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Richard G. Malloy, S.J., Ph.D., is Vice President for University Ministries, the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, and author of A Faith That Frees (Orbis Books).
March 23rd, 2010
We’re “against” it (LOL).  Seriously, we are called to be stewards of creation.  The church, like all sane and sensible institutions, knows the shift in ...
March 16th, 2010
Question:  What's the Catholic teaching on plastic surgery?  If I want to get a tummy tuck or a breast enhancement am I committing a sin?...
March 9th, 2010
Question: At work, I lie often. As long as I am taking care of my family and community, does God really care? As Dumbledore told Harry Potter, "It is our choices that show what we truly are, much ...
March 2nd, 2010
Some definitions to start: "The Vatican" is the 108 acre plot of land in Rome, West of the Tiber River. "The Papacy" is the office traced back to St. Peter who traditionally is considered to have been buried at ...
February 23rd, 2010
Any Introduction to Sociology Textbook would have the numbers on world religions, and www.adherents.com provides wonderful info on world religions.  Their 2005 snapshot shows that 33% of the worlds inhabitants, some 2.2 billion people, consider themselves Christian (some 1.2 ...
February 9th, 2010
Yes.  But keep in mind what the Bishops of the United States have said about the participation of Catholics in political processes and measure what a particular priest says against the collective wisdom of the bishops.  Here's a ...
February 9th, 2010
Yes.  But keep in mind what the Bishops of the United States have said about the participation of Catholics in political processes and measure what a particular priest says against the collective wisdom of the bishops.  Here's a ...
January 26th, 2010
The theologian Bernard Lonergan argues the innate operations of our being human, i.e., our experiencing, understanding, judging, deciding and loving, contain inherent transcendental ...
January 25th, 2010
From canonical scriptures, we simply do not know what happens to St. Joseph after Jesus is found in the Temple at the age ...
January 19th, 2010
Angels in the Outfield (1951) was written by Jesuit Richard Grady (pen name “Richard Conlin”) and the 1994 remake with Danny ...
January 12th, 2010
No! (LOL).  If I could explain it, it wouldn’t be what it is!  Seriously, “ontological change” is very meaningful in the context of ...
January 5th, 2010
Funny you should ask.  I’ve been thinking of formally offering my services as a Chaplain to the Philly Police department now that I’m ...
December 29th, 2009
Is it a sin to treat my dog like a child?  He's a good dog and I pamper him a bit, but people seem to ...
November 24th, 2009
Question: Should I avoid dating if I think I may want to be a priest?...
November 17th, 2009
Question:  What is wrong with watching pornography?  I'm not really hurting anybody, isn't it better than having sex with someone else?...
November 10th, 2009
How can I prove to my atheist professor that God exists? Kill’em (Just Kidding!).  ...
November 3rd, 2009
Question:  If there is a God then why is there suffering in the world?...
October 27th, 2009
Why can't people live together before marriage? Erma Bombeck once said “Living together is ...
October 20th, 2009
Is getting drunk a mortal sin?...
October 13th, 2009
Is foreplay against Catholic teaching?  Can I touch my girlfriend since her orgasm is not tied to fertility?...
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