A Gift from the Synod: the “Art of Accompaniment”
Many of us worry about preserving the doctrine of the Church. In an effort to do this more fully, some people have expressed concern about the recent Synod of the Family’s use of the term “accompaniment” – they worry about this watering down doctrine. In my...
Should We Abandon the Word “Marriage”?
“Marriage” has been so maligned, we may be better off no longer using the term. “What?” you say, “Let the homosexuals win?!?” A Catholic priest is suggesting we give up? No, just the opposite. I’m suggesting marriage is not the best English word for the Sacrament....
4 Wrong Ways to Teach Chastity
Chastity is always an import topic for youth groups. We want teens to respect their bodies and each other. Yet our record is abysmal. As I look at the myriad of ways I’ve seen it taught, been taught as a teen, heard of others teaching it or even taught it myself, I...
7 Steps to Beat Pornography and Masturbation
The biggest curse among men in the Church today is masturbation and pornography. We live in a “pornified culture” where sex is considered the goal of life; bikinis, twerking, and Photoshopped babes are everywhere; an average beer commercial today would have been...