Choke down a salad or a tuna sandwich instead. Sure, it won’t taste as good, but that’s the point. The point in doing this is to deny your appetites their ends, so they don’t control you.
[click to continue...]How Not to Fall for Sins of Impurity
As we can see, the invitations toward sins of impurity (as well as other sins) come from a place within us. Sure, the devil entices us, as he likes to do. But, sadly, there is a part of us attracted to what he lays before us.
[click to continue...]The Unforgiven Sins: 3 Reasons Lapses Against Purity Land the Most Souls in Hell
And those who trespass God’s Commandments in relation to purity actually face an even greater challenge in obtaining forgiveness. For, in order to be absolved, one must request forgiveness. Saint Alphonsus, the Doctor of the Church in Moral Theology, gives three reasons transgressors rarely seek forgiveness…
[click to continue...]4 Examples of Stuff Jesus Never Said about Human Sexuality
3. Adding to the stuff Jesus never said was this: “Hear ye, all ye faithful. Looking unto one another in kindness includes viewing one another in lust.”
[click to continue...]At the Recent Wedding You Just Attended, Are You Sure They Actually Got Married?
Oh, I realize the state recognized them as married, issuing them a marriage license. I know they qualified for tax breaks. I imagine the cake cutting was a funny moment. Their first dance and their honeymoon in Cancun were romantic.
But that doesn’t mean God blessed their union.
[click to continue...]What’s P.C.? Speaking About the Significance of Domestic Violence. What’s Not? Speaking Out Against Abortion
No one, no matter what they did, deserves to be hit or smacked around or berated.
On this we can all agree.
But why, I must ask, can we not be consistent and apply this same standard toward all children? Why are the unborn children not worthy of our protection?
If your professional league was man enough, it too would be advocating for the end to abortion. It would be looking to root out from its ranks those who pay to have their own children murdered.
[click to continue...]Thank God, the Teaching of the Catholic Church Has Always Gotten It Right on Sexual Ethics
Set aside your biases and just go along with this thought experiment for a moment.
Imagine our society followed the teaching of the Catholic Church on sexual ethics. What would our world look like?
[click to continue...]4 Reasons to Characterize Men as Victims of the Sexual Revolution
If he wanted to get married, then he needed to woo a woman. This meant he had to clean himself up to look presentable. He had to impress the lady’s parents. He needed a way to provide for her well-being, should they marry. This meant he had to work hard and to save.
In other words, men used to be required to practice virtue.
Not anymore, thanks to the Sexual Revolution.
[click to continue...]Throw Out the Ten Commandments, Here Are the Ten Suggestions from the Culture of Death (Part 2)
In your worship of self, everyone else exists to please you. This includes children, too.
Thus, if you engage in the mad science of in vitro fertilization, this serves as your rationale.
Children are commodities. They are accessories. They serve a purpose. They are things for your consumption.
[click to continue...]Throw Out the Ten Commandments, Here Are the Ten Suggestions from the Culture of Death
1. THOU SHALL MAKE THYSELF GOD
Original: “Thou shall have no other gods before me” (Ex 20:3).
You idolize sexual pleasure and sensual stimulation, as the Culture of Death instructs you. This causes you to seek out excitement and depend upon it for your happiness.
If you’re not happy, then clearly everyone else is to blame. This world is all about you, after all.
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