Catholic Church

June 21, 2018

The Art of Living: The First Step of Prudence

By Edward P. Sri, Catholic Education Resource Center - Called "the charioteer of the virtues"(Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1806), prudence directs all the other virtues, pointing them to their proper end. Without prudence, one's life might look like a horse and chariot running away without a driver-a lot of energy, speed, and commotion, but not going in the right direction… Prudence entails practical wisdom.

June 21, 2018

Bishops’ Double Standard

By Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th., ChurchMilitant - Prelates continually refuse to sanction Catholic pro-abortion politicians as required by Church law. They are, however, pondering the use of such penalties to punish Catholic government officials for enforcing previously established laws regarding illegal immigration... Regarding immigration policies, the Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraph 2241 affirms, "Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions."... Faithful Catholics are upset by how most U.S. bishops won't obey Church law when it comes to abortion but are willing to wrongfully apply it on social justice issues like illegal immigration.

June 21, 2018

Watch Out for These Moral (and Psychological!) Sins When Sharing Online

By Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ, Aleteia - Do you read or write material online that leads you to peace, freedom and clarity—or the opposite? Do you share material online that increases in your neighbor faith, hope and charity—or the opposite?... It is scarcely an exaggeration when I say here that I am typing this with one hand while holding up a mirror to myself in the other.

June 20, 2018

Msgr. Charles Pope: 1968 – A Year When Many in the Church Drank the Poison of the World

By Msgr. Charles Pope - In the Church, sweeping changes were underway, adding to the uncertainty of those times. Even if one argues that such changes were necessary, they came at an inopportune time and fed into the popular notions of revolution. The revolt against Pope Paul VI’s magnificent and prophetic Humanae Vitae, published in July of 1968, ushered in a spirit of open dissent that still devastates the Church.