Catholic Morality

A Colossal Dying of the Faith

2012-01-30T09:26:00.000-06:00

"As we know, in vast areas of the earth the faith risks being extinguished, like a flame without fuel. We are facing a profound crisis of faith, a loss of a religious sense which represents one of the greatest challenges for the Church today. The renewal of faith must, then, be a priority for the entire Church in our time." Pope Benedict XVI On January, 27, 2012, the Holy Father met with the

I have been saying this for a long time...

2012-01-28T11:15:00.000-06:00

From Bioedge: Doctors Call for Moratorium on Organ Donation after Cardiac Death Organ Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD), formerly known as the non-heart beating donation protocol (NHBD) is a misused and deadly form of organ donation. When I was an editorial writer for the St. Louis Review, the Review published an editorial calling for a moratorium on donations following this protocol. It

OK. So Here's My Question...

2012-01-26T09:53:00.000-06:00

Will the Bishops' Conference deal with those of its own house before suing the U S Government? In the USCCB Media Blog of Tuesday, January, 24, 2012, concerning the recent Obama Administration ruling that Catholic institutions have to cover sterilizations and contraceptives (including abortion-causing agents), we read: This egregious violation of religious freedom marks the first time in our

"Time is Running Out"

2012-01-22T10:05:00.000-06:00

Cardinal-Designate Dolan: "In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences." http://usccb.org/news/2012/12-013.cfm, January 22, 2012. I could not help but reflect upon the battle ahead in light of the 3rd Sunday Readings (OF) Homily for 16th Week In Ordinary Time True discipleship involves dealing with the problem of sin and evil. The problem of sin goes back as long as we have any record of human action. Sin is defined by the Church as an offense against right reason. It is also an offense against against the Divine law that we find in the commandments and in the New Testament. We can also

Pope says be patient in struggle with evil

2011-07-18T08:36:00.000-05:00

"Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a field of wheat, to make us understand that within us is sown something small and hidden, which, nevertheless, has an unrestrainable vital force," the Holy Father said. "Despite all the obstacles, the seed will develop and the fruit will mature. This fruit will only be good if the terrain of life has been cultivated according to the divine will." Jesus

Pontiff Praises Wearing the Scapular

2011-07-18T08:30:00.001-05:00

Pontiff Praises Wearing the ScapularAsks Mother Mary to Wrap Us in Her MantleCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, JULY 17, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI today noted that the scapular is a "particular sign of union with Jesus and Mary." ... "For those who wear it, it is a sign of filial abandonment to the protection of the Immaculate Virgin," he said. "In our battle against evil, may Mary our Mother wrap us

Homily: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2011-07-03T07:41:00.001-05:00

There is a mistake that many Christians commonly make, particularly when we are young in religion, when we speak about the life in the Spirit. The mistake comes in thinking the Spirit works only or most when we are fired up, or when we get all excited about some religious experience. You know how it is, someone goes off to a cursillo or retreat or some other powerful experience and they come

Corpus Christi Homily

2011-06-28T08:54:00.000-05:00

Feast of Corpus Christi-June 26, 2011 St Justin Martyr was born about the year 100 and became a Christian in the year 132. Before his conversion, he studied the various philosophies of the time. Through his inquiries, he eventually found that Christ had the answers to his questions. He wrote explanations of the faith in Jesus Christ. In his first writing on the faith he

Homily for Solemn Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

2011-06-19T12:47:00.000-05:00

After the celebration of the Solemn Feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descends upon the Blessed Mother and the Apostles in the dramatic form of wind and fire, we now celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. After we see Jesus ascending to His throne in glory, seated a the right hand of the Father, He sends the Holy Spirit upon the Church to continue the

Homily: May 29

2011-06-01T11:05:00.000-05:00

This is my homily preached at the First Holy Mass of a newly ordained priest. The name of the priest has been changed. Homily for the Sixth Week of Easter, Ordinary Form Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 1Pt 3:15-18 Jn 14:15-21 My dear brothers and sisters, I am honored and delighted to be the homilist for the first Holy Mass of Fr. Athanasius. I extend my congratulations to you, Father, to your

The Birth Control Debate in the 1960's and the Birth Control Commission-Highly Recommended Reading

2011-05-12T09:24:00.000-05:00

This link, http://www.twotlj.org/Ford.html, on Dr. Germain Grisez's website takes the reader to a heroic tale of a great Jesuit, Fr. John Ford, SJ. It is very informative and gives the reader an insider's look at the workings of the scholars, dissenters, as well as the heroes of the so-called Birth Control Commission. It should be noted that not all who were on the wrong side of the commission

Woman recovers from brain death!

