Theosis: Our Sojourn to the True Self
My thumb rolls over the chotki, knot after knot, I breathe in deeply and think with all my soul; “Lord Jesus Christ only son of God…” I pause, “have mercy on me a sinner…” I exhale. As I do …
No, I DON’T “Call” LGBTQ+ People to Abstinence or Celibacy
If you would like to read the first part, you may find it here.
Part II
Celibacy, Abstinence, and Chastity
While celibacy, abstinence, and chastity are often lumped together, they are quite distinct, and these distinctions need to be made known if …
No, I DON’T “Call” LGBTQ+ People to Abstinence or Celibacy
Responding to Fr. James Martin Without Responding to Fr. James Martin
Preamble
The LGBTQ+ topic is touching the hearts and lives of more and more Catholic families every day. As such, we must more than ever strive to equip ourselves with …
Prepare the Way of the Lord
How to Make a Good Confession
Confession, reconciliation, or penance are all common names for the sacrament instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the absolution of the priest to the person who …
Why I Am Not Celebrating Pride This Year
Every June, l am surrounded by rainbow flags. They appear uninvited in my email inbox, on the walls at my workplace, and whenever I’m streaming online television and film. June has made the celebration of homosexuality ubiquitous, and this …
To Love the Undeserving is to Love as God Loves
As noted previously, man is a body-soul composite that is made for interpersonal communion with both God and neighbor. He was created by God and late rejected the fullness of God’s relationship in favor of determining his own happiness. …
Embracing the Covenant
I want to reflect on our previous post about covenants and composite nature. As a Catholic man who lives with SSA, for me, it is of the utmost importance to understand the theological and philosophical meaning of sexuality and …
A Chat about Identity with Catholic Late Night
You may have noticed that we missed our post last week. I am sorry that we missed you. As an alternative to the post, I offer you a conversation with Catholic Late Night about Identity and Our Desire for …
Marriage and the Mysterium Magnum
This is the twelfth and final installment of a series of blog posts outlining St. John Paul II’s thought on embodiment and sexuality. To read the preceding article, please click here
St. Paul writes powerfully of the sacramentality of marriage …
Marriage: Covenantal and Graced Love
This is the eleventh of a series of posts outlining St. John Paul II’s thought on embodiment and sexuality. To read the preceding article, please click here.
In ‘Part One’ of the Theology of the Body, St. John Paul II …
