There’s no such thing as a weak will

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 - [...]

What’s wrong with two men (or two women) in a loving, sexual and monogamous relationship?

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 [...]

Are you a church-fan?

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… [...]

Book Review: Homosexuality and the Catholic Church

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 [...]

Leaders assail New York’s same-sex ‘marriage’ decision

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 [...]

What’s the difference between a homosexual and a homosexual person?

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 [...]

Can We Afford Family Breakdown?

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 [...]

God made man in the image of himself… male and female he created them

In the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, God made man in the image of himself… male and female he created them. And God blessed them, saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and conquer it.” (Gen 1:27) That’s the very first commandment that God gives to man.
In the second [...]

Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered

I attended a forum today held at CANA - The Catholic Centre. It is the second part of a series of forums titled “A Christian Response To Same-Sex Attraction”. This session was interesting because one of the speakers invited was Alex Au, of Yawning Bread fame. He’s shorter than I expected. The other two speakers [...]

Top “Gay” Organization Comes Clean: “HIV is a gay disease.”

I think this is a very honest statement for Matt Foreman to make.

WASHINGTON, February 14, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a public statement last Friday, Matt Foreman, outgoing Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, rattled the homosexual activist community by joining the Centers for Disease Control [...]