Catholic Church

By Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Catholic Education Resource Center - The evolution of culture and civilization has arisen out of the development of ten fundamental principles. Three of them concern evidence and objective truth, three of them concern ethics, three of them concern the dignity and treatment of human beings within civil society, and one of them concerns personal identity and culture. Failure to teach and practice any one of these principles can lead to an underestimation of human dignity, a decline in culture, the abuse of individuals and even groups of individuals, and an underestimation of ourselves and our potential in life…

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - It is very hard to compare St. Thomas More’s denunciation of common sins and popular heresies with our attitudes toward the same things today, without realizing that we have a lost a great deal of our love, gratitude and respect for the gifts we have received through Jesus Christ. While in the Tower awaiting execution, More offered several trenchant observations in his commentary on “the sadness, the weariness, the fear and the prayer of Christ before he was taken prisoner”.

By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - Fr. Mike makes the case that, before you claim a certain “style” in practicing the faith, you have to master the basics. He tells a story about when he was learning guitar. The teacher told his students to hold their guitar on an angle with their left knee higher than their right. This way they could play all kinds of music. Some of the students decided they wanted to hold the guitar their own way. This limited what they could play. Living the Faith is the same way.