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Reply to Edward Peters on the Excommunication of Norma Jean Coon

Posted on 29 March 2011 by Ron Conte

Norma Jean Coon, formerly associated with the organization called ‘Roman Catholic Women Priests’ (RCWP), has repented of her past claimed ordination to the deaconate, and has returned to full communion with the Catholic Church. The CDF and her local Bishop … Continue reading →

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Upon The Annunciation and Passion Falling Upon One Day. (March 25th, 1608)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Ron Conte

The following poem was written by John Donne concerning the rare liturgical calendar event whereby Good Friday coincides with the feast of the Annunciation. The remembrance of the start of Christ’s human life, at the Incarnation, fell on the same … Continue reading →

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non-marital sexual acts

Posted on 23 March 2011 by Ron Conte

What might a (future hypothetical) papal encyclical on sexual ethics teach concerning non-marital sexual acts? This teaching would certainly be based on and continuous with current teaching. Current Teaching Certainly the various types of non-marital sexual acts are individually condemned … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholic Ethics and Infallible Dogma

Posted on 22 March 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a very common HERESY among Catholic moral theologians today, not on any particular point of ethics, but on the field itself in its entirety. The heresy is to treat all of ethics as a speculative field. Many moral … Continue reading →

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Proof that God Exists: the Warning, the Consolation, the Miracle

Posted on 19 March 2011 by Ron Conte

Proof that God Exists: the Warning, the Consolation, the Miracle The Warning is an event revealed by the Virgin Mary at Garabandal. In this event, God will touch every human soul on earth and illuminate the conscience, so that each … Continue reading →

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My translation of the secrets of La Salette

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Ron Conte

My translation of the secrets of La Salette has been available online for many years now. This translation was completed by me in 1998, and published later that same year. For my interpretation of these secrets, see my book: The … Continue reading →

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Can calcium protect you from radioactive strontium?

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Ron Conte

Nuclear ‘fallout’ from the Japan (Fukushima) nuclear power plant disaster contains radioactive iodine, radioactive strontium, and other radioisotopes. These same radioactive elements are also found in the fallout from nuclear bombs. In my previous post, I discuss the use of … Continue reading →

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Miracle of the Eucharist at Auschwitz

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Ron Conte

We had a guest priest at my parish last Sunday. His sermon included a story about a miracle of the Eucharist at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp: An older woman, who was not Catholic, was at the camp. (I’m assuming … Continue reading →

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The timing of the conversion of the Jewish people

Posted on 15 March 2011 by Ron Conte

I’ve now read the portions of Pope Benedict’s book [Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week] about the conversion of the Jews. The relevant passages are on the commentary on the eschatological discourse of Jesus. Pope Benedict quotes Bernard of Clairvaux, with … Continue reading →

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Potassium Iodide Use in Radiation Emergencies

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Ron Conte

When there is radioactive fallout from a nuclear power plant emergency (or from a nuclear bomb), the fallout will have a number of different radioactive isotopes, including cesium, iodine, and strontium. The radioactive isotope of iodine (‘radioiodine’) in question here … Continue reading →

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A case of euthanasia

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Ron Conte

This discussion at the facebook page called ‘Ask a Catholic Priest‘ is very disturbing. The same case is also discussed at ‘Ask a Catholic‘. Both discussions show that many Catholics, including some priests, do not understand the basic teachings of … Continue reading →

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The principle of cooperation with evil: formal cooperation

Posted on 13 March 2011 by Ron Conte

Let’s continue our application of the three fonts of morality to the principle of cooperation with evil. Implicit cooperation concerns the font of intention (first font). Formal cooperation concerns the font called the moral object (second font). If your act … Continue reading →

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