Author Archive for Jim Cole

How Faithful Catholics May Use the Law at the End of Life
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How Faithful Catholics May Use the Law at the End of Life

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by on Oct 25, 2016 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, Health & Fitness
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The last time I checked, the mortality rate in this country was still 100%. To die usually involves unavoidable suffering. I don’t think these things will be changing any time soon. This is not a cause for anxiety or dread. Christ our Savior has made death and suffering into pathways to eternal life. “Precious in […]

The "Orthodox Practice" on Divorce and Communion, Part II
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The “Orthodox Practice” on Divorce and Communion, Part II

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by on Apr 09, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Marriage
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At the close of the Extraordinary Synod of Catholic Bishops last October, the Synod’s Final Report ( the “Lineamenta”) included a questionnaire on pastoral practices on family issues.   Among the questions was number 38.  It opened with the following premise: “With regard to the divorced and remarried, pastoral practice concerning the sacraments needs to be […]

"The Orthodox Practice" on Divorce and Communion: Part I
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“The Orthodox Practice” on Divorce and Communion: Part I

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by on Apr 02, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Marriage
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At the close of the Extraordinary Synod of Catholic Bishops last October, the Synod’s Final Report ( the “Lineamenta”) included a questionnaire on pastoral practices on family issues. Among the questions was number 38, which opened with the following premise: “With regard to the divorced and remarried, pastoral practice concerning the sacraments needs to be […]

Punishing Kermit Gosnell
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Punishing Kermit Gosnell

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by on Jun 25, 2013 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice
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There may be some people who say that justice was not done when Kermit Gosnell, the infamous Philadelphia abortionist who was convicted in May for hundreds of crimes, including three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of infants who survived late-term abortions, was sentenced to life in prison instead of the death penalty.  I […]

The Gates of Hell Within Us Shall Not Prevail
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The Gates of Hell Within Us Shall Not Prevail

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by on Feb 19, 2013 in Apologetics, Featured
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“[A]nd on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”  Matt. 16:18. When we hear these words, we often think of the Church as a fortress whose foundation is sunk into bedrock.  We imagine enormous waves of evil buffeting the walls, but always falling back, dissipated […]

The Miraculous Healing Power of Indulgences
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The Miraculous Healing Power of Indulgences

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by on Jan 31, 2013 in Catechesis, Featured, Live in Christ, Those in Need
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Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI announced a special set of indulgences for the Year of Faith, which ends on November 24, 2013.  During that time, Catholics may obtain indulgences on the usual conditions if they perform one or more of several acts of faith and charity devoted to the Second Vatican Council, which the Year […]

Anti-Life Provisions of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law
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Anti-Life Provisions of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law

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by on Sep 20, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Pub.L. 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, substantially expands funding of abortions by federal tax dollars.  Federal tax dollars, of course, are your dollars, conscripted to serve the federal government’s purposes.  This article provides the nuts and bolts of one of the several ways this will happen […]