Year of John Paul II

Year of John Paul II

As I write these few words, final preparations are well under way for the Beatification of the Venerable Pope John Paul II on May 1st. As you read these words we will be able to hail the late pope as Blessed John Paul II. So many of us who are priests have had our...

The right to contract marriage

The right to contract marriage

It is a good thing, then, to reflect on the juridical dimension of marriage itself. It is an issue that I have touched on in the context of reflection on the truth about marriage, in which I stated, among other things, that: “with regard to the subjective and...

New Divine Mercy church

New Divine Mercy church

Fundraising is in full swing in Chittering WA, as Fr Paul Fox PP, parishioners and Divine Mercy devotees from far and wide prepare this year for construction of the new Divine Mercy Church and complex. It will truly be a place for people to encounter the Mercy of God....

Book review: Light of the World

Book review: Light of the World

One of the distinctive things about this Pope is his willingness to speak without a prepared text, and his willingness to dialogue. The chief benefit of this book is precisely this. It is an extended expression of the Pope’s candid responses across a wide range of...

Critique of The Sexual Person

Critique of The Sexual Person

The following paper is reproduced because it demonstrates the powerful resources in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for answering what is really a foundational assault on Catholic moral theology. Spending time with this paper has to...