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Tag: Pope Francis
Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder…
Last January Pope Francis was quoted as saying, “Some think that—excuse my expression here—that in order to be good Catholics we have to be like rabbits…No.” He went on to say that, “God gives you methods to be responsible.” Breeding Like Rabbits Wait – what?! Isn’t the Catholic Church against contraception of any kind? Did his remarks signal a sudden change…
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AFFL #024 Awestruck!
An interview with Norm from the Catholic social networking site Awestruck. We discuss his site and the role of the Church in engaging people through modern means of communication. We review Matt Maher’s new album and talk about going to the Rock and Worship Roadshow. Moles! Track Meets! Ethan’s Birthday and St. Patrick’s Day Brownies! Guacamole! Teenage insurance woes! Too much good stuff!…
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A Tale of Two Synods…
I have a difficult enough time defending my own words and actions. It’s a new and disconcerting experience for me to be asked to defend the words, writings, and actions of the entire Church Catholic. Nevertheless, I find that often times well meaning friends and family outside of the Catholic Church will ask me to attempt to explain the Pope’s latest interview, or, in…
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Homosexual, Heterosexual, or just plain Human?
— 1 — I was listening to the radio show Catholic Answers the other day, and the host Patrick Coffin made the following comment: “The saying, I believe attributed to Oscar Wilde, ‘The love that dare not speak it’s name.’ is now something that can’t really stop talking about itself. The tsunami of organizations and individuals and websites that are founded…
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Thoughts on Superhero Jesus and Baptizing Martians
So, let me start by admitting that I’m a bit of a nerd. But, believe it or not it’s the Pope who’s raising these issues not me. Both of these subjects actually came up last week during Pope Francis’ daily Mass homilies. On May 15th the Pope said, “Jesus Christ did not fall from the sky like a superhero who comes to…
