They knew Jesus was the Messiah, and they killed him anyway

Posted on 26 May 2017 by Ron Conte

Some persons commit sins, without fully realizing the immorality of their acts. They should have known, and so they are guilty of negligence in learning faith and morals. But other persons know full well that certain acts are gravely immoral, … Continue reading →

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Fig Leaves, Falsehoods, and the Father of Lies

Posted on 25 May 2017 by Ron Conte

What does Sacred Scripture say about lying? [Leviticus] {19:11} You shall not steal. You shall not lie. Neither shall anyone deceive his neighbor. [Proverbs] {6:16} Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests: {6:17} … Continue reading →

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Free booklet on Ethics and Lying

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Ron Conte

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My booklet, Is Lying Always Wrong?, in Kindle format only, will be free from May 25 to May 27, 2017 (Pacific time). Please take advantage of this offer. To read the Kindle versions of my books, without a Kindle device, … Continue reading →

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Human Acts have a Moral Nature

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Ron Conte

The teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on ethics differs from every other source of ethical teachings. The main difference is the doctrine that human acts have a moral nature. Each of our acts has an inherent moral meaning (or … Continue reading →

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Reply to the Usual Claims on Birth Control for Medical Reasons

Posted on 23 May 2017 by Ron Conte

Those who claim that the intrinsically evil acts of using abortifacient contraception while sexually active is moral for a medical reason usually make the same set of grave moral errors. A list of those errors, with the correct understanding, follow. … Continue reading →

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Radical Revisionist Ethics: Adultery and Lying

Posted on 22 May 2017 by Ron Conte

When I was getting my degree in philosophy and theology at Boston College (many years ago), I took a class in sexual ethics. The professor, Lisa Sowle Cahill, did in fact teach what the Church teaches on morality, including that … Continue reading →

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Catholic Ethics: what is sin?

Posted on 21 May 2017 by Ron Conte

God alone is good. The goodness of God is the basis for all morality. Everything created by God has goodness, but God alone is Goodness. Only God is perfect and infinite Goodness, by His very Nature. The Nature of God … Continue reading →

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The conservative Catholic subculture has gone astray from the true Faith

Posted on 21 May 2017 by Ron Conte

After Vatican II, liberal Catholics used the Council as an excuse for a number of serious errors on faith and morals, and on discipline. But the Council is not responsible for those errors, just as the Bible is not responsible … Continue reading →

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Sinful Secular Society has influenced Catholic Moral Theology

Posted on 19 May 2017 by Ron Conte

A couple of recent Gallup polls show that Catholics in the U.S. have largely lost their moral compass. Newsweek reports that 55% of non-Catholic Christians support legalized same-sex marriage. What about Catholics? It’s 65% for Catholics. We have the teaching … Continue reading →

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Birth Control Pills for a Medical Purpose? The Catholic Answer

Posted on 17 May 2017 by Ron Conte

Is it moral for Catholic spouses to both (1) use abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose and (2) continue having marital relations? The correct Catholic answer: The spouses must refrain from sex while taking abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose. … Continue reading →

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What is the Benedict Option?

Posted on 16 May 2017 by Ron Conte

Short answer: Christians exercise the Benedict Option when they strive to live apart from secular society, as much as possible, while forming a community with like-minded Christians. Saint Benedict left behind the sinful society of Rome to live in a … Continue reading →

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Some People do not want to be in the State of Grace

Posted on 15 May 2017 by Ron Conte

To have eternal happiness in Heaven, a human person must die in the state of grace. The state of grace always includes the theological virtues of love, faith, and hope. So we can say that the state of grace is … Continue reading →

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