My commentary on: https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/pope-thanks-new-ways-ministry-for-work-with-lgbt-catholics/15338 The fact that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 1999 prohibited the ministerial & pastoral engagement of the two founders of the New Ways Ministry, Sr Jeannine Gramick and Fr Robert Nugent on the basis that the CDF concurred the pastoral approach of this ministry's two founders…
The “Woke” Saga Continued…..
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/beware-of-the-woke?utm_campaign=NCR%202019&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=182431374&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Y4eTpMvwf0CieEUJWVM43Cq-HBea999uHIuu3J684XeZ0vOV0cQB6kmRoc1mqMYNbZJ7kjMS8SNJEgf8uJ4CGsaQwFw&utm_content=182431374&utm_source=hs_email This is why it is not hard to see that this group who are so tied to the yoke of slavery being touted by the secularist agenda as 'freedom' is in a worse position spiritually than Israel was either at the time of their bondage in Egypt prior to their redemption from it or Israel's position…
Vatican II and the Gradual Secularization of the Church
My Commentary on: https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/reorganization-at-knights-of-columbus-founders-church-leads-to-hard-feelings/15120?utm_source=NewsLetter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20211029_mailjet The "emegence of Vatican II" is currently none other than a trendy excuse used by those so-called 'conservatives' or 'trads' who, by advocating and conspiring with certain tenets of a modernist philosophical persuasion, have actually moved and are still moving peices on the checkerboard of Church politics thereby inducing secularization to…
It’s Time to Set the Record Straight.
https://archbishopgomez.org/blog/reflections-on-the-church-and-americas-new-religions Right now, confusion seems to abound as there is alot of misunderstanding being thrown about the place as concerns the themes of identity politics, intersectionality, critical race theory etc. Actually, to clear the air of confusion on this topic, all these whacky sounding terms are fairly straightforward when it comes down to their actual…
Left and Right
Is it not that the left and right in politics are merely reflections of the perfect expression of the left and right hand of God? And imperfect reflections at that! For neither is any better than the other and both are needed for they complement each other. They are to be seen in the life…
Welcome!
Originally dubbed My Catholic Blog, it is now also known as My Faith and Life Blog as can be seen from the web address. You have landed on the welcome page! Do not be deceived by the date shown above. That merely tells you that this blog was first published in November 2021. Since then…
Commentary on Brian Fraga’s Critique of Archbishop Gomez’s Speech
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/black-catholics-in-us-dismayed-after-archbishop-calls-protests-pseudo-religions/15184 As for what this article cited above positively claims concerning the main influences behind the BLM (Black Lives Matter), and other allied social justice movements, I've occasionally heard about the kinds of assertions relative to these which Alessandra Harris makes here and there but have not seen as much of it as unfortunately the bulk…
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