A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
Those who with God's help have welcomed Christ's call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world.
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
One can readily admit that the Magisterium's manner of expression does not seem very easy to understand at times. It needs to be translated by preachers and catechists into a language which relates to people and to their respective cultural environments. The essential content of the Church's teaching, however, must be upheld in this process. It must not be watered down on allegedly pastoral grounds, because it communicates the revealed truth.
In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
Canonist Edward Peters attacks the imprecision of the piece Divorced and Remarried are Called to Heroism - to which I had linked yesterday. The criticism sis well-worth reading.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar