Articles in 'Opinion'
"Sense and Sensibility": What Jane Austen can teach us about emotional chastity
"Sense and Sensibility": What Jane Austen can teach us about emotional chastity
By Sinclair Cushmore
Chastity is something that is widely misunderstood in our modern culture. In a world where the sexual revolution has taken root, traditional values regarding sexuality, such as waiting until you are married to have relations, seem restrictive and out of touch. To a Catholic who seeks to live out God’s plan for our sexuality, however, chastity is freeing. But even in Catholic circles, the scope
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Spiritual Freedom is Always Fought For
Spiritual Freedom is Always Fought For
By Katie Zalany
I recently was in the car right before the Fourth of July and heard "God Bless America" and as I listened to those words, tears came to my eyes because I realized an important truth about freedom: It is always fought for to be won.
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Jesus Says Hell Is Real
Jesus Says Hell Is Real
By Bill Dunn
There are many misconceptions about Christian doctrine. One of the most pervasive fallacies is the idea that Jesus taught nothing but love and forgiveness, but afterward a bunch of intolerant, mean-spirited Church leaders added all that hell-fire and brimstone rhetoric to scare folks and keep them in line.
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Jesus' Love Is Particular to Each One of Us
Jesus' Love Is Particular to Each One of Us
By Kevin J. Banet
Did you know that God loves each of us individually? This week’s chat room discussion considers Jesus’ sacrifice of love on the cross and how that love is particular to each of us individually, not just generally as for all of humanity. We also get into topics such as free will and predestination, the impact of the coronavirus, and even barefoot nuns.
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Welcome Home: Finding Belonging in the Church
Welcome Home: Finding Belonging in the Church
By Katie Zalany
I went back to the parish I grew up in recently and one day I received a surprising call from the pastor whom I had known since my days in high school youth group, and at the end of the call he said, “Welcome home!”
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Madonna della Strada or Our Lady of the Way was an unknown Fresca that inspired St. Ignatius Loyola to found the Society of Jesus
Madonna della Strada or Our Lady of the Way was an unknown Fresca that inspired St. Ignatius Loyola to found the Society of Jesus
By Larry Peterson
The title “Our Lady of the Way” (Madonna della Strada) comes from a beautiful shrine kept in Rome, where a fresco (painted on wet plaster) during the 13th or 14th century was venerated. The fresco was a small painting of the Madonna and Child.
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No one said it would be easy, cobber!!!
No one said it would be easy, cobber!!!
By Victor S E Moubarak
We were watching a Christian program on TV and I made an off the cuff comment that sometimes it is very difficult being a Christian considering all the world’s temptations and how many non-believers seem to have it so good.
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Who Will Be Our Next Pope?
Who Will Be Our Next Pope?
By E.M. McCarthy
Summer is a good time to read. There are several books being published about a fascinating topic: who will be our next pope? The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates by Edward Pentin comes out August 4, 2020 and I'll review it here, at Catholic365.com.
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Who will be the next American martyrs?
Who will be the next American martyrs?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
The recent headlines flooding news media can cause anxiety or fear within an individual. They also serve as a pointing arrow warning all of us what is coming next. Destruction of statues, the calls for “Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends” to come down (statement by Shaun King), and calling honoring Jesus and his mother “white supremacy” is only a precursor to what we are facin
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Can anyone see a Spirit?
Can anyone see a Spirit?
By Ralph Hathaway
Can anyone see a Spirit? “All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” (Mt. 11: 27).
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I believe
I believe
By Victor S E Moubarak
I wonder ... if you were to go out in the streets and ask people at random to finish this phrase, what would they say: I believe ... ... ...
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We Need More Thriving Catholics
We Need More Thriving Catholics
By Katie Zalany
I was at church one Sunday and in the middle of the homily, a young priest said, “I hope you all feel cared for physically, emotionally, and spiritually here at this church.
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God
By George Calleja
The Sixth Beatitude : Blessed are the pure in heart, What does this particular Beatitude show us about Jesus’ love for us? This Beatitude shows us the ‘depth’ of Jesus’ love f
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Pope Marinus I
Pope Marinus I
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Marinus I, mistakenly referred to as Pope Martinus II, had a short, but controversial papacy. The man, Marinus, must have been an intellectual of some repute, considering the responsibilities and assignments he was given.
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Every Broken Idol Led to Greater Freedom
Every Broken Idol Led to Greater Freedom
By Katie Zalany
As a high schooler, I played the piano, and one of my favorite songs to play over and over again was the song “Freedom” by Jim Brickman.
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The Wisdom Source Will Be There in the Spiritual Journey
The Wisdom Source Will Be There in the Spiritual Journey
By Katie Zalany
I've been reading a book on Christian Meditation as a pathway to oneness with God, and in the middle of reading the book one evening, I came across a line that struck me: The wisdom source will be there.
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The Role of Original Sin in the Homosexuality Debate
The Role of Original Sin in the Homosexuality Debate
By JP Nunez
I once got into a discussion with someone about the following Catholic teaching on homosexuality: This inclination [being attracted to the same sex]...is objectively disordered. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2358) The point of this teaching is that since homosexual activity is sinful, same-sex attraction is therefore an inclination to sin, and that can’t be anything but disordered.
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