2011-05-11T09:33:00.000-05:00

See, this is the problem with the whole theory of brain death. Fox News reports, "A woman who was diagnosed as being brain dead has recovered three days after her husband begged doctors to put in a breathing tube before switching off a ventilator at an Australian hospital, the Northern Territory News reported Wednesday." It's not that there cannot be such a thing as death as determined by

A New Feature of the Blog-Homilies

2011-05-08T14:09:00.002-05:00

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Ordinary Form, May 8, 2011 Acts 2:14, 22-33 Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11 1 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 (First all, I wish to extend my greetings to the mothers on this Mother’s Day. In doing so, I am confident in saying that any one of your children who reflects on the gift of his or her mother will have to humble himself in gratitude for your many sacrifices.

The “Morning-After Pill”, Rape Victims and Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

2011-05-06T08:53:00.000-05:00

I ran across this article on the Catholic News Agency. Life and Family: The “Morning-After Pill”, Rape Victims and Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)It is worth a read. It is a fairly good description of the state of thinking among Catholic theologians. I do not completely agree with the conclusions of the author, however, and will

Dr. John Haas on the Church's Position on Brain Death

2011-05-04T21:02:00.002-05:00

This is an interesting column by Dr. John Hass of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. If you have questions about brain death or organ donation and the contemporary state of the Church's magisterium on these matters it is worth reading. In my judgment, his conclusion is correct regarding the magisterium on brain death criteria for organ donation. He says: Moral certitude of death can be

Withholding treatment from babies is unjustifiable unless the treatment is overly burdensome or does not work

2011-04-30T09:46:00.001-05:00

Medical treatment can be withheld in cases where the treatment itself is excessively burdensome for the patient or when the proposed treatment does not achieve its goal of treating the patient's condition. Today, more and more, hospitals and doctors are implementing policies which prevent all treatment, even treatment that is highly effective, when they think that a life is not worth saving. In

"He feels the presence of love." Pope Benedict to mother of a comatose son

2011-04-29T14:34:00.000-05:00

The question, below, was asked of the Holy Father in his appearance on Italian Television. His response is beautiful, warm, and encouraging. Q. The second question presents us with a Calvary because we have a mother under her son’s cross. This mother is an Italian named Maria Teresa and she asks you: “Your Holiness, has the soul of my son Francesco, who has been in a vegetative coma since

Merck sued over harm done by hormonal contraceptive ring

2011-04-28T09:00:00.000-05:00

This article from Lifesite News tells of the dangers of contraceptives. I have been waiting for the tide to turn on hormonal contraceptives that have such harmful effects on women. I expect, someday, that there will be an uprising against these manufacturers much like the suits filed against "big tobacco." Think of it, a new catch-phrase, "big birth control" or "the big pill." It is

Cohabitation, Child abuse, and child neglect

2011-04-27T13:35:00.000-05:00

This is an excerpt from an article by W. Bradford Wilcox, "Suffer the Little Children: Cohabitation and the Abuse of America’s Children" Published on the Witherspoon Institute website April 22, 2011. According to the [federal report, the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect], children living with their mother and her boyfriend are about 11 times more likely to be sexually,

Youcat...Cardinal says all the errors will be corrected!

2011-04-27T12:27:00.001-05:00

In the press conference, Cardinal Schönborn said that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is going to put together a team of "experts to examine the text and will publish all the errors in a pamphlet that will contain corrections." “We have coordinated with Cardinal Levada the formation of a working group in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that will study the comments

When I heard the term YOUCAT, I thought...what??? Then...

