Upon The Annunciation and Passion Falling Upon One Day

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Upon The Annunciation and Passion Falling Upon One Day. (March 25th, 1608) Tamely, frail body, abstain today; today My soul eats twice, Christ hither and away. She sees Him man, so like God made in this, That of them both … Continue reading →

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Judging Persons or Judging Acts

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Ron Conte

There is a difference between judging the person, and judging the behavior. We should not judge persons, but we should judge acts (behavior). If a person robs a bank, we say that bank robbery is wrong. But we don’t say, … Continue reading →

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Five wounds inflicted on Christ’s Mystical Body through our liturgy

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Here’s one view, expressed by Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan, and quoted by Fr. Z. 1. Mass versus populum [facing the people]. 2. Communion in the hand. 3. The Novus Ordo Offertory prayers. 4. Disappearance of Latin in the Ordinary … Continue reading →

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Who should be denied Communion under Canon 915?

Posted on 18 March 2012 by Ron Conte

UPDATED — Any baptized Catholic who has committed the sin of apostasy, or formal heresy, or formal schism is thereby automatically excommunicated, and many not receive holy Communion, nor any of the other Sacraments (except Confession, if the sinner is … Continue reading →

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Why neither the Pope, nor the body of Bishops, can commit heresy

Posted on 18 March 2012 by Ron Conte

A valid Pope can never commit the sin of apostasy, or heresy, or schism, because God positively and absolutely prevents it. See my previous article: Can a Pope commit the sin of heresy? By the grace of God, and by … Continue reading →

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Birth Control and Church Authority

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Ron Conte

This post is an analysis of the theology in an article by Dr. Gary Gutting, professor of philosophy at Notre Dame University. The article was published in the New York Times: Birth Control, Bishops and Religious Authority (15 Feb 2012). … Continue reading →

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Iran cannot nuke Israel, because Israel has nuclear missiles

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Iran cannot nuke Isreal, because Israel has nuclear missiles and the will to use them. By comparison, the U.S. does not have the will to use nuclear weapons against Iran. Jane’s Information Group Strategic Weapon System (Israel) “Assessment “Israel is … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin? Food Pantry staff ask food recipients to pray with them

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Ron Conte

In this blog, I frequently write about intrinsically evil acts — acts that are inherently immoral, in and of themselves, due to an evil moral object. However, there are three fonts of morality, three aspects of any knowingly chosen act … Continue reading →

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The lesbian communion incident: Canon law versus the Eternal Moral Law

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Fr. Marcel Guarnizo was in the sacristy, preparing for a funeral Mass, when the daughter of the deceased entered with another woman. The daughter, Barbara Johnson, identified the other woman as her lover. She made a deliberate disclosure to the … Continue reading →

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Do 98% of U.S. Catholic women use contraception?

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Many sources in the mass media and in politics (including a Whitehouse official) have recently cited a Guttmacher Institute study (Religion and Contraceptive Use [PDF file], Jones and Dreweke, April 2011) to the conclusion, phrased in divergent ways by various … Continue reading →

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Abortion is the Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Ron Conte

In 2008, according to the Guttmacher Institute, there were approximately 1.21 million induced abortions in the U.S. According to the CDC [PDF], the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2008 were as follows: Total ‘all’ causes: 2,471,984 [does … Continue reading →

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How Many Will Be Saved? The Moderate Catholic View

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Ron Conte

You can usually tell whether a Catholic is liberal, moderate, or conservative by the answer to the question: How many souls are sent to Hell? From the far left comes the heretical answer that no human persons go to Hell; … Continue reading →

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