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Were a papal document forthcoming it could lead to a new and definitive papal teaching document on issues as polarizing as contraception, assisted procreation and palliative care.

Given its flawed reasoning, ambiguities, and blatant discontinuity with Tradition and Scripture, it would be a travesty to see Amoris Laetitia displace Veritatis Splendor as the blueprint for a new moral theology.

Current pope demolishing legacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI -- and beyond

‘Amoris Laetitia’ is more than a theology for marriage and family life.

That which is chosen not only changes the world around the chooser, but changes the person who making the choice. In simple words, we become what we choose. What we choose determines who we become. ...

By Eric Sammons - The 1990's was a great time to be a Catholic, but there were hidden troubles that we still need to confront today.

People have the freedom to avoid evil and do good, and by walking with God we learn how to live rightly in the world, writes Father Eric Banecker in the first of his series on Catholic moral theology.

Our niece, a civilian nuclear engineer doing work for the Navy, recently contacted us with questions about how she might go about preparing a statemen...

"It was the consensus at the Hyannisport conclave that Catholic politicians 'might tolerate legislation that would permit abortion under certain circumstances if political efforts to repress this ...