Catholic Morality and Sexuality
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"Do to others whateverÂ
you would have them do to you."Â
Living our Catholic faith is not simply a matter of prayer. It includes how we treat other people and how we treat ourselves.
It involves how we look at human dignity. In April 2024, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued "Dignitas Infinita" discussing the concepts behind our understanding of human dignity and examples of the importance of human dignity in real life situations. Please see Part I and Part II of my reflection on "Dignitas Infinita" for more on this.
Catholic Morality
"God's Commandments" - God gives us commandments not to burden us, but to help us know how we are called to live. Here, we explore this further.
 Are They Rules or a Way of Life? - In this presentation, Fr. Jeff explores how the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes reveal to us not just a legal code, but how we are called to live our faith out in this world.
Conscience and Truth
"Conscience" - In this short article, Fr. Jeff explores what it means to have a well-formed conscience and follow it.
Where Do We Go for Truth? - In this presentation, Fr. Jeff explores where we might go for answers and how the truth is ultimately found in God.
"Many Voices: Who Should We Listen To?" - In this short article, Fr. Jeff addresses the question of how we can hear many different people live in our lives in many different ways, and which voice we should listen to.
The Battle with Evil - Fr. Jeff wrote three blog articles reflecting on Immortal Combat: Confronting the Heart of Darkness by Fr. Dwight Longenecker (Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press. 2020).Â
​Pro-Life Teaching
See Fr. Jeff's series - Treating Life with Dignity and Love
Fr. Jeff's article on contraception - "Cooperating With the Way God Created Reproductivity"
"Bulletin Series on New York State Proposal 1 to Amend State Constitution" - The articles were written before the passage of NYS Proposal 1 to amend the NYS Constitution with protections for abortion, transgenderism, etc.
"The Beginning and the End" - This article addresses the question of when does life begin and the question of when life ends. It also provides answers for why abortion is wrong and why we should not hasten death and the end of life.
Sexuality and Gender
Be sure to check out the material under "Social Teaching" on the menu bar above.
Created 1/23/21
Updated 4/12/21
Redesigned 9/19/23
Updated 6/11/24
