May 1: St Joseph the Worker and "Men Without Work"
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Christmas Eve and one week from the start of a new year- What better times to contemplate and pray for better appreciation of God's gift of marriage/family/human sexuality! As I noted elsewhere:
"The natural law, the Creator's very good work, provides the solid foundation on which man can build the structure of moral rules to guide his choices. It also provides the indispensable moral foundation for building the human community. Finally, it provides the necessary basis for the civil law with which it is connected, whether by a reflection that draws conclusions from its principles, or by additions of a positive and juridical nature" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1959) [link added]
In my experience, very few understand the magnificent beauty of the Catholic Church's natural law teaching on marriage/family/human sexuality. I believe that there has been great negligence on the part of those charged with teaching: "the vast majority of bishops in Europe, the Americas, and Australia, regions where homosexuality became widespread in the wake of the Sexual Revolution of the Sixties, failed to comply with...prudent 1986 instructions from the Holy See" (p.13) [link added]. Vast majorities of our hierarchy and clergy never shouted St. Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" [link added] from the rooftops.
As I also wrote elsewhere:
Since 2013, I have heard little about the [Vatican's] aforementioned Humanum conference .... I am experiencing the aforementioned “Six professionally made films” as rediscovered treasure – part of a kick start to reawaken us to the grandeur of God’s plan for marriage and family....For the souls of our children, grandchildren, and all whom we love, we must not tire from proclaiming Truth! (Catholic Stand, 12/14/24)
Joe Tevington is a proudly orthodox Catholic, a husband since 1986, a dad to two adult children, a grandpa to two, and a civil service retiree. He is a sign language fluent certified rehabilitation counselor with graduate degrees in deafness rehabilitation, religious studies/moral theology, & Christian counseling psychology, as well as a catechetical diploma and certificates in benefits planning and Catholic social ministry. He deeply appreciates Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life and the sanctity of the transmission of human life, as well as how they are to inform us in our apostolates and ministries.
On much lighter notes, he fancies himself to be the foremost authority on his native Brooklyn, when it comes to architecture, cinema, geography, history, Italian food, stick ball, stoop ball, or wiffle ball.
