Catholic Church

April 28, 2018

Bill Donohue: Can a Catholic Priest Be House Chaplain Again?

By Bill Donohue, CNSNews - That being the case, I saw no role for the Catholic League: anti-Catholicism had nothing to do with this controversy. But now things have changed... Rep. Mark Walker, an ordained Baptist minister and a Republican, said he hopes the new House Chaplain will be somebody who "has adult children" who can "connect with the bulk of the body here." That obviously would preclude most Catholic priests since only a few are married.

April 28, 2018

A Re-Reading (‘Relectio’) of “Humanae Vitae” – Part 1

By E. Christian Brugger The Catholic Thing - To “peruse” a text means to examine it carefully. To “reperuse” it means to return to it in order to examine it even more carefully, perhaps in light of new information relevant to its understanding. This type of re-examination, called in Latin a relectio, was common in 16th-century Catholic theology.

April 27, 2018

EWTN: End-of-Life Decisions

By Colin B. Donovan, STL, EWTN - The natural law and the Fifth Commandment1 requires that all ordinary means be used to preserve life, such as food, water, exercise, and medical care. Since the middle ages, however, Catholic theologians have recognized that human beings are not morally obligated to undergo every possible medical treatment to save their lives.

April 27, 2018

Alfie and the Archbishop (…and Catholic End of Life Issues)

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker - Catholic principles for dealing with end of life issues.... If an illness is definitely terminal, then the family does not have to resort to heroic measures to maintain life. They should, however, maintain pain relief, nutrition and hydration. Furthermore, if the family wish to seek further medical help they may do so.