tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309321125924596402024-03-05T07:45:17.507-06:00Catholic MoralityA Blog on Moral Issues and Catholic ThoughtFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-46633029457544604892020-08-05T17:00:00.003-05:002020-08-05T17:00:29.116-05:00Masking Morality 101https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/southeast-texas-doctor-talks-about-recovering-from-covid-19/502-e833549d-0a00-4322-a851-525fe3740377August, 4, 2020 BEAUMONT, Texas — A Southeast Texas doctor is talking about his recovery from COVID-19, and says he never expected to get it. Dr. Ray Callas says on July 27, he had symptoms he'd never felt before."I couldn't bend down Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-24332820244694229072018-09-06T15:32:00.001-05:002018-09-06T15:32:26.128-05:00
St. Thomas Aquinas: Mercy and truth are necessarily found in all God's works, if mercy be taken to mean the removal of any kind of defect. Not every defect, however, can properly be called a misery; but only defect in a rational nature whose lot is to be happy; for misery is opposed to happiness. For this necessity there is a reason, Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-79499249167862947732015-07-05T09:08:00.000-05:002015-07-05T09:08:17.851-05:00Some guidance from the Diocese of Lake Charles on the Ruling on SSMDiocese of Lake Charles: Further Guidance for Catholics
Further Guidance for Catholics
July 3, 2015
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Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-21605481177363030082015-05-01T08:07:00.001-05:002015-05-01T08:07:48.226-05:00Rural hospitals struggle to stay open, adapt to changes - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana
According to the AP story: "A total of 50 hospitals in the rural U.S. have closed since 2010, and the pace has been accelerating, with more closures in the past two years than in the previous 10 years combined, according to the National Rural Health Association. That could be just the beginning of what some health care analysts fear will be a crisis."
I have been talking about this for a while Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-52454433425243013432015-04-30T03:59:00.001-05:002015-04-30T03:59:03.303-05:00Saint Louis Catholic: "No one has won anything here; we’ve all lost."Saint Louis Catholic: "No one has won anything here; we’ve all lost."Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-60602038498562771662014-05-17T07:36:00.001-05:002014-05-17T07:36:14.909-05:00Thinking He Was Brain Dead Family Was Set to Give Away His Organs, Then He Held Up Two FingersThinking He Was Brain Dead Family Was Set to Give Away His Organs, Then He Held Up Two FingersFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-18142032440466076152014-03-16T15:34:00.003-05:002015-02-17T10:04:54.100-06:00The Transfiguration, Faith and Family Matters
An old post with corrected citations.
The Transfiguration, Faith and Family Matters
If a person wants to probe the mystery of the life of Jesus,
one might find it helpful to think of the Transfiguration of Jesus as it must
have impacted the Holy Apostles, Peter, James and John, but especially Peter.
It is clear, is it not, that this experience dramatically
affected the Apostles’ way of Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-20353239079997409552014-03-10T09:28:00.000-05:002014-03-11T11:55:17.811-05:00The Cardinal Must Have Meant, "The Church Says We Must Clearly and Emphatically Oppose Same-Sex Unions"
So, in keeping with what I stated in the last post, here is my response to a story on Yahoo News, http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-dolan-gay-marriage-150312090.html. Of course, this was all over the news this weekend.
This is a long post, but if you are concerned about this issue, please read it.
First, here is the story from Yahoo.
