Yesterday I gave a half-hour presentation on the Church’s teaching on homosexuality to a gathering of our parish’s youth group members. This is one subject that I almost always expect disagreement on — either from those who think the Church is intolerant or from those who are just uncomfortable with the whole subject. However, more often than not I am pleasantly surprised to find that the Church’s teachings, when fully… Continue reading

Have you heard the news? Scientists may have identified a genetic root of marital infidelity in men. If you haven’t heard, you can check out the story here

Study Links Gene Variant in Men to Marital Discord – washingtonpost.com.

Now, are you ready for my response? Here it comes . . .

So what?

Frankly, from what I know of my own fallen manhood… Continue reading

In my Squidoo lens on natural law I relate how I often hear from people that homosexuality cannot be against the natural law because it is found among animals in nature.  The lens explains what natural law really means, and it has nothing to do with the animal kingdom (except that human beings are rational animals, but the rational part is key).

Misunderstandings of natural law are common… Continue reading

One of the guests on the Drew Mariani Show on Friday, March 10th, 2006, was from “Courage,” a Catholic organization that helps men with same-sex attraction find healing. A homosexual man called the show in anger. In his diatribe, he made a claim that I often hear from homosexual advocates. This claim is that homosexuals know better than anyone else what causes their homosexuality. This is a claim that needs… Continue reading