A reader asks: “Was the Mosaic Law from God or from Moses? Was the demanded stoning of the woman caught in adultery really required by God? It seems that these laws were created by man ...
Preparing us for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley reflects upon the scribe who asks which is the first of the commandments. Jesus answers with the Shema, to love God. He then adds ...
In the final piece of a ten-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard J. DeLorenzo talks about the Ninth and Tenth Commandments: Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s ...
In the ninth of his 10-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard DeLorenzo explores the Eighth Commandment. When the Lord says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” that is not just about ...
Leonard DeLorenzo, in his series on the Ten Commandments, writes on the Seventh Commandment, “Thou shall not steal.” The Catechism says, “The seventh commandment forbids unjustly taking or keeping the good of one’s neighbor and ...
Leonard DeLorenzo takes a look at the Sixth Commandment, “Thou shall not commit adultery,” in the seventh piece of a series exploring the Ten Commandments. He says, “At the bare minimum, that means do not ...
The Fifth Commandment is “Thou shall not kill.” There is a positive reverse to this commandment to not kill and it makes the Fifth Commandment a lot more challenging. It also draws up deeper into ...
In the fifth of a 10-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard J. DeLorenzo explores the Fourth Commandment: Honor your father and your mother. There is an order to charity — to loving our neighbor. ...
In the fourth of a ten-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard J. DeLorenzo explores the Third Commandment: “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.” Keeping holy the Lord’s Day might be the most difficult ...
In his column this week, Monsignor Pope answers two questions. First, How am I supposed to honor my father and mother who so mistreated me? I have a lot to argue with God over in ...
New South Wales becomes last Australian state to pass assisted dying law
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New South Wales becomes last Australian state to pass assisted dying law
The Parliament of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, has passed a law allowing people to choose ass...
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Catholics with disabilities share their vision of a synodal church
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Catholics with disabilities share their vision of a synodal church
Catholics with disabilities can be and want to be active members of the church and missionary disciples, but that ...
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