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How to Form a Good Moral Conscience
The virtue of Prudence is the cardinal virtue of identifying authentic human good and making a plan to attain it. Among other things, this virtue helps us to develop our moral conscience. A big part of growing as a Christian is embracing the goodness that God has planned for us. In order to embrace this…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: Listening for God in Everyday Life
Dr. Joseph White, a Catholic child psychologist, reads the chapter “God Speaking to Us in the Midst of Suffering and Struggle” from his book Listening for God in Everyday Life. While Dr. White visits the theological and philosophical explanations of suffering, he also seasons his exploration with personal experience from his practice. When…
Read MoreDoes the Virtue of Temperance Require Poverty?
Jesus taught, “Blessed are the poor” and, “It is easier to for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven.” These difficult teachings have inspired the Church throughout the centuries to embrace poverty as a virtue. On the other hand, there have been many followers…
Read MoreDaily Reading: We Too Believe and Therefore Speak
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today is the feast day of Saint John the Greater, believed to be the first Apostle to face martyrdom. Today’s readings in the Holy Mass begin with a New Testament reading from 2Corinthians. Saint Paul talks about being powerful witnesses to Jesus by evangelizing even the face of persecution.…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Woe to Those Who Plan Iniquity
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading the prophet Micah tells us that the wicked are doomed Woe to those who plan iniquity, and work out evil on their couches; But it doesn’t often seem like the wicked get punished. Too often in our fallen world, the selfish, dishonest and downright mean…
Read MoreLean Into Joy
Emotional happiness is like a rabbit. If you have ever observed one, you can relate to this story. Rabbits are fluffy and cute while they sit and munch on their food. Their outward appearance is content and happy. But, if they hear an unexpected noise they quickly change their demeanor. They hop high in the…
Read MoreLean Into Goodness
Have you ever met someone who you considered to be good? By following their actions you were able to determine they weren’t just doing good deeds, but that they themselves were full of goodness. Goodness is a fruit that can be cultivated and grown in our lives. When it’s grown into virtue, then goodness becomes…
Read MoreHow the Moral Conscience Leads to True Human Freedom
I am free to follow my conscience. I am sure that you’ve heard a lot about the freedom of conscience. These two words tend to go together in people’s minds. But is this a Catholic concept? Am I really free to follow my moral conscience? Well, Saint Thomas Aquinas would warn us that it…
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 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.”…
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