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- Later writers inverted St. Thomas’ principles. For them perfection does not consist primarily in choosing God as the supreme good but in obeying Him as the supreme authority. Perfecting obedience was then elevated above perfecting prayer. The natural but absurd conclusion is the belief that to pray less deeply but under perfect obedience pleases God more than to pray perfectly while being minimally obedient.
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- September 12, 2022, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe and Secure American Bioeconomy”Specified in that order is the development of genetic engineering technologies and techniques “to be able to write circuitry for cells and predictably program biology in the same way in which we write software and program computers,” as well as genetic technologies to “unlock the power of biological data” using “computing tools and artificial intelligence”
- It is obvious that many bishops do not understand the role of a bishop. It is not a bishop's role to be as obedient as possible. It is to sanctify his people as much as essential obedience allows. This is why bishops have broad powers to dispense from universal Church law, to make diocesan law, and even to replace elements of universal law with particular law. Within the limits of Catholic doctrine and of essential obedience, sanctifying his people requires taking them—rather than the pope—as the basic point of reference.
- MERRICK GARLAND HAS GIVEN AMERICA OUR OWN VERSION OF ADOLPH HITLER'S GESTAPO
- Civilization alone permits humans to pursue sophisticated scientific research, the arts, and the finer aspects of culture.
- DO TRANSGENDERISM AND TREASON ALWAYS GO TOGETHER LIKE A HORSE AND BUGGY?
- In America and the Catholic Church, we are losing the Nones, the young and the confused who are unaffiliated. I think that things are even worse: these Nones seem to define the post-Christian world in which we live and that becomes very much like a post-post-Christian world. Because we are in a world that has lost an appreciation for the true, the beautiful and the good. This is really two steps back from Catholicism.
- THERE IS A GOD-SHAPED VACUUM IN THE HEART OF EVERY MAN WHICH CANNOT BE FILLED BY ANY CREATED THING, BUT ONLY BY GOD, THE CREATOR, MADE KNOWN THROUGH JESUS
- Later writers inverted St. Thomas’ principles. For them perfection does not consist primarily in choosing God as the supreme good but in obeying Him as the supreme authority. Perfecting obedience was then elevated above perfecting prayer. The natural but absurd conclusion is the belief that to pray less deeply but under perfect obedience pleases God more than to pray perfectly while being minimally obedient.
- Chinese campaign donor Johnny Chung famously stated that the Clinton White House was "like a subway. You have to put in coins to open the gates."
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
ROYAL COHABITATION FOLLOWED BY A ROYAL WEDDING
I WATCHED A FEW MINUTES OF THE ROYAL WEDDING THIS MORNING, couldn’t help it since the TV news programs were filled with coverage of the event. Although I enjoyed the pageantry I could not help but wonder about the future … Continue reading
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WHAT DO SAINT AUGUSTINE AND HADLEY ARKES HAVE IN COMMON?
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 Coming into the Church – A Year Later By Hadley Arkes http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/coming-into-the-church-a-year-later.html He came into the Church on the 24th of April, a Saturday: Augustine, in 387, and I, last year. My entrance was not exactly … Continue reading
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TOM, DICK AND HARRY, COME OUT OF YOUR TOMBS!
“The Lord has indeed risen, alleluia! Glory and kingship be his for ever and ever, alleluia!” He is alive! That is the difference between Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and other historical figures. Some skeptics, unbelievers, agnostics and atheists choose to … Continue reading
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HERE IS A HOLY WEEK MEDITATION THAT WILL HELP YOU A LOT
I HAVE BEEN GREATLY MOVED BY TODAY’S POST about Simon of Cyrene by Father Gordon MacRae on his Blog: THESE STONE WALLS. It is a wonderful Holy Week meditation that I am pleased to pass on to you. If you … Continue reading
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A LESSON OF HOLINESS FROM REMOTE PAKISTAN
A Lesson of Holiness from Remote Pakistan The martyrdom of Shahbaz Bhatti, minister of religious minorities. “Until the last breath, I will continue to serve Jesus and this poor, suffering humanity.” His spiritual testament published by “La Civiltà Cattolica” by … Continue reading
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OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE JESUS CHRIST
WE SEE WHAT WE WANT TO SEE! Father George W. Rutler offers us some valuable insight into this all too human tendency. The raising of Lazarus was the last straw for those who refused to acknowledge Jesus as the … Continue reading
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THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOGMA AND BEING DOGMATIC
DOGMATIC = CHARACTERIZED BY AN AUTHORITATIVE , ARROGANT ASSERTION OF A UNPROVED OR UNPROVABLE PRINCIPLES Dogma and Mystery The dogmas—the Trinitarian dogma, the dogma of the utterly free and gratuitous creation of the universe, the dogmas of the Incarnation, of … Continue reading
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DEMOCRATS ARE MORE DOGMATICALLY PRO-ABORTION THAN REPUBLICANS ARE ANTIABORTION
The Pro-Abortion Party In the budget deal, Democrats make clear their No. 1 priority. By JAMES TARANTO BEST OF THE WEB TODAY APRIL 11, 2011 On Friday, the federal government almost shut down over abortion, more than 38 years after … Continue reading
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STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT PEDOPHILIA AND CATHOLIC PRIESTS
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH When the Boston Globe exposed massive wrongdoing in the Boston Archdiocese in 2002, Catholics were understandably angry. And when more horror stories surfaced elsewhere, we were furious. But now our anger is turning on … Continue reading
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THE CRUCIFIX ON THE ALTAR
A READER OF THIS BLOG, WHO HAPPENS TO LIVE IN GERMANY, ASKED ME ABOUT THE CHURCH’S LAW REGARDING A CRUCIFIX ON THE ALTAR. EVIDENTLY IN SOME OF THE CHURCHES HE WORSHIPS IN THERE IS EITHER ONLY A PLAIN CROSS, OR … Continue reading
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ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT / DEEP CALLS TO DEEP 
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