Fri 18 Jun, 2010
Modernists like the “what if” game. It allows them to create a logical-sounding argument that calls truth into question while at the same time it makes no real claim to truth itself. It’s a dangerous form of propaganda that can do real harm. Continue reading
Wed 9 Jun, 2010
What is the difference between the carefree innocence of childhood and the joy that God wants us to have in adulthood? It all has to do with how we deal with the reality of evil in our lives. God does not desire us to remain children, nor to mature into gloomy cusses. He wants the carefree innocence of childhood to mature into something more substantial. Continue reading
Mon 7 Jun, 2010
New York has passed a law that automatically makes every citizen an organ donor unless you opt out. This law raises serious questions about the morality of organ donation, and especially of how free will comes into play. The protection of human dignity and the value of every human life are key principles at stake here. Continue reading
Thu 1 Apr, 2010
OK! One of my two major writing projects is completed and I now have time to dedicate to the blog and website again. I have probably by now lost all of my readers and will need to start from scratch. However, being me, instead of starting something new I’m going to continue the thread of thought that I left off with in my review of The Shack, even though most… Continue reading
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
If science takes over the role of religion in our culture, the modern Gothic horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft would become one of the new religion’s mystics. Unfortunately, his visions reveal the darkside of the naturalist doctrine. Life without a loving, engaging God would truly be a horror. Continue reading
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Jeff Arrowood taught moral theology, literature, US history and psychology at a Catholic high school for ten years. He is now a stay-at-home father who still teaches through the From the Abbey Catholic educational apostolate. In addition to this blog, the From the Abbey website offers Catholic educational resources, some of which are free and some of which are worth paying for! He also gives educational programs and writes online courses and educational curricula for Catholic schools and parishes. Jeff and his family live in central Wisconsin.
