I couldn’t resist a second post for today: the latest from the Brothers in Black:
Coming Soon — The Annunciation 1
I couldn’t resist a second post for today: the latest from the Brothers in Black:
Category Archives: Cultural Conversion
Film School for the New Evangelization Reply
Here’s a great new project.
Love without Remorse 1
Here’s a video that I found very inspiring. It’s from a series of six videos you can watch on Youtube about chastity and love. It’s message is to educate young people about the meaning of sexuality and the harm of promiscuous behavior: More…
Natural Family Planning: The Organic Alternative to Birth Control 5
Here’s a video that brilliantly illustrates the rationality behind preferring Natural Family Planning (NFP) over artificial means of birth control.
Going to Confession 4
Can you believe that we are already two weeks into Lent? I can’t.
If you were not counted among the droves of people who went to confession on Ash Wednesday, More…
Metaphysical Argument Against Abortion 2
If you question the morality of abortion, then you should also question its legality.
Why? Because abortion is murder. It involves willfully killing an innocent human being, which is morally corrupt, because it is murder.
To show why that is the case, one needs to first show that the child in the womb, from the moment of its conception, is a human person. Once that premise is established, the rest of the argument follows: If you accept that the unborn child is a human person then you also must accept that abortion is not only immoral, but should also be illegal.
Here are some indisputable facts taken from an article from LiveAction.org, to argue that the unborn child is a human person:
Why Confess Your Sins to a Priest? 3
Have you ever asked or been asked,”Why should I confess my sins to someone else, If I can just confess them to God directly?”
Of course, you can confess your sins to God anytime you want. And God forgives you if you are truly sorry.
When you confess your sins to a priest, however, you are not just telling some guy what you did wrong. In order to understand why confessing your sins to a priest is different (and important), you need to exercise your faith in the teaching of the Church.
The following video explains this clearly and effectively: More…
Three Creative Ways to Live the 40 Days 1
A Friend of mine put together this short video on living the Forty Days of Lent. More than a reminder of what the way we ought to live Lent through fasting, sacrifice, and almsgiving, this video offers some creative suggestions for living Lent with ferver. More…
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession Reply
There’s nothing like a good confession to start of Lent.
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession o{]:¬)
We should…
1) …examine our consciences regularly and thoroughly;
2) …wait our turn in line patiently;
3) …come at the time confessions are scheduled, not a few minutes before they are to end;
4) …speak distinctly but never so loudly that we might be overheard;
5) …state our sins clearly and briefly without rambling;
6) …confess all mortal sins in number and kind;
7) …listen carefully to the advice the priest gives;
8) …confess our own sins and not someone else’s;
9) …carefully listen to and remember the penance and be sure to understand it;
10) …use a regular formula for confession so that it is familiar and comfortable;
11) …never be afraid to say something “embarrassing”… just say it;
12) …never worry that the priest thinks we are jerks…. he is usually impressed by our courage;
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It’s MARDI GRAS!!! (that means Lent starts tomorrow) Reply
Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.
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