The Narthex
Another 'Catholic' Defends Voting for Killing
MP Chris Coghlan is upset because his pastor called him out publicly & denied him Communion
By John M. Grondelski | June 30th 2025 11:24 AMThe latest self-important politician’s tempest in a teacup comes from the land of tea time: England. Over the weekend, an unknown British Parliamentary back-bencher decided to make a name for himself. Chris Coghlan represents Dorking and Horley, a constituency just southwest of London. He’s a member of the Liberal Democrats,…
READ FULL BLOG POSTTheo-Economic Assumptions
Why do some think largesse, not thrift, is the only proper Catholic response?
By John M. Grondelski | April 4th 2025 2:07 PMWriting in the National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters criticizes the economic thinking of the Trump Administration, particularly the priorities of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought (the article is linked below). This paragraph particularly caught me:
The marriage of fiscal austerity with Christian values strikes…
READ FULL BLOG POSTThe Difference between Moral Obligation & Self-Will
The 'right to define meaning & the universe' only works if you make yourself author & lord of that universe
By John M. Grondelski | April 30th 2024 12:06 PMOver 65 years ago Karol Wojtyła wrote on “The Significance of Obligation.” In that text, Wojtyła probed the universal human experience of obligation -- “I ought to do X” -- asking what it tells us about itself. That experience teaches us three things: about obligation itself, about responsibility, and about…
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