Confessions

I was a bit surprised/amused this morning when I read that there is now an app to assist people with their examination of conscience in preparation for the sacrament of confession... The story from the BBC explains, "Now senior church officials in America have given it their seal of approval, in what is thought to be a first."

That American bishops are on the leading edge of the integration of technology in the Church is somewhat surprising as they don't exactly have the reputation as being techno-evangelists (of either stripe), but I'm glad to see the Church reaching out to people of my generation in ways that don't involve "guitar Masses", or other such "innovations". 

Of course, I'm not about to pull out an iPhone (or any other phone) in the confessional, but if this helps someone then I'm in favor of it... call me old fashioned, but I made my kids learn the Ten Commandments.

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...and this is why I'm Catholic

When I was looking for answers from the Methodist church about all the things I was wondering about as a teenager, I was dismayed to find that their official church doctrine (if you can call it that) would on one hand condemn a thing and on the other bless it. This was true of homosexuality, divorce, abortion, and more. That is what lead me to look elsewhere for spiritual direction... I sought something that was congruent, something consistent both with itself and nature.

When I looked at the Lutheran church and found it to be lacking in congruity, in very much the same way the Methodist church was. Now, the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) has formally acknowledged that homosexuality is not only fine, but its fine to have practicing homosexuals as clergy. This view is inconsistent with Scriputre, Tradition and Nature.

And this is why I'm Catholic -- because there is nothing in the Catholic Church that is in conflict with Scripture, Tradition or Nature.

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My New Bumper Sticker

I found my new bumper sticker tonight... I'm bitter.

Mostly, I'm bitter that Initiated Measure 11 was defeated. I had really hoped that South Dakota would be the state to re-kindle the Supreme Court decision about abortion. I guess that plaque I have that says, "if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans," is as accurate now as ever.

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