Category Archives: commentary

The sacrament of marriage can only occur between one man and one woman. And natural marriage, from the beginning, was intended by God, in its fullness of perfection, to occur only between one man and one woman (Mt 19). But, … Continue reading →

Here is the apparent methodology used by most papal critics today: 1. read what the Pope has said 2. assume that the Pope is incompetent and unfaithful 3. assume that his teachings have no help from the Holy Spirit 4. … Continue reading →

Should parishes have a dress code for holy Mass? No, I don’t think so. I rarely see anyone I think is inappropriately dressed at Mass, even in the summer in a church that has no air conditioning. A dress code, … Continue reading →

and no one noticed or cared. The details are in my previous post, Response to Deacon Jim Russell on Combatants and Double Effect. Deacon Russell proposes that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can possibly be justified by the … Continue reading →

I just read a disgusting perverse article of badly mangled Catholic moral theology, in which the author, a deacon, justifies the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that struck countless innocent victims, sowing death on an unheard of scale. The article … Continue reading →

News story: Francis replaces Cardinal Muller with deputy Ladaria as head of doctrinal congregation — “Pope Francis has decided not to renew the expiring term of Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Gerhard Muller, choosing instead to replace the German prelate with … Continue reading →

What would the U.S. be like, if, say, 75% of the population were believing and practicing Catholics? Some countries in the world have a majority Catholic population, so it is not unthinkable. But I’m proposing this as a hypothetical. The … Continue reading →

When the Blessed Virgin Mary speaks (rarely) about the dangers of “freemasons” or “freemasonry”, she is using a figure of speech to warn about those persons who would chip away at the stones of the foundation of the Church: Her … Continue reading →

Again, I’m opening up a post to questions on a wide range of topics in theology. You can ask me general questions on faith, morals, or salvation. You can also ask questions on my writings in particular is eschatology, ethics, … Continue reading →

I’ve updated my post: Saint Alphonsus Liguori on Marital Chastity. This Saint and Doctor of the Church spoke against the use of unnatural sexual acts within marriage. The same errors that he condemned in his time period (the 1700’s) have … Continue reading →