Articles in 'Moral Theology'
Rest Awhile
Rest Awhile
By Ann Frailey
Elise loved the universe—and Beyond. It was mutual. But the facts remained. Her friends and relations contradicted nearly everything she said, and her husband grinned wickedly whenever she used the words, “I’ve been thinking…”
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A Bit of Hell on the Way to Heaven
A Bit of Hell on the Way to Heaven
By Ann Frailey
I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that workrooms must be messy, hamsters have to escape from cages, and household pipes and wires simply can’t work in harmony for any great stretch of time.
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I Don't Have To See Christmas
I Don't Have To See Christmas
By Ann Frailey
“Ya know…you’ll never live to see the nuts ripen from that tree. Much less eat them.” George grunted as he pressed the shovel deeper into the sod.
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The Miracles of the Loaves and Fish in Today's World
The Miracles of the Loaves and Fish in Today's World
By Theresa Buckley
Many years ago, my father was telling me about a bible scholar he was reading and this person’s theory that many, if not all, of Jesus’s miracles were not miraculous in the way most people tend to see them. He went on to explain using the miracle of the loaves and the fishes (Matt 14:13-21) this way.
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The Scandal of Exclusivity
The Scandal of Exclusivity
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus makes this stunning statement: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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Once Upon A Time, They Were Here
Once Upon A Time, They Were Here
By Ann Frailey
Sometimes life just turns pure strange, and there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. I received an email this week from someone wanting to know where three bodies were buried.
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Where You Stand Determines What You See
Where You Stand Determines What You See
By Tony Jesse
The story of Sharon Heidland is intriguing. She went to the University of Nevada on a college scholarship to play volleyball. She was attractive, had smarts, had money, and was socially popular in the party scene.
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Oh Sacraments, Most Holy and Evasive
Oh Sacraments, Most Holy and Evasive
By E.M. McCarthy
Many Catholics will live through more than ten weeks of lock-down of their churches due to the COVID19 virus. Yet, in the United States people still shop at Big Box and grocery stores. They are crowded. Obviously if people are going out for groceries, we are not truly stopping the spread of the COVID19 virus.
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It Takes Time
It Takes Time
By Ann Frailey
Marge wondered how it would feel to break her leg. Or arm. Or maybe just a finger. A toe? Would a hangnail suffice? Perhaps a bad headache. Some quality reason for staying in bed way past her usual wake up call.
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Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff!
Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff!
By Scott Pauline
Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff The land is like a foundation. The sea is like chaos. You cannot build a house on the sea. It will sink. It will drown in chaos. There is nothing to hold anything together in the sea. Nothing. Only chaos and death.
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What Does Corona and Sin Have in Common?
What Does Corona and Sin Have in Common?
By Tony Jesse
As we continue to journey through our personal Mordor - otherwise known as living through COVID-19, there remain intriguing parallels of this virus that apply to the spiritual realm.
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Can't Have Christianity Without the Old Testament
Can't Have Christianity Without the Old Testament
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s Scripture readings at Mass, many of the Jewish roots of Christianity are highlighted. Roots which are, for some strange reason, ignored by many modern-day Christians.
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Who I Am Becoming
Who I Am Becoming
By Ann Frailey
I can’t draw to save my life. Or play the organ, fix a computer, or discuss housing options with a cantankerous possum. My gaze wanders from the twisting, twirling maple branches out the window to a still life painting hanging on the wall. God made the tree. My daughter painted the still life. They’re both gorgeous.
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His name was Devasahayam, and he was the First Indian Martyr. His Canonization has been approved. Date TBA
His name was Devasahayam, and he was the First Indian Martyr. His Canonization has been approved. Date TBA
By Larry Peterson
He was born as Nilikandan Pillai* in 1712 in the southern part of the Indian sub-continent. He grew up serving in the palace of King Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.
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When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ!
When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ!
By Elizabeth Thomas
When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ! Christ's BODY that is--We His PEOPLE. That thought came into my mind the other day. Images of Christ being crucified began to pop up on Television as we approached Good Friday and Easter.
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