by Father Jeffrey Montz Dear friends who usually get my homilies: I am sending along a homily from my friend, young Father Jeffrey Montz. He was ordained a priest a year ago, and is now the Parochial Vicar at St. Frances of Assisi [New Orleans]. Perhaps, as moving as the homily is Fr. Jeff’s note …
“I am the bread of life.” TWO EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES COMPARED Read More »
This article is a meditation on the spiritual dimension and driving force of Catholic health care.
This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, traces the Bible’s opposition to contraception from Genesis to Revelation with wonderful clarity.
What does the Bible say about contraception? The Second Vatican Council’s statement on Divine Revelation teaches us that interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures must devote attention to “the content and unity of the whole of scripture, taking into account the tradition of the entire Church…”1 Much more than a moral manual or a doctrinal concordance, …
Too often the discussion of the morality of contraception fragments into a specific treatment of individual devices and methods wherein the overarching theological and philosophical essence of contraception is obfuscated. We lose sight of the forest for the trees. Behind every device and method of contraception is a fundamental breach of God’s design for marital …
We travel the entire United States of America proclaiming the Gospel of Life as it pertains to God’s plan for spousal love. This plan calls for a total gift of self to one’s spouse and the acceptance of her total gift of self in kind. Contraception makes such an unconditional gift impossible. Natural Family Planning …
