DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Challenging the "Unchangeable"

FROM THE ARCHIVES OF NEW OXFORD REVIEW

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The Unwelcome Ex-"Gay" Phenomenon

For years Fr. Harvey doubted reparative therapy for homosexuals, but by the 1970s he changed his mind because he saw too many examples of it working.

Few homosexuals seem to be gay in the standard sense of that word — that is, happy and carefree. The miseries — physical, mental, moral, and spiritual — that are associated with that “lifestyle” are too well known to require repetition. All that is required is the ability to see with the eyes, listen with the ears, and think with the brain.

Read all about it... http://www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=1001-cort