Category Archives: Ethics and Morality

Thoughts About The Death Penalty

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Bishop Taylor of Little Rock, about whom I posted several days ago, once said at the funeral Mass of a parishioner who had been executed for murder (I am paraphrasing): “It wasn’t the VIrgin Mary who first entered Heaven; it … Continue reading →

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Dignitas Personae – conclusion

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Dignitas Personae concludes with several “quotable quotes”: Section 36:  “There are those who say that the moral teaching of the Church contains too many prohibitions…..human history shows, however, how man has abused and can continue to abuse the power and … Continue reading →

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Dignitas Personae – continued

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Toward the end of the introduction of Dignitas Personae, there is a great quote from John Paul II. I am quoting section 3: “Life will triumph:  this is a sure hope for us.  Yes, life will triumph because truth, goodness, joy and … Continue reading →

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AIDS Prevention, continued

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Deacon Bob

I have read the article by Potts, et. al. in Science mentioned in my previous post on this subject.  It points out that some assumptions that underlie current HIV prevention strategies are unsupported by evidence.  Current strategies include condom distribution, … Continue reading →

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Dignitas Personae

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Deacon Bob

I would encourage all of you to log on to www.usccb.org/comm/Dignitaspersonae/index.shtml and read Dignitas Personae, the Church’s recent document on the bioethics of procreation and medical research.  A great document that I hope will get a fair catechesis among the Catholic faithful … Continue reading →

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AIDS prevention

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Deacon Bob

The most recent Ethics and Medics, (Vol. 33, N. 12)  a publication of the National Catholic Bioethics Center on Health Care and the Life Sciences, had some interesting and surprising comments.  It cited research that has been published in Science by Malcom Potts et … Continue reading →

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Confession and Politics

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Take a look at The Modesto Bee, the Nov. 29 edition. (www.modbee.com).  An article about the local Catholic pastor advising his flock to return to the confessional if they voted for Obama.  According to the Modesto Bee, Fr. Joseph Illo … Continue reading →

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FOCA, the Death Penalty, and War

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Deacon Bob

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is back in play it would seem, thanks to Obama’s win and the pro-choice advantage in the Congress.  If there is one issue that gets me boiling, it is this.  I simply refuse to … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Deacon Bob

In reading a book on the train today about marital infidelity, I discovered that the author came at the conclusion of her book to the subject of forgiveness.  She said that to offer forgiveness to one who does not acknowledge … Continue reading →

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USCCB – More News

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Want to highlight a few of the comments the bishops are making at their fall meeting.  Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton:  “we are going to have to speak as firmly as possibly to Catholic politicians who are not merely reluctant … Continue reading →

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USCCB – Quote By Cardinal George

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Found this quote on blog moderated by Greg Kandra today.  What do you think? “The common good can never be adequately incarnated in any society when those waiting to be born can be legally killed at choice.  If the Supreme Court Dred … Continue reading →

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Natural Law and Discourse in Ethics

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Deacon Bob

The topic of sexual ethics surfaced today in a sacramental theology seminar in which I was a participant. All one needs to do is scratch the surface on any aspect of sexual behavior, and you will get a strident response … Continue reading →

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Sacramental theology

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Deacon Bob

Was reading for my sacramental theology course today.  Here is a quote:  “Resistance to a morality that has been one-sidedly developed as a morality of guilt and places Christians constantly under indictment is in harmony with the liberating, forward-looking message … Continue reading →

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