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Serving Catholics for 25 Years
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| Note from the Managing Editor |
As I prepared our newsletter for this week, I found a theme. Many of our editorials deal with turmoil within the Church (problematic councils, synods, publications) and the world (abortion, transgenderism, euthanasia, contraception).
Our new resources are exactly that—resources to help you understand, prepare for, and deal with these problems.
In "Is a Plurality of Religions Willed by God?", Eric Sammons explains the problem with an "interreligious declaration" that Pope Francis endorsed on September 15, 2022.
David W. Fagerberg opens our eyes to a common idolatry—autolatry, the worship of self—that "can go merrily hand-in-hand with religiosity because self-will and self-love camouflages itself even in acts of religion and acts of virtue." See "Our (Not So) Secret Idolatry."
In "Secret Tentative Intimation," Jennifer Bryson, a former interrogator at Guantanamo Bay, stresses the importance of developing our consciences before the moment of testing—which is often "in confusing situations, amid conflicting duties, caught off guard, during depression, under the pressure of a threat."
And finally, John Cuddeback encourages us to receive life-giving reproof. "Perhaps the voice offering reproof to me is more wise than I know; or maybe this voice is but an instrument of a yet wiser voice behind it."
God bless you all this week! - Meaghen Gonzalez
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"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." - Flannery O'Connor
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| How We Can Fulfil the Greatest Commandment |
| Saint John Eudes, Meditations on Various Subjects |
| We shall never be able to understand adequately and esteem at its full value the inconceivable grace our Lord has granted us through the gift of his divine heart. |
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| Is a Plurality of Religions Willed by God? |
| Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine |
| In some ways, the Abu Dhabi Declaration is just another in a long line of interreligious dialogue statements produced by Church officials. |
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| Our (Not So) Secret Idolatry |
| David W. Fagerberg, The Catholic Thing |
| Words are associated with images. What images do you associate with the word "idolatry"? |
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| Secret Tentative Intimation |
| Jennifer Bryson, The Lamp Magazine |
| If there is anything I learned during my time as an interrogator at Guantanamo Bay, it is the importance of a well-formed conscience. |
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| The triumph of failure: A tale of two bishops |
| Jared Staudt, Denver Catholic |
| "If we achieve great things outside of ourselves, and the achieving of them does not effect any change or development in ourselves, we have done nothing... |
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| To Receive Reproof |
| John Cuddeback, LifeCraft |
| One reason to read great works is the opportunity to identify in the lives portrayed characteristics we want to have, as well as those we should avoid. |
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| Children, Rigidity and the Synod |
| LMS Chairman |
| There is an interesting article in the Una Voce Scotland Newsletter, from April 2022, by a young mother who took part in the Synod on Synodality discussions in her parish. |
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| Nine Scientists Correct the Pontifical Academy for Life |
| Zenit |
| A controversy was sparked immediately after the publication of the book entitled Theological Ethics of Life: Scripture, Tradition, Practical Challenges. Among other subjects, it considers the use of "unnatural contraceptive methods in specific circumstances, in which it would be irresponsible to have children." |
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| Best for Children |
| American College of Pediatricians |
| In addition to our commitment as health care professionals to "first, do no harm," the American College of Pediatricians has also committed ourselves specifically to "what's best for children." The proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would threaten both of these deeply-held commitments. |
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| MAiD expansion takes us to a 'dark place' |
| Catholic Register |
| The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has launched a campaign to stop a federal government plan that would allow Canadians with mental illness as their sole issue to seek death through Medical Aid in Dying. |
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