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I can defend capital punishment in theory (why should a man already serving a life sentence not kill again? What more can you do to him?) I cannot defend it in practice. It's too capricious, takes too long, and has little effect on others who may commit crimes.) That last part is absolutely wrong. ...

My wife of over 58 years died last week after 12 years of suffering from extreme dementia. That's a nightmare for her caregiver. I composed a prayer that helped: "Help me Father. Help me to love this woman more today than I loved her yesterday. Help me to love her even more tomorrow. Help me to...

I lived in Peru from the age of ten. My mother wanted us to get the maximum amount of education from the experience. She bought us all the books, from Prescot to Garcilaso de La Vega (whose mother was an Inca princess.) I read them all -- several times over. We lived in Piura, the oldest European to...

Tired wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:30 pm pro-life is just a part of it... There is absolutely NO reason anyone should vote for any current democrat politician, at any level, in the US. No reason at all.

Well, there's congenital stupidity.

I can defend capital punishment in theory (why should a man already serving a life sentence not kill again? What more can you do to him?)

I cannot defend it in practice. It's too capricious, takes too long, and has little effect on others who may commit crimes.)

I was baptized twice, once by my mother on the day I was born (Dec 2nd, 1941) and a couple of weeks later at the church (now Cathedral) of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles, LA.

Stella wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:36 pm
So my question is for those who believe they are mature in faith, how do you determine if the Pope is legitimate or not?

You don't -- that power, to judge the legitimacy of the Pope is not granted to the laity. Francis was elected and that makes him a valid pope.

" And I don't know any Latin massers--and I know a lot--who think of themselves as looking for a more perfect world. Rather, they see that the Church has turned its back on itself, and they prefer a reverent, traditional liturgy because they have the mind of the Church, unlike most prelates.&q...

The Union Syndrome. In 1836 the steamboat Union pulled away from the dock at Alexandria, VA and blew up in the middle of the Potomac. Investigation revealed that the Union was a new boat and had leaks in her steam system. This was normal -- they couldn't make good seals in those days and it was a pr...

Jesus said that during his ministry on Earth. Since the Church birthday is Pentecost after the Crucifixion and Resurrection, the Church did not exist when he said that. He DIDN'T mean, "Hey, y'all I'm fixin' to start me a church, with priests an' all. Don't be callin' those priests Father."...

I do believe that impotence is an impediment to marriage. Correct me if I'm wrong. Perpetual impotence is an impediment, yes - one who is impotent can't exchange marriage rights with his or her would-be spouse. Of course impotence later acquired wouldn't end a marriage contract. The congregation of...

Stella wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:29 pm

Vern Humphrey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:20 pm We're having venison,

I've heard of it but never eaten it. I'm not from a country that farms it. How do you prepare it for the day?

Much like beef, but there is less fat, so you have to be careful to not make it too dry.

That's a great way to explain it.

We're having venison,

It's m y understanding that the Catholic Church accepts the validity of Orthodox orders, and therefor accepts the validity of all Orthodox sacraments.

How could he be wrong?

But many bishops (and His Holiness) blur the line between theology and politics.

Also, since Mary took a vow of virginity, as she got older, there would be nobody to take care of her after her father died - not like she could get a job - that didn't happen. So she needed a husband to take care of her - and arranged marriages fit that bill. How would an older husband care for a ...

My daughter claims to be a Buddhist. (Our Son-in-Law and granddaughters are Catholic.) We were visiting one Halloween, and she and her neighbor, who is Muslim, were taking their kids around the neighborhood trick or treating!! Think of that -- a Muslim and a Buddhist celebrating a Druid holiday whic...

It reminds me of the Army -- every incoming Chief of Staff would decree, "We need more (standardization, professionalism, battle drills, what have you.)" For the rest of his tour the whole Army would be trying to figure out, "What IS standardization, professionalism, battle drills, wh...

Father William Corby rode his horse out in front of the Irish Brigade when they attacked at Antietam and rode up and down the line under fire administering absolution. At Gettysburg he gave the brigade absolution under the condition that "they not turn their backs on the flag." In his auto...