Category Archives: Catholic Moral Teaching

Social Justice

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Back in June, I posted on the division between progressive Catholics and orthodox Catholics on the social justice teaching of the Church. I related an experience that I had while working for a parish. The pastor had asked me to … Continue reading →

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Dissent in the Twilight Zone

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I am still working on a post about the Church’s stance on homosexuality and same sex   “marriage”.  In the meantime the US Bishops have just issued the following statement concerning two Creighton University professors : WASHINGTON (September 22, 2010)—The United … Continue reading →

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Real Love is Not Easy

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Link to an excellent response on Catholic Exchange by Mary Kochan to a letter she received from a transsexual. Get thou there.

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Free To Be

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

According to the Church true freedom is not the right to choose to do anything that we want. Not all choices are good. Many choices on the buffet, choosing abortion for example, are evil. When we go against God and … Continue reading →

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Chastity in the Age of Sex

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

When I was a senior in high school, we were discussing sex outside of marriage, in the context of the Church’s teaching and the sexual revolution which was well under way.  I don’t remember most of the discussion, hey this … Continue reading →

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A Mea Culpa, A Clarification and The Narrow Way

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

A reader commented on this post: ‘Wow. I am fully in accord with the Church and recognize her ability to set her rules as she believes they are formed by Scripture, but laid out like that our policy looks awfully … Continue reading →

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True Shepherds

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

The Bishops of the United States are concerned about recent rulings on marriage. WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, expressed grave concern regarding … Continue reading →

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Abortion: The Bishops Speak

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 25, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Direct abortion is never morally permissible, but there are some medical procedures that are legitimate to protect the life of a pregnant mother, even if they might result in the death of her child. … Continue reading →

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