Catechism
Conscience and the Sunday Obligation
When the pandemic hit the United States earlier this year, bishops across the country made the necessary but unprecedented decision to dispense the faithful from their traditional obligation to attend Mass every Sunday. Six months later, we are slowly beginning…
Theosis, Pastoral Accompaniment, and the Law of Gradualism
Back in January the Lord put on my mind and heart an idea for a theological essay that he wanted me to write. I don?t say that lightly here. Never before has something burned within me until I wrote it…
The Death Penalty, Doctrine or Personal Opinion?
I?ve seen a lot of confusion in the past year about the Church?s new teaching on the death penalty that was issued last summer when Pope Francis changed paragraph 2267 of the Catechism. One of the key misconceptions I?ve heard…