2011-04-27T08:52:00.004-05:00

... I read the stories about the Italian translation and the statements that are directly contrary to the moral teaching of the Church...and this from a document directed to youth to be presented to them by the Church at World youth day. What can one say.....? If you have not seen this before, I warn you. It is painful. This is an excerpt from the Lifesite news story. Follow the link and

Biotech company testing flavors using cells from aborted fetal tissue

2011-04-25T09:05:00.000-05:00

Children of God for Life is calling on the public to boycott products of major food companies that are partnering with Senomyx, a biotech company that produces artificial flavor enhancers, unless the company stops using aborted fetal cell lines to test their products. In 2010, the pro-life organization wrote to Senomyx CEO Kent Snyder, pointing out that moral options for testing their food

Moving and hoping to do more blogging

2011-04-25T09:00:00.000-05:00

I am moving from my current position in admininstration at the seminary. I will be involved in other pastoral and formational duties. It is my sincere hope that I will be able to do more work with the blog beginning very soon. Thanks to all and Happy Easter!

The Protection of Marriage: A Shared Commitment

2010-12-08T06:26:00.000-06:00

Archbishop Dolan joins other religious leaders in upholding the sanctity of marriage. "As religious leaders across different faith communities, we join together and affirm our shared commitment to promote and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman."

Cardinal Burke Speaks on the Culture of Death

2010-12-06T07:16:00.000-06:00

The link goes to the text of a speech by His Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke, given Dec. 2, 2010, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is a primer on the Gospel of Life. As time permits, in the days to come, I will present portions of the talk with commentary.

St. Louis Review: Pope Benedict-Condoms Not a Real or Moral Solution

2010-11-29T16:22:00.001-06:00

An excerpt from the St. Louis Review editorial, Nov. 26, 2010. "In spite of the very clear and constant teaching of the Church and the clear teaching of Pope Benedict that condom use is an immoral means of preventing the spread of HIV, some have taken the Holy Father’s words to signal an approval in some cases of the use of the condom and, thus, a change in the Church’s teaching on contraception.

Archbishop Dolan: We can't change doctrine.

2010-11-26T08:37:00.000-06:00

Kudos to Archbishop Dolan on this one. In a story reported in the New York Times, this week: Archbishop Dolan discussed his surprise at his election, whether the bishops will push for repeal of the health care overhaul and what Pope Benedict XVI said about condoms. “The Pope didn’t say, ‘Oh good, you should use a condom,’ ” Archbishop Dolan said, referring to a controversial comment the pope

Cardinal Burke: "It is critical that what the Pope said be understood."

2010-11-24T18:23:00.000-06:00

A succinct message in a Salt and Light exclusive with the Cardinal.

Pope comments on condoms: Nuances, embargoes and translations

2010-11-24T07:05:00.000-06:00

This is a very interesting commentary from the Canadian media apostolate, Salt and Light, on the "mistakes" of the L'Osservatore Romano in this condom debacle.

Q: When is the best not good enough? A: When your wife gets HIV infected.

2010-11-23T22:50:00.001-06:00

In this study, out of 171 couples who consistently and correctly used condoms, three wives became HIV infected from their husbands who had HIV; eight out of 55 who used condoms inconsistently became HIV infected; and eight out of 79 who never used condoms became HIV infected. A. Saracco, et al., "Man-to-Woman Sexual Transmission of HIV: Longitudinal Study of 343 Steady Partners of Infected Men,"

Consistent Condom Use Reduces the Transmission of HIV by 80%

2010-11-23T22:30:00.003-06:00

The information here comes from an organization that is defintively pro-condom. There are many who believe that the figures are overly optimistic. This would be due to the the standards established in this type study in order for couples to be able to qualify for inclusion in the results. The linked abstract from the World Health Organization website makes it quite clear that even consistent

Cardinal Burke Explains the Pope's Comments

2010-11-23T13:09:00.001-06:00

As we have come to expect, lucid remarks by one of the newest cardinals in the Church. Thank you, Your Eminence. Click the title for the link to the National Catholic Register interview with Cardinal Burke.

Benedict XVI, Catholic Morality, and Condoms

2010-11-22T07:20:00.003-06:00

Much has been made over Pope Benedict's response to questions posed in the book, The Light of the World, about the use of condoms in the prevention of the spread of HIV. Unfortunately, much of the friendly commentary has not been very illuminating and the secular press seems to have completely missed the point. Here is my analysis. The Holy Father himself has always insisted on the freedom of

The Divine Pattern of Married Love excludes Homosexual Unions

2010-11-02T10:51:00.000-05:00

From the Missouri Catholic Conference "Messenger" Fall 2010: As images of God, who reigns supreme over creation, man and woman have been endowed with the capacity to act as His royal representatives in the work of creation. This capacity is oriented to the gift of human procreation. God chose procreation in the love of a family, husband and wife united in marriage, as the means to continue the

Six Catholic Justices? ...Three Jews.

