The video "Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, & Holiness" featuring Catholic speaker Jason Evert has caused quite a bit of pain and confusion.
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We Catholics have never been above cracking a few jokes at our own expense. Part of being a good Christian is not taking oneself too seriously.
When some atheists twist the concept of self-sacrifice and self-denial, especially in regards to homosexuality, it drives me crazy. Reject the Christian concept of self-denial and self-sacrifice all you want. But guess what? It's ingrained in a lot of contemporary entertainment. Here are quite a few examples of self-denial and self-sacrifice in pop...
My Very First Video
11/16/2023
I have made my very first video and posted it on Odysee. Odysee is a decentralized YouTube alternative and it doesn't have censorship, which is good considering what my video is about.
Every now and then, I see a comment from a Catholic user on YouTube on a Catholic YouTube channel, saying some spiritual book or virtue is more valuable than Catholic videos on YouTube. And I'm not saying spiritual reading and virtues aren't important. On the contrary, those things are very important to a strong spiritual life. But Catholic...
It can be a nuisance at best and a rude intrusion at worst when a Jehovah's Witness comes to your front door, hoping to convert you to their cult. But our response as Catholics should be charitable and polite while making our disinterest in converting to this unscriptural cult clear.
Beware of ChatistySF.com Addendum
08/31/2023
The other major problem I have with ChastitySF.com and its owner is that he talks about "unconscious sin."
Someone contacted him and told him to make revisions to his website because the whole idea of unconscious sin is not Catholic. He rejected this advice, using armchair Freudian psychoanalysis to suggest that the person was psychologically...
08/06/2023
08/06/2023
It seems the hermeneutic of suspicion is winning, even in Christian circles. More and more, people are interpreting things in the worst possible light, even when facts don't support such a hermeneutic.
And with the hermeneutic of suspicion comes black and white thinking. More and more, people are not giving others the benefit of the doubt.
Christ Came To Sanctify Our Everyday Routine
06/16/2023
The Lord's main goal while He lived on Earth among us was to save us from our sins by taking the punishment we should have gotten onto Himself and to establish the Church. While He called Peter, James, and John to leave their jobs as fishermen behind, this does not mean that honest, everyday work is not pleasing to Him....
So you've judged the actions of a fellow Christian online and you've decided it's up to you to correct that person in a fraternal manner. Here are some gentle reminders of what to do and what not to do.