Why Good Friday Matters
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by...
Category: Sin in our Lives
90 days Regimen of Prayer, Asceticism Gets Men’s Attention
By Jodi Marlin – Three months of cold showers and no alcohol, soda, dessert or televised sports: It sounds less like Lent and more like a military...
Moral Conscience Needs More Than The Catechism
How do we grow in light of the Church’s teachings? The answer isn’t as simple as it might seem. Sarah-Leah Pimentel explains. For many generations of Catholics, religious formation began...
Adam, Eve and Original Sin
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: I believe in the evolutionary theory of creation and have never given much thought to its impact on Christianity – until recently....
Why Reparation To The Immaculate Heart of Mary?
The Church celebrates the Feast of Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 20. Prof Michael Ogunu suggests various ways in which to make the devotion meaningful. A major...
Why Are We Guilty of Adam and Eve’s Sin?
It is impossible in law to find someone guilty of a crime committed by another. I know the problem of original sin is part of the mystery...
Pope: God Gives Commandments to Free People from Sin
Jesus wants his followers to move from a formal observance of God’s commands to an interior acceptance of them and, in that way, to no longer be slaves to sin and selfishness, Pope Francis said
Sin, Confession and Penance
As a sinner, I find myself confessing the same sins repeatedly. I have discovered that the priest gives a variety of penances for the same sin. This...
Do We Sin When We Don’t fast?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells me that the Precepts of the Church have an obligatory character (2041). I can understand that I am obligated to...
Pope: In Jesus’ heart, the Sinner is more Important than the Sin
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Jesus does not view sinners as transgressors who must be punished according to the law, but as people in need of hope and...
Internet, Online Porn seen as Enabling Sexual Exploitation of Children
The internet facilitates sexual exploitation, a category of child abuse, according to experts in this field interviewed by Catholic News Service. The internet also, they say, enables...
Pope: Where There are Lies, There can be no Love
Lying or being inauthentic is seriously wrong because it hinders or harms human relationships, Pope Francis said. “Where there are lies, there is no love, one cannot...
