass magazine, spring 2002) is bound to baffle many faithful Catholics who view Humanae Vitae as the...
bottom of page