At first blush, having a committed celibate relationship would seem an excellent compromise to me. One objection comes to mind, though: Lust is a sin; in that lesbian woman’s place, I’d ask myself, is this relationship causing me to lust more than I would otherwise? This is something tha...

Richard has made an interesting observation in a tweet: Luke 23 - The thief who asked Jesus to save him was not saved. The one who merely asked to be remembered was saved. Interesting. This is indeed an interesting observation, but I’m not sure I agree with it. I always read this passage as be...

I meant to ask this yesterday but I forgot: the Gospel reading for yesterday’s Mass, Mark 8:14-21, has me completely perplexed. I don’t know what it means at all, and it’s especially frustrating that it ends with Jesus saying “Do you still not understand?” No, I’m...

Prayers would be much appreciated for the soul of my great-grandmother, Doris. She reposed in Christ earlier this afternoon. Also if you could remember in prayer a friend of mine, Michelle, who has recently found out that both of her parents have very serious forms of cancer. She is my age — 2...

TMH — I’m not sure why you feel your ministry has been worthless if the Catholic faith is true. I want to reassure you though, as I’m sure your wife has done; I for one am certain that you have had a tremendously positive influence on many people, bringing them closer to Jesus. You...

Travis, if you look at the next page of the document you will see, even more interestingly, that 8% of atheists are “absolutely certain” that God exists. This puts a whole new spin on Psalm 14:1… 12% of atheists apparently believe in Heaven too, and 10% in Hell....

United Church of Canada considering “throwing in the towel”: Like most mainstream Protestant denominations, the United Church of Canada has seen dramatic drops in membership. There are now 3,400 United Church congregations; since 1996, the Church has lost about 460 parishes. The Church r...

Josh, you said: The easy answer is that if the RC Magisterium really had preserved orthodoxy, it would teach the same things that we Lutherans do. And you accuse me of presupposition… I especially have Dignitatis Humanae, Gaudium et Spes, and Lumen Gentium in mind. Such teaching of Vatican II ...

Has anybody seen the show Weeds? It’s on Showtime, and I think the fourth season of it will start soon, though I just rent the DVDs from Blockbuster when they come out. For those who haven’t seen the show, it’s about a mother in a rich suburb in California whose husband dies, leavi...

Mark, very interesting quote from Lewis.  It’s been too long since I read MC, I need to start again.  But I have to disagree and refer you again to the Cathars, who at one time held much of southern France.  Or to various cannibal societies which have existed all over the world.  Or to the...