2010-06-11T16:22:00.001-05:00

The earlier version of a post on these hearings was based on another article. My error for not verifying the information. Thanks to the commentors who corrected me. The moral issue remains the same regarding Catholics in political life. Kagan will be the 3rd Jewish person on the Court. Kagan advocates for abortion rights. She did this even as a clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall. Senators

Statement of St. Louis Respect Life Apostolate on Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

2010-06-08T08:06:00.000-05:00

The Respect Life Apostolate says: Due to its policy allowing affiliates to offer financial support to abortion providing facilities, its denial of studies showing abortion as a cause of breast cancer, and its endorsement of embryonic stem cell research, the Respect Life Apostolate neither supports nor encourages participation in activities that benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The RLA

Contraception and Human Dignity

2010-06-07T05:43:00.000-05:00

This excerpt from the May 26 Editorial in the St. Louis Review is offered for your consideration. Given the very clear teaching on the matter and the almost universal use of contraceptives, particularly the pill, over the last 50 years, the Church in the United States is faced with a chronic and pervasive pastoral problem. It would be a mistake, however, to think that this problem is one that

Autism and Vaccines Produced from the Tissue of Aborted Children

2010-06-04T11:22:00.000-05:00

We received this informative piece from Children of God for Life. If you want to learn more about the moral problems with vaccines produced using the tissue of aborted children, you should check out http://www.cogforlife.org/. This release speaks about the possible connection between such vaccines and autism. For Immediate Release: June 3, 2010 SCPI Study on Aborted Fetal DNA in Vaccines

IVF is not Human Procreation

2010-06-04T11:09:00.000-05:00

Many people have a very difficult time understanding why artificial reproductive techniques are contrary to the moral law. I wrote a column in response to a question for the St. Louis Review, May 5, 2010. The question was this: I have read that there are about 400,000 human embryos frozen and stored in laboratories in the United States that are left over from in vitro fertilization (IVF).

The long hiatus

2010-06-04T10:54:00.000-05:00

I apologize for the very long hiatus in posting. Now that the semester is over and things have settled down a bit, I am trying to arrange my schedule to do more blogging and teaching. I welcome questions.

Where Did It Go? The End of the Law

2009-11-28T08:43:00.010-06:00

The Natural Law (NL) is a well-developed scientific theory of law and is the basis of all legal systems in Western Thought. It was a system of law and political thinking which placed the law at the service of the human person. It presupposed that the human mind was capable of knowing truth, particularly the truth about the human person and the goal of human life.The value system in the NL was

Archbishop Carlson and Marriage in Maine

2009-11-25T05:28:00.001-06:00

The St. Louis Review has a couple of articles, one editorial and one news story, on Archbishop Carlson's donation to the Church in Maine to help uphold the dignity of marriage.The editorial is online.

Making Treatment Decisions

2009-11-06T14:23:00.003-06:00

The article linked above is a presentation on making decisions regarding discontinuing medical treatment. It speaks about the durable power of attorney for healthcare and the problem that one encounters in dealing with those forms the hospitals thrust at you.

Thank you, Cardinal Rigali: Statement for Respect Life Sunday

2009-10-03T09:28:00.004-05:00

Cardinal Rigali has been an outspoken advocate for justice and protection of the right to life in the health care debate. This most recent statement is yet another lucid, analytical statement on his part that highlights the wrong-headedness of the proponents of the current versions of health-care reform being supported by a number of Catholics in Congress.This paragraph in the Cardinal's

Doctors argue for dropping the dead donor rule

2009-10-03T08:02:00.002-05:00

Dr. Truog is not the only doctor who has been asserting that donors are not dead when their organs are taken. This article helps one understand what the President's Council on Bioethics is dealing with.

Bioethicists Save Organ Donation by Tweaking the Definition of Death

2009-10-03T07:58:00.000-05:00

It is difficult to see how the President's council helped matters.

Death and the Organ Donor

2009-10-03T07:55:00.002-05:00

Nurse Nancy Valko's article gives a good overview of the medical-moral problem of determining the death of the donor.

