Today is the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He was the greatest and most prolific theologian of the Church. He stands at the head of the Doctors of the Church. For all of his learned writing, for his Summae, which were standard texts for centuries, Thomas had a vision one day while saying Mass that [...]
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
Posted in Fathers of the Church, tagged Saint Thomas Aquinas on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What Sanger Missed: The Dignity of All Persons in Jesus
Posted in Biomedical Ethics, Dignity, Eugenics, Family, Fathers of the Church, Margaret Sanger, Motherhood, Personhood, Planned Parenthood, Right to Life, tagged Christian Anthropology, Dignity, Margaret Sanger, Nativity, Pope St. Leo the Great on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today is the seventh day of the Octave of Christmas. In today’s Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings Pope St. Gregory the Great meditates not just on our human dignity being elevated by becoming members of the Body of Christ in Baptism, but also on our dignity being elevated by sharing in His Nativity, [...]
Margaret Sanger: Watch Her Interview With Mike Wallace
Posted in Abortion, Biomedical Ethics, Birth Control, Condoms, Dignity, Eugenics, Family, Fathers of the Church, Margaret Sanger, Motherhood, Personhood, Planned Parenthood, Right to Life, Sex Education, tagged Contraception, Eugenics, Margaret Sanger, Mike Wallace, Planned Parenthooh, Right to Life on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A commenter in the comboxes believes Margaret Sanger to be misunderstood, and that we would all do well to follow the lead of her disciples at New York University. Mike Wallace interviewed Margaret Sanger 9/21/57. Watch the video here. Sanger really starts fidgeting, ducking and weaving, telling lies and conveniently forgetting in the second half [...]
Saint Stephen’s Martyrdom and the Pro-Life Cause
Posted in Dignity, Fathers of the Church, Personhood, Right to Life on December 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today is the Feast of the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen. Today’s Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings is beautiful. For speaking truth, for bearing witness to Jesus, Stephen was stoned to death. Saul of Tarsus, prize student of the great Rabbi Gamaliel, stood by and approved. He can be seen standing with stony approval [...]
From a Sermon by Saint Augustine
Posted in Advent, Christmas, Dignity, Fathers of the Church on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Todays Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings From a sermon by Saint Augustine Truth has arisen from the earth and justice has looked down from heaven Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man. Awake, you who sleep, rise up from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you. I tell you again: for [...]
Christmas Meditation on Our Dignity
Posted in Advent, Christmas, Dignity, Family, Fathers of the Church, Personhood, tagged Christmas, Dignity, Pope St. Leo the Great, Song of the Angels on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the Liturgy of the Hours, Christmas Day, Office of Readings A sermon of Pope St Leo the Great Christian, remember your dignity Dearly beloved, today our Saviour is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life. The fear of death has been swallowed up; life brings us joy [...]
St Ambrose’s commentary on The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Posted in Advent, Christmas, Fathers of the Church, Motherhood, Uncategorized on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From today’s Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings St. Ambrose: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The angel Gabriel had announced the news of something that was as yet hidden and so, to buttress the Virgin Mary’s faith by means of a real example, he told her also that an old and sterile [...]
The Whole World Awaits Mary’s Reply
Posted in Advent, Christmas, Dignity, Fathers of the Church on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From today’s Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings A Sermon of Saint Bernard You have heard, O Virgin, that you will conceive and bear a son; you have heard that it will not be by man but by the Holy Spirit. The angel awaits an answer; it is time for him to return to [...]
Fathers of the Church on Abortion
Posted in Abortion, Fathers of the Church on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those who say that the Catholic Church has not maintained a constant witness against abortion from the beginning, the link gives the rich detail. Here are two teachings from the first century, in the age of the Apostles. The rest in the link. The Didache “The second commandment of the teaching: You shall not [...]
