Monthly Archives: February 2011

Refusing to suffer is refusing to live.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

If God is all good and all loving and all merciful, why does he allow suffering and evil? This question is often asked in the RCIA. It is not easy to answer people who are discerning Catholicism especially for those … Continue reading →

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Exposing Relativism

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

J. Budziszewski, over on CERC tells three stories to show the inconsistency of moral relativism. This one is priceless. Mocking relativism One day a student approached me after class. He reminded me that I had mentioned moral law during the … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: St. Scholastica

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

“St. Scholastica was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict’s direction, Scholastica founded a community of nuns near the great Benedictine monastery Monte Cassino. Inspired by … Continue reading →

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Confession App is not a substitute for the Confessional UPDATE

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From tweets to talk radio the buzz is that the new iPad Confession app replaces confession with a Priest. Absolutely not!  The sacrament of reconciliation and penance requires, without out exception, confession to a priest. Oh and not a virtual … Continue reading →

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Wicked Bible to go on display

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From the bloopers file: the 1611 edition. “A rare copy of the notorious seventeenth century ‘Wicked Bible’, which shocked readers by exhorting them ‘Thou shalt commit adultery’, is to go on public display for the first time. Cambridge University has … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality and the Bible

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

This article on CNN Belief blog, My Take: The Bible’s surprisingly mixed messages on sexuality by Jennifer Wright Knaust, is an example of why I avoid Belief. I try to avoid near occasions of sin and situations that make my … Continue reading →

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The Deacon in adeacons wife

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

My favorite deacon was at the Legislative Prayer for Life.

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Bomb threat called in to Mercy hospital

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Mercy Hospital is our local Catholic Hospital. The Des Moines Register reports: “Hospital employees at Mercy Medical Center were ordered to search their immediate area Tuesday afternoon when a bomb threat was called in to local dispatch. Dispatch received a … Continue reading →

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Hell hath no fury like a woman hacked

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

My email contact list has been infiltrated. I apologize to everyone who got an email with a weird link. I have changed my password, and I really hope that solves the problem. It will be difficult to change my address, … Continue reading →

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Catholic Hospital offers help for women who want to halt abortions

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

“Policy on second-trimester procedures is ‘part of who we are’ at Catholic medical center.” It is refreshing to learn that there are Catholic hospitals who are, well, Catholic.  From the Chicago Tribune: A Chicago medical center has become one of … Continue reading →

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