Monthly Archives: July 2014

Raising the Dead, Part I

There is a real suffering in seeing the gap between what the Bride of Christ – the Church – could be, and what it is. This suffering is like the Lord’s suffering throughout the Old Testament. The prophets cried out … Continue reading

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Heaven and Home

When I was in the Franciscan seminary,  my novice director encouraged me to view things “under the aspect of eternity”. However, the setup of Western society is such that if we’re young and from a materially prosperous enough background, we can maintain the … Continue reading

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The Love that Dare not Speak…Part II

(Please note: in the following, I use the term “gay” for people who have “come out” and either practice same-sex genital acts, or are open to such acts. “People with SSA” is a broader category, including both “gay” people as … Continue reading

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The Love that Dare not Speak…Part I

The next two posts dealt with same-sex attraction from a Catholic and psychological perspective. My fear is that gay people or others with same-sex attraction (SSA) who read these posts may hear them as condemnation or rejection, and that is the last thing … Continue reading

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