Interview on Relevant Radio

2009-09-11T11:46:00.003-05:00

Sorry for the late notice, but I will be doing an interview on Relevant Radio, Friday, Sept. 12th, at 1 PM on moral investing. It will probably be posted on the website of Relevant Radio later.

Morality and Liturgy; The Pope the Eucharist: "Enough with the Host on the Hand" (Il Giornale's title)

2009-08-22T16:18:00.004-05:00

The relationship between the Holy Eucharist and Morality is a major concern of this blog. Previous posts, however, have looked at the question regarding public sinners and the responsibilities of the minister.This was a story published today. As the title of the article indicates, one point is the question of communion in the hand. For those who are not Italian readers, it speaks of a plenary

Faith and Morality in the Act of Investing

2009-08-17T16:03:00.003-05:00

Faith and Morality in the Act of InvestingThe thoughts that I am presenting tonight are based upon familiar principles but, having worked with the members of the St. Charles Group to apply these thoughts to investing, I have found that they take on new meaning in this context. I have learned a great deal in this process and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so.There are many ways to morally

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

2009-05-30T21:12:00.003-05:00

When St. Augustine was preparing to begin his first pastoral assignment he wrote a commentary on the Sermon on the Mount. In that work he laid the foundation for the whole of Catholic Moral theology, by developing the relationship between the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Beatitudes, and the Petitions of the Our Father. In his development of this great outline of moral teaching, he presented the

Kmiec's Time Article on Benedict XVI, Pelosi and Scalia

2009-03-14T09:09:00.004-05:00

Recently, I was asked, informally, to comment upon an the article linked in the title by Douglas Kmiec. Kmiec wrote the article analyzing the statement of Pope Benedict on the occasion of Speaker Pelosi's visit to the Holy See. Kmiec thought that the Holy Father was breaking tradition with the past by stating that legislators and judges had the responsibility of upholding the natural law. Of

Pelosi, Sebelius, Kennedy, and other Errant Catholics

2009-03-03T20:05:00.003-06:00

Speaker Pelosi , Governor Sebelius (soon to be Secretary Sebelius) and Representative Patrick Kennedy, among a whole host of politicians who claim to be Catholic, are getting a great deal of awful theological advice and, in their own way, have become errant theologians themselves. We have all heard Nancy Pelosi's foolish remarks about abortion. Recently, some correspondents have sent statements

Resuming Posts

2009-02-28T18:25:00.003-06:00

I have been away for a while due to holidays and number or other pressing commitments at the seminary, but I am going to be returning to the blog. I noted recently Diocese of Scranton has posted Bishop Martino's instruction regarding the duty of the minister of Holy Communion. This is an edifying and proper (i.e., particular) application of the universal moral law. Given the treatment afforded

The Sin of the Politician or Public Official that Votes for Or Upholds the Validity of Permissive Abortion Laws

2008-12-11T06:32:00.001-06:00

The last two installments of this series of post indicated that formal cooperation in abortion was a reason why pro-abortion politicians must be judged unworthy to receive Holy Communion and must, therefore, be denied the Sacrament by the minister. When Benedict XVI was prefect of the CDF he indicated that formal cooperation in abortion was a reason why the politician was unworthy. Indeed, that

Revisionist Moral Thought: Proporotionalism, Consequentialism, Relativism

2008-12-04T14:07:00.003-06:00

This post is going to depart from the line of posts on Politicians and Holy Communion. I was asked recently by a priest to help with some questions he had about the various revisionist moral systems that had developed in recent years. I thought blog readers might want to consider some of the points I made in response."The first point I should make is that the problems with some of the new moral

Campaigning and Voting for Permissive Abortion Laws Place the Politician in an Objective Situation of Grave Sin, i.e., Manifest Grave Sin

2008-12-02T16:50:00.004-06:00

It is clear from the last post that the traditional moral teaching, presented in the earlier posts, prevails regarding the role of the minister in the administration of Holy Communion according to the 2004 letter of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. In fact, the future pope’s statement is utterly congruent with and reaffirms traditional

Thanksgiving Break

2008-11-27T10:23:00.002-06:00

I will be taking a little break from the blog for the holiday, but I will pick up the blog on Cooperation and Scandal Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

Cooperation and Scandal: Are Politicians Who Vote for Permissive Abortion Laws Manifest Grave Sinners and Unworthy to Receive Holy Communion?

