This Sunday, We Consider Hell’s Bitter Motto: ‘It Might Have Been’
SCRIPTURES & ART: Today’s readings remind us that God sometimes gives us opportunities that knock only once.
Results from Tag: 'sin'
Sin Is Shiny and Enticing — and Deadlier Than You Realize
“Begone, Satan! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself.” —St. Benedict Medal Inscription
Is Remaining Silent About Sin Mortally Sinful?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Our reticence to speak out is understandable. Our hearers will frequently take offense. But fear shouldn’t dictate what we do.
The Choice We Face: Is It Christ or Barabbas?
COMMENTARY: There are many illustrations of this difficult-to-accept reality of sin, but one of the clearest, and most actual, is with regard to sexual morality.
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Is Not a Hymn — or a Liturgical Guideline
In recent decades, liturgical flippancy and theological naivete have helped to erode our sense of sin. Do we persist on this road?
What Was the Worst Year in History?
The Crucifixion, when men killed God, was the worst thing humanity has ever done.
Sin Is So Boring!
I believe in original sin, but there’s nothing original about sin. It’s deadly but dull.
The Immaculate Conception and the Blame Game
“The Blessed Virgin's salutary influence on men … flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on his mediation, depends entirely on it, and draws all its power from it.” (Lumen Gentium)
![Niccolò Antonio Colantonio [c. 1420-1460], “Crucifixion”](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2020101023104_fb49afce07b5e3ffceb4c8894c2e4b107e131cbd05899ead349d0e2c4ad7ad0e.jpeg "Niccolò Antonio Colantonio [c. 1420-1460], “Crucifixion”")
Saints, Sinners and Suffering
There are two types of saints and two types of sinners. The one thing they have in common is suffering.
What Pope St. John Paul II Said About ‘Structures of Sin’
When any part of the body suffers, we all suffer.
