Religion vs Spirituality. What to say to someone who's "just spiritual" and doesn't need religion.
Our short answer comes from Father Paul Salemi from the Diocese of Buffalo. Joining him in the longer discussion is Life Teen's Executive Vice President Mark Hart.
A few weeks ago, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson published a letter regarding the Fifth Commandment (that's the 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' one). He talked about a lot of life issues, but the biggest among them was abortion (emphasis added):
People who are casual about the sin of abortion and who choose to view it as a political issue rather than the serious moral issue that it is are guilty of violating the Fifth Commandment. You cannot be "pro-choice" (pro-abortion) and remain a Catholic in good standing.
Have you ever been talking to that friend – the one who acts like a teenage philosopher, frequently dismissing God and faith and organized religion with their own brand of “logic” and (what they believe to be) “common sense?”
I had a lot of those friends in high school. I had a lot of those teachers and those professors, too. Some were annoying. Others were lost. Still others were carrying some deep-seeded hurts in their life and God and the Church became easy targets to blame.
The most common question I heard from my self-proclaimed agnostic and atheist friends was, “If God is forgiving and all-loving, why does this God send people to Hell?”
Our short answer comes from Father Nathan March of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. Joining him in the longer discussion is youth minister and speaker Michael Gormley. This question and answer come from St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, Tertia Pars - Question 76.
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THE171 Podcast - 2.24 – Women Priests
Why doesn't the Catholic Church allow women to become priests?
Our short answer comes from Father Matt Lowry from the Diocese of Phoenix. Joining him in the longer discussion is catechist and Life Teen staff member Katie Heller.
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