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Loved As I Am

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I am delighted to announce the November 3rd release of my first book, Loved As I Am . Read a sample here and buy it at www.avemariapress.com Thank you!

Auto-correct Humanity?

Thought-provoking

Synods and Such

Twitter and the blogosphere has been abuzz regarding the report released Monday by the participants of Synod on the Family. It was a gut-check for a lot of Catholics while others hailed the "revolutionary" language of the document regarding marriage, same-sex attraction and birth control. Fr. Robert Barron posted one of the best responses to the document that I have seen . I appreciate his honest, historical perspective on what seems like a daunting synodal direction. Let us continue to pray and fast for all those who are participating in the Synod. Dealing with crises is never easy- where it be the topics of Christology, salvation or what it means to be human. I think we would all like a tidy discussion on these matters with a swift, orthodox consensus. However, even from the beginning of Christianity, it has never been a tidy affair. From the beginning we see things like weakness, betrayal, deceit and cowardice. And I think if we are honest, we see those things in ours