Posted on July 7, 2008 by Catholic Writer
I’ve always said that the use of contraception leads to abortion.
Foremost Expert on Contraception Says the Pill is Not Working - It’s “Outdated”
By Hilary White
LONDON, July 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Pill is outdated and results in unplanned pregnancies; women should get hormonal implants or intra-uterine devices (IUD) instead, says a leading contraception expert in [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2008 by Catholic Writer
Did you know that at least three African tribal groups (the Taita, Kamba and Luo) have used the cervical04 mucus as a marker of fertility for generations? And according to an elder of an Australian Aboriginal tribe, Niranji, young girls of his tribe are taken away to a sacred place by the older women and [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2008 by Catholic Writer
Assamite let me listen to a song today. It’s a rap song, written by a priest Father Stan Fortuna, CPF. It’s a song about sex. That was enough for me to raise my eyebrows at. I burst out into spontaneous laughter especially when I heard the words “Humanae Vitae” and “Gaudium et Spes” in the [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by Catholic Writer
While “Homosexuality and the Catholic Church” by Father John Harvey, OSFS. In it, there is a section on St. Augustine’s confessions regarding his struggle for chastity.
According to St. Augustine, there’s no such thing as a “strong will” or “weak will”, only a united or divided will. He speaks of two kinds of inner battles - [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Catholic Writer
I was reading Leslie Lung’s book Freedom Of Choice when the answer to this question occurred to me. It was asked at the CANA forum sessions, and it was asked on this blog comments, word for word. So let’s answer this question by exploring the meaning of these three words used: “loving”, “sexual”, and “monogamous”.
On [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Catholic Writer
When I first read Father David Garcia’s article on The Difference Between A Church-fan And Belonging To The Church“, it hit me like a sledgehammer. It was very true. How often had I been a church-fan rather than a member of the church? In so many issues, I felt blows and triumphs to the church… [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by Catholic Writer
I’ve just finished a most excellent book titled “Homosexuality and the Catholic Church” written by Father John Harvey, OSFS, the priest who started Courage - the only Catholic ministry dedicated to persons with same-sex attraction that completely embraces the Catholic teaching on homosexuality.
I bought this book on the third session of “A Christian Response To [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2008 by Catholic Writer
I think the fourth and fifth paragraphs are the most important.
Albany, May 31 (CNA) - The New York governor office’s decision to recognize same-sex marriages contracted outside of New York State has prompted critical reaction from many leaders, some of whom have called the decision “unilateral” and “anti-democratic.”
A Thursday memo from [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2008 by Catholic Writer
In the second session of “A Christian Response To Same-Sex Attraction”, invited speaker Alex Au of Yawning Bread fame spoke a number of times of homophobia. I want to ask, “What is homophobia?” is it a fear of homosexual persons or is it a fear of homosexual behaviour?
I have always thought of homophobia as instances [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2008 by Catholic Writer
This ZENIT article is quite timely as it comes hot on the heels of an observation made by a senior lawyer Thomas Aqbal, at a recent session of the forum titled “A Christian Response To Same-Sex Attraction”. In his part, Aqbal explains the Singapore government’s decision to retain Section 377A of the Penal Code which [...]
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