Ethics and Intention

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ron Conte

There are three fonts (sources) of morality: three things and only three things that make any human act, i.e. any knowingly chosen act, moral or immoral: (1) intention, (2) moral object, (2) circumstances. An act is moral (ethical) if and … Continue reading →

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News Analysis on Iran Nukes

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ron Conte

The Jerusalem Post reports: Russian FM: Iran wouldn’t use nuclear weapons on Israel. The Russian foreign minister has stated that Iran would not attack Israel, “especially because there are millions of Arabs and Muslims in Israel”. I’m skeptical about that … Continue reading →

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Ethics: Each Knowing Choice is an Act

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Ron Conte

The teaching of the Roman Catholic Magisterium on morals is based upon acts, also called human acts. Each knowing choice is an act. Each knowing choice is subject to the judgment of conscience and the eternal moral law of God. … Continue reading →

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Year of Faith: Learn Ethics

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ron Conte

If you would like to do something important and pleasing to God for the Year of Faith (which begins 11 Oct 2012), learn the basic principles of Catholic ethics. I’ve covered many of these principles in past posts in this … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Evolving Breakout Potential: Worst Case Scenario

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Ron Conte

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This article is a continuation of my previous posts on this topic, especially: Has Iran Begun A Covert Nuclear Breakout? and Iran’s Evolving Breakout Potential: How Bad Is It? The ISIS Report of 8 Oct 2012 concludes that Iran could … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Evolving Breakout Potential: How Bad Is It?

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Ron Conte

ISIS (Institute for Science and International Security) is a Washington D.C. think tank that covers a wide range of topics. But they have a particular concern for Iran’s progress toward obtaining nuclear weapons. The main site is ISIS-online.org and their … Continue reading →

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The Progress Toward The Tribulation

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Ron Conte

Year of Faith The Year of Faith (11 Oct 2012 to 24 Nov 2013) is about to begin. The grace and providence of God has decreed this period of time for a reason: the tribulation is about to begin. Right … Continue reading →

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There Are No Morally Neutral Acts

Posted on 7 October 2012 by Ron Conte

Roman Catholic moral theology is based on the concept of acts, also called human acts. Human persons are subject to the eternal moral law of God because we have reason and free will. By reason, we can know right from … Continue reading →

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Does the Church have the Authority to ordain Women Deacons?

Posted on 4 October 2012 by Ron Conte

My first point is that the answer to this question is not settled doctrine. The Magisterium has infallibly taught that Jesus did not give his Church the authority to ordain women to the priesthood (or the episcopate, since a bishop … Continue reading →

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Has Iran Begun A Covert Nuclear Breakout? Yes.

Posted on 3 October 2012 by Ron Conte

I consider it to be very significant that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a good portion of time, in his speech to the U.N. in September 26th, 2012, to describing the Iranian regime’s view on the End Times. See my … Continue reading →

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Cooperation with Evil and the Three Fonts of Morality

Posted on 2 October 2012 by Ron Conte

My approach to the principle of cooperation with evil is to apply the three fonts of morality (intention, moral object, circumstances) to the cooperative act. This approach is certainly valid, since the Magisterium teaches that every act with three good … Continue reading →

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Bishop Paprocki on Voting Ethics

Posted on 30 September 2012 by Ron Conte

Bishop Paprocki, in a video posted on YouTube recently, spoke about the 2012 U.S. national elections. Here is a full transcript of the video: 1. “There are many positive and beneficial planks in the Democratic party platform, but I am … Continue reading →

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