In late spring, I was up at Madonna House in Canada for two weeks. One week was a personal retreat, while week two was more about using my talents to help them. In that, I was asked to write something […]
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Vaccine Mandates and the Common Good
In recent years, more people have taken a negative attitude towards vaccines. A foremost opponent of vaccines in recent decades, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has even come to lead Health and Human Services. Anti-vaccine attitudes have serious negative effects on […]
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A Close Connection to Evil Can & Should Destroy a Saint’s Cause
When the Church declares someone a saint, it is more than simply that they were holy. A saint must be an example of life in a broad array of aspects. As such, even a strong connection to another’s grave evil […]
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Vaccine Mandates Serve the Common Good (Academic Article)
Vaccines have been one of the most controversial public issues in Catholic bioethics in the past few years. It has been established that in most cases, there is an individual moral obligation to get recommended vaccines. However, this leaves open […]
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Peter Hotez Writes about Making Vaccines Availible for Poor Countries in a Catholic Publication
A bit ago, Dr. Peter Hotez published “Vaccine Science Diplomacy and ‘The Phenomenon of Man’” in the Linacre Quarterly. Much of it is looking at Teilhard de Chardin’s theories and their application, but that was not what I thought needed […]
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Fr. Jim Sichko Is Selling a Book Full of Plagiarism
Back in early 2024, Loyola Press pulled 60 Seconds for Jesus by Fr. Jim Sichko due to plagiarism. He is now selling that same book on his website with all the plagiarism in it. As I exposed his plagiarism the […]
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Amoris Laetitia Develops the Subjective Conscience from Veritatis Splendor
As you likely know, I have written a lot on the Magisterium and particularly on Amoris Laetitia. I have a whole guide on it linking to my various posts. I take a very hermeneutic of continuity approach. In 2023, I […]
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Intrinsic Human Dignity: 1st Part of Dignitas Infinita
The last two semesters, I have taught bioethics. In that class, the whole second week focused on human dignity being intrinsic and based on being made in the Image of God. Dignity comes from being human, not from some secondary […]
Read moreFr. Jim Sichko, Habitual Plagiarist (Updated)
Several years ago, the Church was rocked by the scandal that Fr. Thomas Roscia had extensively plagiarized material for articles and speeches. He had been a Vatican advisor and the head of Canada’s Catholic TV network before the fall. I […]
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Infertility Is a Cross, Not a Sexual Identity
Back in October, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) published a new definition of infertility. The definition changed from just trying for a kid and not having one to now also include sexual identities that are by nature not […]
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