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...
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...
Church / Pope Francis / Priests / Religious Life / Sin in our Lives
by CNS · Published October 27, 2022
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – After telling a funny story about receiving a cellphone decades ago that was “as big as a shoe,” Pope Francis went on...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Unbridled greed for wealth and possessions is a sickness that is the driving force behind wars and conflicts in the world, Pope...
Church / Mary / Our Lady / Prof Michael Ogunu / Sin in our Lives
by Michael Ogunu · Published June 25, 2022
Prof Michael Ogunu suggests various ways in which to make the Memorial of Immaculate Heart of Mary devotion meaningful. A major theme in the message of Our Lady...
by Letters Editor · Published December 8, 2021 · Last modified November 27, 2021
Mary was not born with original sin — she is the Immaculate Conception. Painful childbirth is a punishment from God for Eve’s disobedience. After the fall, Eve was told by God that “you will bring forth your children in pain” (Genesis 3:16). Hence Mary was exempt.
Although a court jury’s recent verdict convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death George Floyd has been declared, the jury...
Church / Lent / Prayer / Sin in our Lives
by CNS · Published March 5, 2021 · Last modified March 4, 2021
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...
by Michael Shackleton · Published June 20, 2020 · Last modified June 18, 2020
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...
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
Catechesis / Christian Living / Church / Confession / Shackleton / Sin in our Lives
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 19, 2019 · Last modified November 18, 2019
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...
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