Pro-Life: End of Life
On April 8th this year (2024), the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a new Declaration, “Dignitas Infinita” on human dignity, its source, types of dignity, and application in the way people are treated. The topic of…
Read MoreSeveral states are once again considering legalizing assisted suicide. Among them is New York State where I live and where many of the regular readers of my blog live. Rather than write a new blog article on this topic, today…
Read MoreI write this during the second week of our Easter season. It is a season of resurrection. Thus, it is a season of life. If we are to enter into eternal life in the resurrection, we must first be good…
Read MoreLast night I hosted the third webinar in my series, “Treating Life with Dignity and Love.” The recording of the webinar and the slides are now available online at www.renewaloffaith.org/prolife3. You can now register for Part IV on April 14th,…
Read More5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AIsaiah 58:7-10Psalm 112:4-5, 607, 8-9 (4a)1 Corinthians 2:1-5Matthew 5:13-16February 8, 2020 Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” Who is He speaking to? Who is the…
Read MoreThis is our diocesan public policy weekend. This year’s issue reflected below is speaking against a bill introduced in the NYS Legislative recently to allow assisted suicide. For more on this issue, check out the USCCB “To Live Each Day…
Read MorePeople are living longer. At the same time, many people face great suffering from illness (physical and mental) and aging. Seeing other people dying or facing death themselves has led many people to argue for the right to die at…
Read MoreRecent Posts
- The Hidden Depths of the Mass #38 04/25/2024
- The Infinite Dignity of Human Beings Part I 04/23/2024
- 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B – Homily 04/21/2024
- The Hidden Depths of the Mass #37 04/18/2024
- On the Brink of War 04/16/2024
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