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Six of 7 Prayers for Marriage: Just Love

March 25, 2013 by 7 Comments
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It is now popular to label anyone a ‘hater’ who upholds marriage and refuses to remove its centerpiece: gender complementarity. On the other hand, those for ‘gay marriage’ are applauded as loving and just. I contend that love is far more stern and splendid than conceding to another’s demands. What is harder: to give people what they want or what they need? True marriage bears witness to all people, including to persons with same-sex attraction, of something deeper and more beautiful than two people sharing lives. It reveals a quality of sacrifice and mutual submission not unlike Jesus’ love for us. Early on in my journey out … [Read more...]

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Fifth of 7 Prayers for Marriage: Children Need Mom and Dad

March 18, 2013 by 6 Comments

‘At stake [in ‘gay marriage’] is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and mother and willed by God.’    Former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis May I implore you to join me in prayer for marriage? For children’s sake, might we pray for those making a case for marriage before the US Supreme Court next Tuesday the 25th? Those challenging Prop. 8 are taking the most aggressive stance possible by insisting on a sweeping constitutional right … [Read more...]

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Third of Seven Prayers for Marriage: Honoring a Champion

March 4, 2013 by 5 Comments
Pope Benedict XVI leads his last Angelus as pope at Vatican

‘In order for God’s image to shine radiantly in him, man must first receive the purification whereby the divine Sculptor frees him from that dross that conceals the authentic figure of his being.’ Pope Emeritus Benedict I miss him already. Pope Emeritus Benedict was for this new Catholic my first pope, a genuine father whose advocacy for purity and marriage lit my path as the world descended into deep darkness. Obama is the CEO of this delusion. The President now insists that the US Supreme Court strike down Prop. 8—the decision of CA citizens to uphold the proper definition of marriage. He asserts that the whole nation should … [Read more...]

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Second of 7 Prayers for Marriage: We Fight for the Common Good

February 25, 2013 by 1 Comment

‘You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.’  - (IS 58: 11b) Marriage and democracy share a particular golden thread: both are designed for the common good. That means people should benefit, not suffer, from its impact. One sees this clearly in a good marriage. A man and woman, united in body and spirit, regenerate life in the form of children. Yet procreation is only the beginning. The wholeness of two complementary beings, committed for life, provides a stabilizing influence for all who intersect with them. I recall the generous love that both Annette’s parents and my own released to the … [Read more...]

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First of 7 Prayers for Marriage: Why We Fight

February 18, 2013 by 7 Comments

5 years ago, I rolled up my sleeves and fought as never before for the true definition of marriage. Why? Not because I am a good political animal. In truth, I am a terrible one: neither a faithful Democrat nor Republican. Maybe I fought because I believe that marriage belongs to God. He ordained it as the relationship that civilizes our sexuality, makes it truly creative and reminds us to be responsible for the kids we create from it. Marriage matters to God because every one of His human creations is impacted by it. And maybe I fought for marriage because I was sick and tired of the will of the people being overturned by the courts in … [Read more...]

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Fighting for Our Best – Part 1: What Parents Know

February 4, 2013 by 5 Comments

Do not be afraid of them; the Lord Himself will fight for you.’  (Deut. 1:22) My mother’s tears spoke louder words in response to my ‘coming out’ years ago. ‘I want more for you,’ she then said. Parents want more for their kids than misbegotten identities and relationships that render them fruitless. Some convey this concern better than others. We as parents must learn to express our concern well. It is an expression of loving authority. Annette and I are the parents of four adult children; together, we fight for their fruitfulness. How can we not? Through God’s gift of committed sexual love, we created them! It is … [Read more...]

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Blurred Vision

January 23, 2013 by 13 Comments
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‘So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets.’ (Is 59: 14) Obama reiterated twice in his brief inaugural address that ‘gay’ rights, including ‘gay marriage,’ are utterly on par with gender and racial equality. I marvel at how such a brilliant man could be so misguided on his view of homosexuality. Being a woman and a member of any ethnic group is immutable and morally beautiful. Assuming ‘the gay self’ is neither. Like me, many have made decisions to change their sexual identity. We have done so based on many variables, including the moral conviction that … [Read more...]

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Home for the Holidays: Life in the Body

December 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
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‘When I talk about her, I cannot stop!’ St. Augustine ‘How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord; My heart and flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—a place near Your altar, O Lord God Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You.’ (PS 84: 1-4) I have a confession to make: I love the church of Jesus Christ! Through all my wanderings, in a variety of gatherings, I have discovered the antidote to alienation, … [Read more...]

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True Justice

July 3, 2012 by 9 Comments
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‘The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.’ (PS 103:6) ‘Defending the institution of marriage as a social reality is ultimately a question of justice, since it entails safeguarding the good of the entire human community and the rights of parents and children alike.’ Pope Benedict My wife Annette observed an 8-year-old boy in a waiting room trying to make sense of a photo in People magazine of two men in tuxes, probably a feature on some celeb ‘gay wedding.’ Wide-eyed, and too truthful to have anything but a visceral response to the madness, he said: ‘Are those guys… you know, together? That’s real … [Read more...]

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Justice for Whom

June 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Advocates for ‘gay marriage’ usually claim no harm can be done to anyone through extending marriage and family rights to two men or two women. New evidence now exists to show a host of challenges to kids of gay parents. Professor Mark Regenerus found that, when compared to adults raised in married, mother/father families, adults raised by lesbian parents had negative outcomes in 24 out of 40 categories, while adults raised by gay fathers had negative outcomes in 19 categories. (See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/10/study-suggests-risks-from-same-sex-parenting/) More studies are in the works to debunk the myth … [Read more...]

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