Jcecil3

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I'm an ex-seminarian now married and still very active in the Catholic Church.

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Reflection on 09/11/2001 Written 09/14/2001  
Preliminary Investigations on Original Sin  
Karl Rahner's Homepage  
Our Mother Who Art in Heaven  
The Meaning of Christmas  
Liberation Theology  
Supreme Court Rules on Gay Issues  
The Primacy of Conscience  
Intro To Modern Biblical Scholarship  
The Solitary Sin  
On Union With God  
In Defense of Progressive Taxes  
A Catholic Political Party?  
Can a Gay Man be a Saint?  
On Vocations  
Q&A On Celibacy  
President Bush, Where's the Beef?  
Why the War in Iraq Was Unjust  
Brief Overview of Church Teaching on Islam  
Prayer for Peace  
Abortion?  
The Unforgivable Sin  
Theological Reflection on Homosexuality  
Women Priests: More Needed Than Married Priest  
Straight Answers to Tough Questions on Iraq  
Great Site On Social Justice  
Bishop Charged with Hit and run  
Faith and Reason.  
A Sign of Contradiction  
The Vocation of Politicians  
Both/and and/or Either/Or  
Poverty of Spirit: Was Jesus a Marxist?  
Papal Infallibility  
Torture in Iraq: the Evil of War  
The Importance of the Golden Rule  
Creation Spirituality  
Proportionate Reason to Vote Pro-Choice?  
Divorce and Remarriage  
Labor Rights  
The Ten Commandments  
The Church on the Jews  
Catholic Statues and the 1st Commandment  
The Misuse of Language by Conservatives  
Petition for Women Priests  
Eastern Religions  
Genesis and Paul on Women  
Confirmation  
Why I Remain Catholic  
Why I Voted For John Kerry  
What is Infallibility?  
Anointing of the Sick  
The Abuse Crisis  
Some Catholic Humor  
Why We Need Married Priests  
Church Teaching on War in Iraq  
Saving the Institution of Marriage  
Protestant or Catholic?  
Why Be a Missionary?  
J. Cecil's Progressive Catholic Reflections  
On Vowed Religious Poverty  
Did the Church Support Slavery  
The Beauty of the Novus Ordo  
Twenty Ways to Share Your Faith  
The Way of the Cross  
Church Teaching For Politicians  
How Doctrine Develops  
Is the Notion of Purgatory in the Bible?  
The Case Against All War!  
12 Questions From Crisis Magazine  
On the Meaning of the Cross  
Is George Bush Really Pro-Life?  
Thoughts on Creation Science  
The Kerygma  
Critique of Manfred Hauke  
Apostolic Succession: It's not just to the Twelve  
Harmony From Asia  
The Resurrection  
Message for President Bush  
The Absurdity of the Cross  
Does Hell Exist?  
Abortion: The Courts and Federal Funding  
In Defense of Businesspersons  
Questions On Baptism  
Real Presence: Some Progressive Reflections  
On Mental Illness  
In Honor of Charles Lwanga  
The Morality of Natural Family Planning?  
On the Virtue of Chastity  
In Today's News  
Twenty Church Reform Suggestions  
Did the Latin Liturgy Use Inclusive Language?  
Why I Cannot Vote For Bush in Conscience  
Is Confession Necessary?  
The Elephant in the Living Room  
Why Read the Bible?  
The State of the Union  
Who has the Power?  
No to the Death Penalty  
On the Trinity  
God's Apology  
Miracles and Apparitions  
Priestly Ordination  
Rahner on the Eucharist  
On Aging  
Critique of Courage Speaker  
Conversion of a Conservative  
Does God Exist?  
Roe Examined Legally and Morally  
Latin Flavor  
Jesus, Mary and DaVinci  
Selling the Good News  
Is Jesus a Human Person  
How Avoiding Sin Can Lead to Sin  
Progressive Family Values  
The Mystery of Suffering  
Is the Church Like a Political Party?  
Response to Ad Tuendum Fidem Charges  
The Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity  
Is Jesus God?  
Clarifying the Abortion Issue  
Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll  
What is "Advancing Progressive Views"?  
Salvation Outside of the Church  
Is God the Father Bloodthirsty?  
Affirmative Action  
Some Thoughts on Prayer  
Is the Church a Divine Monarchy?  
On the Saints  
Health and Finances  
Is Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Infallible?  
On Vowed Religious Obedience