
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
How far must one go in pro-life issues to be a good Catholic?
11/7/18
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How far must one go in pro-life issues to be a good Catholic?

Where do single people "rank" within the Catholic Church?

Of all the dilemmas classified under end-of-life issues, the most divisive even for Catholics has been the treatment of people diagnosed as being in a “vegetative state.”

God is real. God is good. God is active in our lives.

We have an interesting dynamic in our family. My daughter Sarah is just five years older than her brother’s first child, Lucy.

November is Black Catholic History Month. Why not use this November to take some time to learn about some of these 20th-century African-Americans who chose Catholicism and who made great contributions to the American Catholic experience? Here are three you might consider.

To my brothers in faith in our age of “toxic masculinity,” I ask: what is the state of your secret life of praise?

In today's Gospel, however, the scribe who approaches Jesus is sincere when he asks which is the greatest Commandment. Jesus' answer is classic. He quotes the famous Jewish prayer from Deuteronomy, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength." Then Jesus adds from Leviticus, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

The temptation to take on the identity of others may be strong, but maybe we need to play dress up for ourselves, finding our own true identity.
‘Our two cents’
Likely we have heard the expression “my two cents” as a way to describe someone’s opinion, as in, “Before we make a final decision, here are my two cents on the subject.”