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On Cardinal McElroy’s misguided “clarifications” on sin, sex, and conscience

March 7, 2023 Larry Chapp 41

When I was a young seminarian I studied moral theology under the tutelage of the late, great Germain Grisez (1929-2018). I did not agree with all aspects of his “new natural law” theory, but his […]

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Reading Scripture during Lent: Scripture and Tradition

February 18, 2020 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 4

Editor’s note: This is the second essay in a three-part series on “Reading Scripture during Lent”. Part One was “A Catholic Understanding of the Bible”. Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? That question […]

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From the address, available on the Vatican website:  Truly the world is gloomy wherever it is not brightened by God’s light! Truly the world is dark wherever men and women no longer acknowledge their bond […]

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