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The Paralytic man represents fallen humanity; Christ comes to offer us healing grace, and to receive it, we must get up and walk.

When determining what we should do when finding ourselves in a moral quandary, we must engage prudence, and follow what it suggest.

Many people think they must make themselves appear strong, but in doing so, all they do is prove how weak they really are.

Jesus did not intend us to get a literal sword, but to use and engage the spiritual sword for our own betterment.

St. Antony the Great presented a middle way for the Christian faith. While he was an ascetic, and promoted asceticism, he knew that some would go too far,

When so many debates in the church involve sexual ethics, it's helpful to take a look at the history of such teaching and why it has been exclusively negative, says moral theologian Fr. James Keenan.

“How are things going for you, pastor?”“Doing great! I have been crazy busy lately. We have quite a bit going on with it being around the holidays. Busy. Busy. Busy.” The parishioner has a bit of concern for the pastor, hoping he doesn’t burn out. Bu...

Prelest, spiritual delusion, infects us all; key to overcoming it is humility, for pride will make sure we do not doubt our delusions.

Lessons from a centuries-long war against distraction.