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2017-07-17T12:09:33-05:00

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Spadaro, Straw Men and Scapegoats

Last updated on: July 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

When will these people learn that not all conservatives are Wal-Mart shoppers with a gun rack in their pick up? Read more

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2017-07-17T15:08:20-05:00

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From My Side of the Screen

Last updated on: July 17, 2017 at 3:08 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Hearing confessions is not easy. Its actually hard, often tiresome work. Read more

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2017-07-15T20:18:59-05:00

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On European Ignorance and Arrogance

Last updated on: July 15, 2017 at 8:18 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

There are few things more frustrating than ignorance and arrogance combined. I lived in England for twenty five years, and I’ve lived in America for about thirty. I can tell you from experience that an awful lot of Americans are pretty darned ignorant. This is not to say they are stupid. Its to observe that they just don’t know stuff. They are poorly educated and inexperienced about the rest of the world. For the most part they are ignorant but... Read more

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2017-07-14T07:20:50-05:00

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Falling Short of God’s Glory

Last updated on: July 14, 2017 at 7:20 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Some time ago I got an anonymous email which said something like, “Get over the idea that there is such a thing as sin. Sin is a stupid idea made up by religious people like you to fleece people of their money and scare them about hell. People like you are evil and wicked and should be stopped.” It was, of course, ironic that the writer did not believe in sin, but he clearly believed in evil. Furthermore, he was... Read more

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2017-07-13T12:26:28-05:00

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We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

Last updated on: July 13, 2017 at 12:26 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Today’s first reading at Mass was the story of Jacob’s Ladder. You remember the one–where he is traveling and he camps out by a shrine and take a rock from the shrine as a pillow? He dreams of a stairway to heaven with angels going up and down. He wakes up and calls the place “Bethel”–the threshold of heaven. The story is interesting on several levels. Firstly, it is an insight into the primitive religions of the ancient world. Here... Read more

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2017-06-30T11:01:55-05:00

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Is All Sin the Same?

Last updated on: June 30, 2017 at 11:01 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Any kid in a half decent confirmation class will be able to tell you that all sin is not the same. Read more

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2017-06-29T01:48:49-05:00

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Can I Judge Another Person or Not?

Last updated on: June 29, 2017 at 1:48 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The simple message is, "Look to yourself and your own sins first." Read more

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2017-11-22T13:50:23-05:00

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Is Doctrine Divisive?

Last updated on: November 22, 2017 at 1:50 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

From time to time one hears from the progressives that “doctrine is divisive”. We’re to have “a pastoral approach” and not speak about doctrine and discipline in the church. This is a lie, and not even a very smart one, and yet it is amazing how many people fall for it. Rather than doctrine and discipline being divisive they are actually unifying, and you can see how they are unifying with a simple analogy. What is doctrine and discipline anyway?... Read more

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2017-06-22T09:06:54-05:00

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St John Fisher: A Lone Voice

Last updated on: June 22, 2017 at 9:06 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Why was St John Fisher–the holy Bishop of Rochester– the only English bishop to stand up to Henry VIII? It is easy, with hindsight, to dismiss the other English bishops as cowards and compromisers. However it is not so easy. Consider the circumstances. First of all, they were in a completely new situation. Europe had been Catholic forever. The idea that a national monarch could and would break permanently with the Pope was simply unthinkable. The situation as it finally... Read more

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2017-06-25T00:31:50-05:00

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On Doctrine, Diamonds and Fluffernutters

Last updated on: June 25, 2017 at 12:31 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

A Fluffernutter Catholic is one who combines sweet fluffy sentimentality with a certain nutty-ness in their opinions.... Read more

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