“What is perfection in love? Love your enemies in such a way that you would desire to make them your brothers … For so did He love, Who hanging on the Cross, said ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’” (Luke 23:34)
In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
It is sad that there are what you might call professional Catholics who make a living on their Catholicism, but in whom the spring of faith flows only faintly, in a few scattered drops. We must really make an effort to change this.
Assuredly, the word of truth can be painful and uncomfortable. But it is the way to holiness, to peace, and to inner freedom. A pastoral approach which truly wants to help the people concerned must always be grounded in the truth. In the end, only the truth can be pastoral.
For many people today, practical atheism is the normal rule of life...If this attitude becomes a general existential position, then freedom no longer has any standards, then everyting is possible and permissible.
Ever the gentleman, it is interesting how Edward Pentin introduces an addendum to his own site to an interview with Fr. Weinandy published at the National Catholic Register :
His complete yet brief remarks could not fit into the piece, so I publish them here in full:
Courtship is hard work and the dating scene is a minefield. A dude on the Internet gives us tips on how to Find a Girlfriend Or Pick the Perfect Wife- The Wife Zone Chart.
Distinctions Matter
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