Tuesday, 20 March
Question: Is it even possible any longer to be a faithful, orthodox Catholic and patriotic at the same time? I guess the answer turns on the definition of 'patriotic.' The dictionary (Webster's New Collegiate) tells us that a patriot is "one who loves his country and zealously supports its authority and interests." I don't think anyone would quibble with love for the place one was born or for the place one has settled, but the last part of the definition presents real problems for a Catholic these days. My own country, for example, officially supports legalized abortion, is ambivalent about unnatural 'marriages,' and is militaristic in the extreme, with armies and bases strewn around the globe. None of these things is compatible at all with Catholic teachings, and consequently no serious Catholic could "zealously support" such a country's "authority and interests."
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Okay, so I check out the site a day later and...nothing new!
You should post all of your new or erstwhile emails or musings here at the new blog. Then send out a single email to all of your readers detailing the contents of your new posts. You should also be able to link all of the articles to your comments in the blog.
Hey, how did this thing figure out that I'm bigpez?
I'll be checking on you again!
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