Author Archives: Ron Conte

On The Marriage Debt

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Is a wife morally obligated to have natural marital relations open to life with her husband? Is he similarly obligated to her? The following answer to this question is taken from my book, Roman Catholic Marital Sexual Ethics: Pope Pius … Continue reading →

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Catholic Confusion on Intention and Moral Object

Posted on 12 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Over at Catholic Lane, Rebecca Taylor writes a post on ethics and genetic enhancements: Catholic Confusion on Enhancements; the post is also here. That post is a follow-up to her earlier post at NC Register: Human or Superhuman. In the … Continue reading →

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The Near Future of American Politics

Posted on 11 June 2012 by Ron Conte

As I write these words, the date is June 11th, 2012. The Republican National Convention is scheduled for August 27 to 30 in Tampa, Florida. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for September 4 to 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina. … Continue reading →

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Common Errors on Accidents, Substance, and the Eucharist

Posted on 10 June 2012 by Ron Conte

This article is a continuation of my previous article: Understanding Accidents, Substance, and the Eucharist. The division of any created thing into accidents and substance is a metaphysical distinction. It is not possible for us to physically separate the accidents … Continue reading →

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My credentials as a Roman Catholic theologian

Posted on 7 June 2012 by Ron Conte

What is the role of a theologian? “In order to exercise the prophetic function in the world, the People of God must continually reawaken or ‘rekindle’ its own life of faith (cf. 2 Tim 1:6). It does this particularly by … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin debates the Magisterium

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Jimmy Akin has been publishing fake interviews, in which he pretends to interview Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI. He publishes these fake interviews in what he calls a “Secret Information Club communiqué”, saying things like: “Not a … Continue reading →

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John Paul II: Contraception is profoundly illicit

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Pope John Paul II: “Contraception is to be judged objectively so profoundly illicit that it can never, for any reason, be justified. To think, or to say, anything to the contrary is tantamount to saying that in human life there … Continue reading →

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The Day of the Crucifixion: Friday, Nisan 14

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Ron Conte

On which day was Jesus Christ crucified? Was it the preparation day of the Passover, Nisan 14, or was it the first day of Passover, Nisan 15? (Nisan is the month in the Jewish calendar which contains the feast of … Continue reading →

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CDF notification re: Sr. Margaret Farley

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Ron Conte

There is an error in the CDF’s notification concerning the book ‘Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics’ by Sister Margaret A. Farley, R.S.M. It is a pretty significant error, one that you might not expect the Holy See … Continue reading →

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Defining Acts versus Non-defining Acts

Posted on 3 June 2012 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium teaches either infallibly or non-infallibly. All teachings of the Magisterium are either infallible, and therefore without the possibility of error, or non-infallible, having only a limited possibility of error (but never to such an extent as to lead … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers who Attack the Sacraments

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Modern secular society believes in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion. This is all well and good as a starting point for a free society. But it is only a starting point because thought, speech, and religion … Continue reading →

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new booklet on the three days of darkness

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Ron Conte

I’ve just published a new Kindle booklet: The Three Days of Darkness and the Time of Peace. This booklet is comprised of material taken from my much longer book: The First Part of the Tribulation. If you have the book, … Continue reading →

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