Posts by Arrowood
Moral Principle of Legitimate Cooperation with Evil
If we were to try to avoid any and all cooperation with evil we would be unable to act. Obviously such a goal is noble, but unreasonable. Moral reasoning guided by moral principles and enlightened by grace can guide us to choose the best possible good even when evil is unavoidable. One important guiding principle…
Read MoreMMR Vaccines and Abortion
THE PROBLEM The vaccine for Measles, Mumps and Rubella was created using cells from aborted fetuses in the 1960s. While subsequent vaccines have not been created through the direct death of an unborn baby, many of them are created using the cell lines from the same aborted fetuses from which the MMR vaccine originated. So,…
Read MoreParticipating in the Divine Life
Between Catholics and non-Catholic Christians, the question, “How are we saved?” comes up quite often. Mainline Protestants answer this crucial questions with the list of “solas” created by Martin Luther: sola grazia, sola fides – by grace alone and by faith alone. Catholic answer the question differently, but not in the way that Protestants often…
Read MoreKings & Prophets – God Brings the Covenant to the World
The wish of the Hebrew people to have a king actually constituted an act of defiance and a lack of trust. God was supposed to be their king. However, the people did not trust that God would protect them. They wanted to be like all of the other peoples around them who had kings and…
Read MoreModernism and Post-Modernism
Modernism Opposes Truth Modernism is the belief that objective truth cannot be known because all truth is filtered through our perceptions filtered through our biases distorted by societal influences and authorities (who don’t know objective truth any better than anyone else) As a result of these interferences in our perception of truth, nobody can claim…
Read MoreNatural Law vs. Laws of Nature: Becoming More Human
I once had an argument with a teaching colleague about homosexuality. He told me, “I don’t understand why the Church claims that homosexuality is against Natural Law. You find homosexuality all over the place in nature.” My response was two-fold. One, you really don’t find homosexuality in nature. What you find in nature is what…
Read More3 Ways To Take Care of Your Mental Health
When people complain that they don’t have time to pray, what they really mean is that they can’t get beyond the stress in their lives. They are overloaded. Even when they try to pray, they struggle to clear their minds. Sometimes, the first step to establishing a habit of daily prayer is to get a…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: Who Am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ
Author, Joe Heschmeyer reads from chapter 8 of his book, Who am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ. This chapter, called “You, and Your Divine Destiny,” After exploring some insufficient visions of Heaven, Joe discusses what it means that we are called to become like Christ through the process of “divinization.”…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: Why The Rosary Why Now
Author Gretchen Crowe reads chapter 2 from her book Why the Rosary, Why Now? “For a Deeper Devotion to the Church.” This chapter pulls from the writings of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen as he discusses the Holy Rosary is the solution to the lack of faith and the fear and worry that…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: A Life of Conversion
Derek Rotty reads Chapter 4 from his book A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels. “Trust & Cruciformity.” This chapter focuses on the conversion of Saint Peter and how his story shows that conforming to the crucified Christ is necessary for our conversion. Derek invites you to reflect on Saint Peter’s…
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