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A Clarification on the Meaning of 'Conscience'
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Whenever I think certain popular misconceptions are finally behind us, someone who should know better, such as a priest, teacher, or God forbid, a bishop, brings me back to reality.

A note on purgatory
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
A priest friend of a nearby diocese was once accosted by a woman who had purchased a Mass for her deceased father. What upset her was that during the Mass, my friend implied that her father was in purgatory.

Reading the Word Sotto Voce
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Reading the word of God in the context of a Mass is radically different from public speaking.

Liberal and Conservative: Two terms that have no place in Catholic theology
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Recently a student of mine sent me a series of questions she plans to ask me during an interview shes conducting as part of an English assignment.  In one of her questions, she asks whether my theological views are liberal, midstream, or conservative.

The Power of Intercession
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
"They have no wine

Faith and the Basic Instincts of the Saint
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Faith is the virtue most commonly rewarded and praised by our Lord. Sometimes, as in the case of St. Mary Magdalene, he praised love, at others, humility. But such cases are rare. Almost always it was faith he rewarded and praised. Why was this?

The Lord hears the cry of the poor
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The Glory of Humility
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
The word human comes from the Latin humus, which means dirt or soil. Man is from the earth.

Behold the Lamb of God
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Sometimes students will ask: How is it that Christs dying on a cross forgives sins? What does it mean to say that Christ died for our sins? How does a death forgive sins?

Knowing by Faith
DEACON DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN
Faith is a mode of knowing, one that is not contrary to human reason.

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