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by Fr. Robert J Carr There is a dispute going on between the Marin County District Attorney’s office and Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco. First I agree with the Archbishop on certain things and I disagree with him on others in this and other situations. On October 12, 2020, which…

Note: I use several terms in this article: LGBTQ and same-sex attracted. The former is for when I refer to the secular community by their own self-defined name and the latter is when I am referring to specifically Catholic situations. How should a Catholic parish address the issues raised during…

The recent homicide of Jordan Neely is a tragedy needing serious investigation. It does not need politicization. The story centers around a thirty-year-old man in severe distress on the F-line of the New York City subway system. He was acting as what a videographer described to the New York Post…

A recent episode of the CBS television game show Survivor featured a fascinating conundrum that many people face often in their lives. If you are not familiar with the program, Survivor is a reality genre television game show. Contestants live on a remote island and through the unique, physically challenging…

Lately, I am enjoying listening to a podcast series called Let’s Start a Coup. This has nothing to do with the current political climate and it is not an instruction manual for conducting a new political upheaval. …

You return home from a road trip. Telling of your adventures, you mention that while driving from Florida to Maine, you discovered there is no self-service in the state of New Jersey. Well into New England you pulled off the main road just outside of Boston to refuel. Driving intothe…

If you were not aware of the term, the clobber passages are those verses in the Bible some preach condemn homosexuals. They say they will not get to Heaven and will be cast into Hell. Many Christians use the verses against the LGBTQ community and/or force them into conversion therapy…

I am a Catholic, therefore, you can assume correctly that I do believe in the divinity we often call God. I am sure that the god you think does not exist is also not the god I worship. Some basic understandings about whom I call God. The Name: God is our word for him. Jesus never used the…