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2017-03-06T11:48:35-05:00

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Puppies, Kittens and the Circles of Sin

Last updated on: March 6, 2017 at 11:48 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

It occurred to me that one of the reasons so few Catholics go to confession is that they don’t really think they have done anything wrong. Then when they do come to confession many of them make very poor confessions and the first thing they say is, “I’m not really sure why I’ve come to confession because I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong, but I know I should come to confession….” or they make a confession which consists of... Read more

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2017-05-16T14:20:03-05:00

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A Schism in the Catholic Church?

Last updated on: May 16, 2017 at 2:20 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The modern Catholic Church is already in schism, but it is an internal schism, hidden to most people. Read more

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2017-08-16T11:40:33-05:00

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The Struggles of Our Parish School

Last updated on: August 16, 2017 at 11:40 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The National Catholic Register reports on President Trump’s visit to a Catholic school here along with his Education Secretary, Betsy deVos. Let me share what it is like being the pastor of a small parochial school in Greenville, South Carolina. Our parish is just 500 families. That is small for a Catholic parish. We have a K4 – 8 parish school with just under 150 students. The parents sacrifice much to send their kids to our school. The teachers work hard... Read more

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2017-03-04T09:23:57-05:00

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The Power of Simple Authenticity

Last updated on: March 4, 2017 at 9:23 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Why am I a Christian today? Why am I a Catholic today? It is because of the witness of authenticity. Put very simply–I am a Christian today because of the lived witness of my parents and I am a Catholic today because of the lived witness of two remarkable women–a mother and daughter. I am a Christian today because my father and mother lived out their Christian faith. They did so with honesty, integrity, compassion, generosity, sincerity and love. Of... Read more

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2017-03-03T10:40:29-05:00

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Go to Hell!

Last updated on: March 3, 2017 at 10:40 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

OK. I admit it. The headline was an attention grabber. But during Lent a good read is Dante’s Inferno. My favorite translation used to be Dorothy Sayers, but I’ve been converted. I am really enjoying Tony Esolen’s translation. You can find it here. I’m sorry I first bought Esolen’s books in paperback. They are already coming apart. If you can afford it, get the hardcover copies. If Dante is daunting, why not try an updated and very well written version by my... Read more

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2017-03-02T13:23:14-05:00

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Dante’s Inferno and Moral Judgements

Last updated on: March 2, 2017 at 1:23 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

People seem so confused about morality. Especially sexual morality. I’m reading Dante’s Divine Comedy as Lenten reading and when he encounters Francesca and Paolo in the second circle of hell where the lustful are swept around by endless whirlwinds–because they were swept away by the whirlwind of lust. Tony Esolen notes that it would have been easy for Dante to have made the disgustingly decadent wicked Queen Semiramis the main figure in this circle of hell, but instead he chose two very attractive people.... Read more

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2017-02-23T19:55:39-05:00

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What Does it Mean the Church is “Apostolic”?

Last updated on: February 23, 2017 at 7:55 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

One of the lines I love most about the first Eucharistic Prayer is the prayer for the Catholic Church and all bishops who ‘preach the Catholic faith that comes to us from the Apostles.’ In the creed we profess “One Holy Catholic and Apostolic” Church, and in my discussions with non-Catholic Christians from Reformation communities, I have asked what interpretation they put on the creed as they are not Catholics, but still profess to believe in ‘One Holy Catholic and... Read more

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2017-02-23T11:32:54-05:00

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Top Jesuit Being Jesuitical

Last updated on: February 23, 2017 at 11:32 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The term “Jesuitical” was rooted in the Jesuits’ reputation during times of persecution for prevarication. They became experts in saying one thing and meaning another. It seems their reputation for intentional ambiguity, “nuanced” language and communication that resembles a smoke and mirrors conjuring act is stronger than ever. I’m not a fan of LifeSite News, but they report here an interview with top Jesuit Fr Arturo Sosa Abascal in which he states that Jesus’ teaching on divorce and re-marriage is... Read more

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2017-02-21T11:27:57-05:00

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Conservative Anglicans are like ISIS??

Last updated on: February 21, 2017 at 11:27 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

A reader has alerted me to a statement by a British MP in which he equates conservative Anglicans to the Muslim terror group ISIS. In this article Tory politician Michael Fabricant thinks the Anglican church should get with the times. The longer the Anglican Communion shies away from modern liberal values, the greater the chance that its British, American and Commonwealth Churches will become mere shells of their former selves.’ He then goes on to repeat the tiresome liberal myth that... Read more

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2017-02-20T16:20:52-05:00

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Romancing the Religion

Last updated on: February 20, 2017 at 4:20 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

OK. Here’s another book suggestion for Lent. My book The Romance of Religion picks up on the idea that religion is a great adventure. It is not pious or puritanical or pusillanimous or pussyfooting around. It is the stuff of all the great romances, the great adventure stories. It is full of great risks and great rewards. Here’s an excerpt In a world of useful things it might seem absurd to write a book in praise of romance. Who needs romance... Read more

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