Monthly Archives: October 2014

Pope Francis and the Devil

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Watch this youtube on Pope Francis’ references to the Devil:

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Dear Brittany: Why We Don’t Have To Be So Afraid of Dying & Suffering that We Choose Suicide

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Dear Brittany Maynard, This morning my best friend and I read your story. My heart ached for you, and I’m simply grieved by your terminal brain tumor, for the less than 6 months the doctor’s gave you, you just past … Continue reading →

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A Nurse’s Response to Brittany Maynard’s Campaign for Assisted Suicide

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/10/13979/ by Nancy Valko Right now, twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard is standing on a virtual window ledge, while the crowd below shouts its support for her “right” to jump. She says November 1 will probably be the day she kills herself. Brittany … Continue reading →

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Stealing from the Poor

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

In honor of Blessed Pope Paul VI, it is right and just to turn our attention to his significant social encyclical Populorum Progressio, On the Development of Peoples. In Populorum Progressio Bl. Paul VI makes a wonderfully piercing reference to a writing of … Continue reading →

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We Catholics give up too soon

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2014/08/14/we-catholics-give-up-too-soon/ by Margery Eagan When we talk about the Catholic Church now, we mostly talk about controversy: its opposition to birth control, to gays, the sex abuse crisis, what this new Pope Francis may or may not change. We’ve heard … Continue reading →

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THE RABBI AND THE FRIAR

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/10/the-rabbi-and-the-friar by David R. Blumenthal Fr. Benedict Groeschel, whose death we all mourn, lived at Trinity House in Larchmont, a hundred yards from my late mother-in-law. Coming from Cologne, Germany, where Jews had good relationships with the Catholic Church, my … Continue reading →

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Why Louisiana is Happy

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

More wisdom from the Cajun Catholic: Ok, I know I am a bit late on this one, but if you are from Louisiana then you have undoubtedly been made aware of the most glorious sociological study to have ever been conducted … Continue reading →

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The Pope is not the problem

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1057 by Phil Lawler Thoroughly rattled by the stories that emerged from the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops, many faithful Catholics are now worried that Pope Francis is leading the Church in a dangerous direction—and perhaps even … Continue reading →

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Five Things the Synod Just Did

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/five-things-synod-just-did by Fr. James Martin, S.J. What does the final report of the Synod on the Family mean for the church? Essentially, the “relatio” (or report) published today, at the close of the Synod, will serve as a starting … Continue reading →

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In honor of St. John Paul II (a day after his feast)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CATHOLIC LAY PEOPLE OF AMERICA ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II Cathedral of Saint Mary, San Francisco Friday, 18 September 1987 “To him … Continue reading →

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