Author Archives: Susan Kehoe

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About Susan Kehoe

I am the wife of a Catholic deacon living in Des Moines Iowa. My husband Larry was ordained in 2006. We have two children and five grandchildren.. Our daughter and her family live in Ireland, and our son and his family live in Franklin Massachusetts.

Written on Every Human Heart

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Knowledge of God is written on every human heart. The Church teaches that we can know something about God through human reason alone. St. Paul, pointed out that even though the Gentiles were not taught the law that  “what the … Continue reading →

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Abortion insanity

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Unbelievable.  Matthew Archbold, over at his National Catholic Register blog reports: Planned Parenthood clinics across Iowa are fine tuning an advanced and novel way to abort babies – by remote control. According to reports, about 1,500 women have already used … Continue reading →

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Brave New Word: Children as Products

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

In a world that no longer values all human life, children become commodities and not gifts: Sex to make babies may become redundant as IVF becomes the norm (via Mirror of Justice). Update: link corrected The foundational principle of Catholic … Continue reading →

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Reflection by Deacon Larry Kehoe

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

My husband loves the Gospel of John especially John 17.  It bothers him that it is bumped from the Lectionary, in all but six diocese in the United States, because the Ascension is celebrated on Sunday instead of Thursday.  He … Continue reading →

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Speaker Pelosi the Theologian?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Madame speaker, who is a Catholic, has a history of contradicting the Pope, the Bishops and the teachings of the Catholic Church.  It has not been widely reported for some reason, but here she goes again, only this time she … Continue reading →

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Tis The Season….

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

For graduations and the celebration of Confirmation.There is an old ministry joke about the Methodist, Lutheran and Catholic clergy who had a common problem with bats in their Churches.  The Methodist and Lutheran minister tried everything, but they could not … Continue reading →

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When Hell Froze

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I was lurking over at The Anchoress blog, when I was reminded of the day in February when hell froze.  It was the day that I watched Oprah. Something that I had vowed never to do.  But then I learned … Continue reading →

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The Mystical Body of Christ

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

“The Church is in history, but at the same time she transcends it. It is only “with the eyes of faith” that one can see her in her visible reality and at the same time in her spiritual reality as … Continue reading →

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The Church and the Public Square

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

A young woman asked me a question, during a fundamentals of the faith class that I offer , called Roots of Faith, She asked, “why does the Church get involved in political issues: what about the separation of Church and … Continue reading →

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“Do not let your hearts be troubled:: 6th Sunday of Easter

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I am too tired to write an original post and my  favorite deacon did not give a homily this weekend. So here is one from Deacon Greg Kandra (from my birthplace New York). A blessed Mother’s day to all!

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