Pope Francis wants church to study civil Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-80885835384505213522014-03-09T15:41:00.000-05:002014-03-11T11:59:02.107-05:00A Year In: Reading Pope Francis on Moral MattersI want to say that I have been reluctant to post blog entries in recent times because I have not been sufficiently certain about how I should approach it. I think I have made the mistake of making too much of some of the reported statements of Pope Francis on moral matters. Well, he is my Holy Father and I love and respect him. I have had considerable difficulty making sense of some Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-4666415574917585412013-11-06T15:57:00.000-06:002013-11-06T15:57:30.260-06:00Deception, Coercion and Healthcare<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-77708645061195470552013-09-04T18:35:00.001-05:002013-09-04T18:35:12.369-05:00Mom takes pills to abort "brain dead" baby on doctor's advice, finds out he's perfectly healthy: law | LifeSiteNews.comMom takes pills to abort| LifeSiteNews.com
In my experience of consultation in these cases, this is not an unusual case. Often, the diagnosis is completely wrong. One needs to understand that in contemporary medical training and practice, abortion is seen as a convenient treatment for alleged complications.Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-29235145973716494582013-07-26T05:34:00.001-05:002013-07-26T05:34:16.986-05:00The Story Behind Russian’s Gay Adoption Ban | Crisis MagazineThe Story Behind Russian’s Gay Adoption Ban | Crisis MagazineFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-64225815494591811652013-07-24T05:43:00.001-05:002013-07-24T05:43:39.659-05:00Black pastors remember dead Planned Parenthood client Tonya Reaves, call for abortion restrictions | LifeSiteNews.comBlack pastors remember dead Planned Parenthood client Tonya Reaves, call for abortion restrictions | LifeSiteNews.com
We haven't heard anything from the president or MSNBC's Al Sharpton on this...?Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-86786077898801813082013-07-24T05:40:00.001-05:002013-07-24T05:40:00.723-05:00Rejecting virtue is violent to the core | LifeSiteNews.comRejecting virtue is violent to the core | LifeSiteNews.comFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-66599010781218086672013-07-22T08:41:00.002-05:002013-07-22T21:09:15.794-05:00Children and Truth: Fight for Them<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-67117523671167891962013-07-17T15:40:00.000-05:002013-07-17T15:40:01.010-05:00Before and AfterBefore
After
We are awaiting the arrival of two new statues.
Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-53657171792822071622013-07-16T21:17:00.004-05:002013-07-17T07:42:28.665-05:00A Long, Rambling Rant on the Idiocracy We Live Under<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-3930637802030688652013-07-16T19:55:00.001-05:002013-07-16T19:55:46.054-05:00Hauptwerk Skinner OrganFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-24285428738413784672013-07-12T09:12:00.001-05:002013-07-12T09:12:13.550-05:00On contraception and the coming violence: Interview with Pope's personal theologian | LifeSiteNews.com
On contraception and the coming violence: Interview with Pope's personal theologian | LifeSiteNews.com
Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-13005730088865649862013-07-09T14:13:00.001-05:002013-07-09T14:13:01.031-05:00Baker Who Refused Cake For Gay Wedding Faces Year In JailBaker Who Refused Cake For Gay Wedding Faces Year In JailFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-51607791740058991692013-07-09T14:01:00.001-05:002013-07-09T14:01:01.664-05:00Patient Wakes Up as Doctors About to Remove Organs for TransplantPatient Wakes Up as Doctors About to Remove Organs for TransplantFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-40235112980304609582013-07-05T05:41:00.001-05:002013-07-05T05:41:37.885-05:00Pope first encyclical, 'Lumen Fidei,' is releasedPope first encyclical, 'Lumen Fidei,' is releasedFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-82638374953973328982013-07-04T21:40:00.001-05:002013-07-04T21:40:56.877-05:00Obama admin. provokes outrage in Dominican Republic with homosexual activist ambassador appointee | LifeSiteNews.comObama admin. provokes outrage in Dominican Republic with homosexual activist ambassador appointee | LifeSiteNews.comFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-30691991075628801372013-07-04T20:55:00.003-05:002013-07-05T05:22:25.081-05:00UK May Be First to Allow "Three-Parent" Human Embryos Via IVFUK May Be First to Allow 3-Parent Human Embryos Via IVFFr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730932112592459640.post-25558196363892521722013-07-02T09:42:00.001-05:002013-07-02T09:42:23.611-05:00Courage conference to minister to those with same-sex attraction :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)This is a good group and does a great service to our brothers and sisters who struggle with same-sex attraction and desire to remain faithful.
Courage conference to minister to those with same-sex attraction :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)Fr. Edward J. Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826871094759497262noreply@blogger.com0