Wishing everyone a great Thanksgiving. It’s a wonderful time for friends, family, fun, and food, and to remember all of the gifts which God has given, a reflection particularly important in this time of economic hardship.
Author: Joe Heschmeyer
Rep. Kennedy, Bishop Tobin, and the Media
Rep. Patrick Kennedy is a pro-choice Catholic. He’s got a good bishop, Bp. Tobin, up there in Rhode Island, who’s been quietly trying to get Kennedy to either shape up or not show up for Communion. Bp. Tobin finally became much more vocal about his troubles with Kennedy after the latter attacked the importance of… Continue reading Rep. Kennedy, Bishop Tobin, and the Media
The Euthyphro Dilemma, Part 2
Kerath25‘s comment on my post The Euthyphro Dilemma, Part 1, was too good to pass up. Without further ado: This question (nice to finally have a name to associate it with) is a particular one that seems to come up a lot in my discussions with those who do not want to believe. They first… Continue reading The Euthyphro Dilemma, Part 2
The Restoration Will Not Be Televised
Father David M. O’Connell has stepped down as president of D.C.’s own Catholic University of America. Under his twelve year watch, the school went from being a hotbed of dissent and heresy to one of all-too-few outstandingly Catholic universities, making the Cardinal Newman Society’s list of authentic Catholic colleges (sadly, only 21 US Catholic colleges… Continue reading The Restoration Will Not Be Televised
An Open Letter to Democrats for Life
A friend of mine sent this letter to Democrats for Life. He wrote and sent it while his blood was up, but I think he’s asking a pretty important question: are pro-life Democratic groups good or bad? Do they moderate the Democratic party, or defuse the pro-life movement? This is an increasingly urgent question due… Continue reading An Open Letter to Democrats for Life
Why “Abortion Neutrality” is a Healthcare Myth
In the current healthcare debate, both sides of the abortion debate claim to be preserving the status quo while the other side is hijacking it to advance their abortion-related agenda. In reality, both sides are correct that there’s no truly neutral abortion option: government funding for healthcare either includes abortion as federally-funded healthcare (against the… Continue reading Why “Abortion Neutrality” is a Healthcare Myth
18 U.S.C. 666: The Judas Statute
This is one of those moments where law and religion meet in an amusing way: One of the key federal laws forbidding bribery is section 666 of Title 18… which is pretty fitting if you think of how the betrayal of Jesus went down.
Pilate’s Epilogue
The Gospel for this upcoming Sunday is John 18:33b-37, part of the fascinating dialogue between Pilate and Jesus. During Wednesday’s Men’s Prayer Group, Fr. De Celles noted that there are two contradictory legends about what happened to Pilate: one story is that he converted and became a great saint; the other is that he threw… Continue reading Pilate’s Epilogue
Our Common Goal.
“If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let no one go… Continue reading Our Common Goal.
Purgatory Thought Experiments, pt. 2: A Response
TurretinFan has published a “Response to Heschmeyer’s Purgatory Thought Experiments.” The original “Heschmeyer’s Purgatory Thought Experiments” can be found here. I’ll post his comments in red, and my responses in black; when I quote from the original post, I’ll put that in blue. First of all, let me just say that he provides some really… Continue reading Purgatory Thought Experiments, pt. 2: A Response