Erich clearly pointed out, “we can do NOTHING without sinning.” Hard to be more clear than that (although one could jest, “Ok, I’ll just do...

Given that conflicting moral absolutes exist, they often rear their ugly head in the hard case. Say a married woman has a debilitating dise...

Thanks to Erich and Greg for their thoughtful conversation on conflicting absolutes. I missed the original conversation, so I hope you don’...

This is from the Examination of the Council of Trent by Chemnitz: CANON I If anyone says that matrimony is not truly and properly one of th...

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is va...

Liturgy as Instrument of Pastoral Care: Burial for a Stillborn Child or Unbaptized Child Undoubtedly, the death of a child in the womb mus...

Devona asked me to post again on this ethical principle and how I believe it relates to the issue of contraception. First, let's look a...

I've been wanting to write a post here for a while, and Erich's last post was a good spring board for me to jump off. About a year o...

When considering the issue of contraception we must ask questions and look at the issue scripturally: - What is God’s purposes for marriage,...

More on the Demographic Winter that is approaching and the increased percentage of Islamic populations which are temporarily filling the gap...

What the GOP can learn from the 1948 Revenue Act. By Robert W. Patterson (of the Howard Center) Excerpt: The 1948 act was not the largest ...

Vatican: Islam Surpasses Roman Catholicism As World's Largest Religion By ALESSANDRA RIZZO The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Islam has s...

N ot Safe, Nor Private, Nor Free: Wendell Berry on Sexual Love and Procreation — a NEW MP3 Allan C. Carlson, President of The Howard Cente...

C. S. Lewis made an interesting allusion to contraception from a story in Arthurian legend about the misuse of the " Spear of Longinus ...

Originally celebrated by some as champions of the anti-contraception argument, Sam and Bethany Torode have experienced a reversal of opinion...

Rev. Terry K. Dittmer - LCMS Director of Youth Ministry - had these comments to make when a concern was brought to him about the number of y...

On the 12th of April 1204, soldiers of the Latin West made a stop in Constantinople and sacked it. They looted it for 3 days. They raped and...

WARNING: Poor journalism follows... Vatican Adds Seven New Deadly Sins Including Abortion, Contraception and Drug-Dealing After 1,500 years...

The title of this post presents a false dichotomy. I'm not arguing that "be fruitful" is not also a blessing. God always bless...