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1. The text of 3 short stories of a very famous Catholic Priest/Detective named Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton. As you may know Chesterton is a famous writer but lesser known as a Catholic convert. He is one of the few Christian thinkers who are equally admired and quoted by both liberal and conservative Christians, and indeed by many non-Christians.

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3. C.S Lewis works "Mere Christianity" as analyzed by Dr Peter Kreft - audio speech (mp3)
Very insightful. Worth repeating.

4. The Lord of the Rings as analyzed by Dr Peter Kreft - audio speech (mp3). This is a FUN read.

5. Peter Keeft speech on "Women and the Priesthood" (Why only boys can be daddies).

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Q: What is the difference between a monk and a friar?

Q: What is the difference between a monk and a friar?

A: In addition to the standard vows in consecrated religious life of poverty, obedience, and celibate chastity, a monk takes a vow of stability that ordinarily requires him to remain within his community. Generally speaking, once a monk enters the cloistered life, he does not leave. Friars, on the other hand, although they have a communal life, do not take a vow of stability and often are given public ministries. This, for example, is why friars such as the Franciscans and Dominicans were active in the evangelization of the New World while monks such as the Benedictines established monasteries much later.

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Q: Isn't contraception and rhythm method the same? They both "prevent" pregnancy?

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Q: A friend challenged me on the Church's teaching about contraception. He said it doesn't make sense to permit the rhythm method while banning artificial means such as the pill. He said these are just two different ways of doing the same thing--contracepting.

A: Your friend is overlooking a number of important differences between contraceptive and natural means of avoiding pregnancy.

First, to talk about the "rhythm method" without qualification can be misleading. Many people think only of the old calendar-rhythm method. Contemporary methods are usually called Natural Family Planning (NFP) and are more effective than the older technique.

Second, the mere fact that artificial contraception and NFP have the same end in view, avoiding pregnancy, doesn't mean they're morally equivalent. There's nothing wrong with avoiding pregnancy, per se, under certain circumstances. It's the means use to do so which are of concern here.

For example, you can support your family by honest work and diligence or you can rob banks to do it. The end is the same in both instances, but that doesn't mean the means used are morally equivalent. Honest labor is moral. Theft isn't.

Third, NFP isn't contraception. In contraception an action is taken which prevents conception. In NFP, no such action occurs. Instead, sexual relations are avoided when conception is likely to occur.

Fourth, contraception attacks the good of procreation. It acts directly against procreation because some action is taken to thwart that good. Contraception treats procreation as an evil--as something to be acted against. NFP treats procreation as a good, but not one which necessarily needs to be pursued right now.

Fifth, contraception violates the natural link between the procreative and unitive aspects of the marital act. This link, as Humanae Vitae teaches, is established by God and may not be broken by man on his own initiative (Humanae Vitae, no. 12). NFP doesn't alter the marital act in any way.

Is it possible to misuse NFP? Yes. It can be used to exclude children from marriage altogether, and that is counter to one of the purposes of marriage. It can be used to exclude children for selfish, unchristian reasons. In such instances, the purpose for avoiding pregnancy is disordered, but not the means (NFP).

There are other important differences between contraception and NFP which can't be gone into here.

Two good books on the subject are Catholic Sexual Ethics by Lawler, Boyle, and May and The Teaching of Humanae Vitae by Ford and Grisez.







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Compendium of the CCC

The Compendium of the CCC is a Q&A format --made by the Pope! Lets look at a sample.

596. What does 'Lead us not into temptation' mean?

We ask God our Father not to leave us alone and in the power of temptation. We ask the Holy Spirit to help us know how to discern, on the one hand, between a trial that makes us grow in goodness and a temptation that leads to sin and death and, on the other hand, between being tempted and consenting to temptation. This petition unites us to Jesus who overcame temptation by his prayer. It requests the grace of vigilance and of final perseverance."

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1. Peter Kreeft: 10 Uncommon Insights Into Evil from Lord of the Rings — Calls attention to Tolkien's great words reminding us about forgotten wisdom on evil

10 Uncommon Insights Into Evil 47:47 14MB

Introduction (0:00)
1. Evil is Real (6:37)
2. Evil is Immortal (12:03)
3. Evil is Obvious (17:09)
4. Knowledge is Not Always Good (18:53)
5. Evil Defeats Itself (21:59)
6. Evil is Used for Good (25:28)
7. The Weapon of Sacrifice (29:01)
8. The Weapon of Humility (35:05)
9. The Weapon of Friendship (35:55)
10. The Weapon of Words (38:50)
Questions (43:11)

2. Peter Kreeft - Christianity in Lord of The Rings
Christianity in Lord of the Rings 64:11 18.8MB
Intro - 0:00
1. God the Father - 14:27
2. God as Creator - 24:50
3. Christ - 28:00
4. Holy Spirit - 40:02
5. Church - 41:51
6. Saints - 44:39
7. Forgiveness - 46:10
8. Resurrection - 49:06
9. Life Everlasting - 52:11
Questions (55:19)

3. Peter Kreeft Mere Christianity — Next to the Bible, C.S. Lewis's masterpiece receives Dr. Kreeft's highest recommendation. Mere Christianity 60:08 17.6MB

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