2008-11-22T16:54:00.004-06:00

In the discussions that surround the issue of Holy Communion and the public sinner who is, therefore, unworthy to receive the sacrament, no one, as far as this author is able to tell, has given an explanation as to why the traditional moral teaching in this matter does not prevail in the matter of politicians who support a so-called right to abortion. Concerning the canonical discipline, the Rev.

Cooperation and Scandal: The Differences between the Cases of the Public and "Private" Sinner

2008-11-19T16:36:00.004-06:00

One could ask why we would need to consider cooperation in sacrilege when, morally speaking, the avoidance of scandal should be sufficient reason for the minister to refuse communion to a public sinner. The answer to that question lies in the fact that many ministers of the sacraments do not understand the seriousness of the matter. As a matter of fact, one must be dismayed by the general lack of

Cooperation and Scandal: Can the Minister of Holy Communion Ignore the Worthiness of the Recipient without Risk of Sin?

2008-11-18T08:44:00.011-06:00

In the writings of the moral authors as well as canonists the issues of scandal and cooperation were discussed and analyzed proximately because both principles treat of involvement of one person in another’s sin. The noted canonist and moralist, Dominic Prummer, OP, distinguishes the two, saying, “Co-operation differs from scandal is so far as the latter causes the evil will of the sinner (by

Ad sacram communionem ne admittantur: The Roman Ritual, the Pio-Benedictine Code, and Canon 915 of the Code of 1983

2008-11-15T14:28:00.012-06:00

The first post on this subject referred to c. 855 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law (Pio-Benedictine). The language of c. 855 which requires that the minister refuse communion to public sinners was virtually identical to that of the Roman Ritual of 1614 published by Pope Paul V. (Rituale Romanum, Editio princeps (1614), ed. Manlio Sodi, SDB, and Juan Flores Arcas, OSB [Libreria Editrice Vaticana:

The Manuals and Administration of the Sacraments: The Role of the Minister

2008-11-13T08:17:00.008-06:00

The approved authors of the moral books had much to say about the administration of the sacraments and about the minister's moral responsibility regarding the duty to administer and refuse the sacraments to certain persons. They were concerned with a few different principles and precepts which helped to clarify the role of the minister as one who acts in the name of Christ. "The sacraments were

A Series of Posts on Catholic Pro-abortion politicians and the Ministers Duty to Deny them Holy Communion

2008-11-12T11:44:00.005-06:00

In an upcoming series of posts, I will present a moral analysis of the reception of Holy Communion by pro-abortion Catholic politicians. Stay tuned.

Doctors Who Almost Dissected Living Patient Confess Ignorance about Actual Moment of Death

2008-11-10T16:15:00.002-06:00

Another story from LifesiteNews about a person who revived before having organs removed.

"Brain Dead" Man Saved from Organ Harvesting - "Brain Death is Never Really Death"

2008-11-10T16:06:00.003-06:00

This man's relatives recognized life in him and stopped the process of organ harvesting before it was too late.

Landmark Study Demonstrates Natural IVF Alternative Effective in Helping Infertile Couples Conceive

2008-11-10T15:57:00.003-06:00

The developments in Natural Procreative Technology are not widely known. So the wonderful science of NaPro remains largely unavailable to thousands of couples it could help. Part of the reason for this is the bias against anything to do with natural fertility care. Apparently, for many physicians, even though the science is proven and well-documented, if it doesn't involve the kind of medicine

Organ Donation and the Dead Donor Rule

2008-11-10T09:08:00.005-06:00

Recently, Pope Benedict has been teaching on the issue of organ donation. Since the advent of the Non-heartbeating donor protocol, the certainty of the death of the donor has been seriously compromised. The issue of the death of the donor is an important one for Catholic morality. Put simply, it is immoral to bring about the donor's death by removing organs.In an editorial from the St. Louis

2008-11-10T07:28:00.001-06:00

Is assisted suicide the easy way out for Medicine?A couple of recent stories on Lifesite News discuss the developments on the Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia front. This is a growing phenomenon that shows how inconstant and foolish our society as a whole can be.While one can easily understand the pain of suffering which would make persons want to escape the suffering which becomes seemingly