What you intend when you say something may not be what hearers understand. Although you mean to implore Christ’s help by calling out spontaneously the word “Jesus,” someone listening might well think instead that you are expressing surprise or dismay — which would contribute to the growing disrespect for the Lord’s name.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Reverence for the name of Jesus/ Family divided on Sundays
‘Moved by Mercy’ is theme of Respect Life Month, yearlong observance
Each year, October is designated as Respect Life Month by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and this year’s theme is “Moved by Mercy.”
It draws on a quote from Pope Francis: “We are called to show mercy because mercy has been shown to us.”
Deacon devotes decades to digging graves, praying for the dead
Deacon Joe Kittok digs holes for a living.
He spends an hour and a half several times a week removing about 4 cubic yards of dirt, which he takes to his 35-acre property in Delano and spills onto the ground. He gets $400 per hole, which adds up to a decent living.
Sunday Scripture readings: Sept. 25, 2016
I love it when youth say what’s on their mind. For instance, they’ll ask, “What’s so special about poor people?” or, “If there is fire in hell, do you burn up and disappear?”
Sacredness of human life is more than skin-deep
If law and medicine can authorize the killing of the unborn child, then what logic can forbid law or medicine from destroying life at any other point in its development?
Father Kenneth Doyle: God and birth defects/ How late is late?
Q. I have several very devout and pious friends who believe that God creates children with birth defects to become his “victim souls” because God needs […]
Sunday Scripture Readings: Sept. 11, 2016
One of the greatest fears of my childhood was of getting caught doing something bad and having to face my dad. It’s not that he was extra mean or abusive, it’s just that I did not want to disappoint him, and this caused a knee-jerk reaction of fear whenever such situations would arise.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is Old Testament God violent?/ Titles for priests
Q. I am engaged in a plan to complete the Bible in its entirety. The program invites one to read a short section from the Old […]