Posts Tagged ‘judgment’

Suicide is not a sin to be judged

Thursday, September 15th, 2022
suicide

The first thing I remember being taught about suicide is that it is selfish. And so in my middling Protestant childhood, while I did not worry about the eternal destiny of people who killed themselves, I did believe suicide was principally a moral failing. In Catholicism, the situation was more complex. Suicide was thought to Read more

Putting mercy before judgment

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Last Friday, the day the massive “March for Life” rally barely beat the blizzard to Washington DC, I heard a homily during Mass at Boston College that both surprised and encouraged me. Jesuit priest Peter Folan told a story about a couple seeking counsel from a priest, any priest, whoever happened to be in the Read more