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Yes I was raised in the Catholic Church. As are many people of certain ethnic heritages (I'm Irish). I had great aunts and uncles who were nuns and priests. Walking away from all of that isn't easy (as Jerry Seinfeld observed, it's not like changing toothpastes). And the Catholic Church DOES...

I will give yeshuaslavejeff credit for at least being consistent and principled. He believes that no one should ever remarry after divorce, ever, under any circumstances. My church teaches that too. UNLESS you can come up with a sufficiently convincing lie that will allow them to construct a...

Some people would interpret that as you should wish them dead. Or worse, have them killed.

As an example, my own situation. I was faithfully married for 25 years. I am Catholic. My wife for reasons I may never comprehend experienced some sort of a psychological meltdown and ran off. She moved to another state, filed for divorce, and began cohabitating with a man who had spent...

so.....we're back to stoning people?

so.....you're saying that if you were divorced and then remarried, and came to believe that this was wrong, divorcing your second spouse would be a GOOD thing? I am not sure where you are getting that in the Bible. That second spouse is an innocent party and would not deserve this. God is...

I am not a fan of Senator Sanders, but at least that's an honest answer.

Commercials for Viagra and related products that run during sporting events at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon. If I had an eight-year old son who liked baseball I'd have a very serious problem on my hands.

At a reception prior to an event where he was speaking. I was a guest of someone else. I frankly had never heard of him before.

I've actually met Scott Hahn. Very interesting fellow.

I'm not sure I understand your question. I certainly want her to accept Christ. And that would involve attending a church which preaches sound Biblical doctrine. And sound Biblical doctrine rejects the practice of homosexuality (not homosexuals as people)

I was an usher in my church for 13 years. Keeping the aisles clear in case of an emergency is a serious issue, and something that we were charged with enforcing. I remember I once had to very politely ask a lady to fold her walker and stow it under the pew as she had left it in an aisle where...

I have an old-school Bissel that I bought at Big Lots for thirty-five bucks. It uses the S7 bags. Honestly it's about the best vacuum cleaner I've ever owned. In my opinion the ones with bags work better. The dust cups all develop problems with their seals which cut down on the machine's...

Not true. The open hostility that the Catholic Church used to show towards Protestant faiths has for the most part dissipated. You will find very few Catholics who do not believe that you are a Christian. There is a formal preparation process called RCIA that they will want you to go through...

The flipside of that situation was that her father had mental issues which were much more obvious than hers. Had we split while the kids were little she likely would have taken them to live with her parents, and given his track record, even worse things might have happened.

I belong to a church that believes #1. My wife committed #2 - infidelity and abandonment. That sort of leaves me out on an island. I always thought divorce was wrong and never believed I would ever get one. But the reality was that there was absolutely nothing I could have done to prevent my...

I am not sure if my thread belongs here because my daughter is 27. She is married and works as a teacher at a well-regarded charter school here in town. She was raised Catholic but does not currently attend any church. I am nominally Catholic but am struggling with whether to continue in the...

My wife packed-up and left me nearly four years ago. Stole my car. Told all kinds of horrible lies about me. Made false accusations in court filings that I had emotionally abused her. Moved in with and started sleeping with another man who had been in prison. Divorced me. Is about to marry...

I am looking for suggestions on where I might submit an article for publication. I am feeling led to write about my experiences dealing with Christian counseling in the effort to save my marriage. In a nutshell my wife became addicted to the internet and started showing various symptoms of...

I remember these tracts from when I was a kid. There was a street corner evangelist downtown who was always handing them out. The comic book format I think had particular appeal to people my age. I have a mixed opinion. I thought some of the points they made were Biblical and very much...