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Jesuit Father James Martin and the LGBT community

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Today, on the feast Albert the Great, father of the natural sciences, I have written a letter to Father James Martin SJ, author of amongst others “Laughing with the Saints” and – recently, “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity”. From Belgium, Europe, where I learned about his work via the internet, about his great sense of humor, I wanted to share with him some of my thoughts on what I read about his book concerning sexuality or ‘LGBT’. As a 60 years old former biology teacher from the Netherlands, husband, father of six and since sex months grandfather, I have specialized in the relationship between biology and faith as well as bioethics, sexual morality included and studied at the Institute for Theological Studies in Brussels of the French speaking Jesuits in Belgium. This has lead to my apostolate ‘Biofides’, al things biology and faith (both philosophically and ethically). This is what I wrote.  (more…)


Sexuality and Gender – Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences

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Questions related to sexuality and gender bear on some of the most intimate and personal aspects of human life. In recent years they have also vexed American politics. The New Atlantis offers this report — written by Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer, an epidemiologist trained in psychiatry, and Dr. Paul R. McHugh, arguably the most important American psychiatrist of the last half-century — in the hope of improving public understanding of these questions. Examining research from the biological, psychological, and social sciences, this report shows that some of the most frequently heard claims about sexuality and gender are not supported by scientific evidence. The report has a special focus on the higher rates of mental health problems among LGBT populations, and it questions the scientific basis of trends in the treatment of children who do not identify with their biological sex. More effort is called for to provide these people with the understanding, care, and support they need to lead healthy, flourishing lives.

Read the comments of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia…

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Homosexuality and Catholicism

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What does the Catholic Church say about homosexuality? The answer is not as monolithic as some think. Let us find out how the Church came to this position and whether it can withstand scientific scrutiny.

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The theology behind Humanae Vitae

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Dr. Michael Waldstein, the Max Seckler Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University, describes the theology behind Humanae Vitae. Dr. Waldstein’s talk was part of the “Humanae Vitae at 45: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Holiness” Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

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Science of the Theology of the Body

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wedding ringsIn the 93rd episode of his podcast called ‘Catholic Laboratory’, the Scottish catholic scientist Ian Maxfield revisits the Science of the Theology of the Body and takes a glance at several news stories and research papers that support the teachings of the Catholic Church on sexuality and morals. He already did so in earlier podcast episodes that we will mention here beneath.

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The Pill, The Environment

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The Pill

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EWTN Global Catholic Television Network: Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. and Dr. Del Hahn, MD, Founder, Her Choice Pregnancy Center, Birmingham, Alabama, discuss The Pill


Does the “pill” really prevent conception?

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Pilule_contraceptiveDoes the pill only prevent conception or is there more to it. Tim Staples, apologist for ‘Catholic Answers’ in San Diego – California, addresses this question during a daily radio program where listeners can ask questions about anything that has to do with Catholic faith, including ethical issues. He deals with the definitions used in the medical field for conception and implantation of a human fetus.

Watch the video.. (6 min.)

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