Doctrinal Focus

I have the power to choose.

  • Free will allows me to choose between good and evil for myself.
  • Children and parents should respect one another.

General Articles

  • Getting to the Root of It All: Jesus' Family Tree | Edward P. Sri [Lay Witness Magazine, 1998]
    For most readers of the Bible, reading a genealogy is about as exciting as reading a telephone book. Yet this is exactly how the entire New Testament begins in chapter one of Matthew's Gospel.
  • The Family, The Heart of the Civilization of Love | Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo [Women for Faith & Family, 2003]
    Keynote Address of His Eminence Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family to the tenth annual conference of Women for Faith & Family on the International Year of the Family
  • Celebrating Advent and Christmas, A Sourcebook for Families | Women for Faith & Family [Women for Faith & Family, 1989]
    Pope John Paul II has repeatedly referred to the family as the "Domestic Church." In his exhortation on the family, "Familiaris Consortio," the Pope refers to the home as 'the little Church,' and speaks of the way families must make God presen
  • Family Advent Customs | Helen McLoughlin [The Liturgical Press St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2003]
    Advent is the beginning of the new liturgical year. It is a season of spiritual preparation, marked by eager longing for the coming of the Saviour through grace at Christmas, and for His second and final coming. It is also an ideal time to esta
  • The Stations of the Cross and their Relation to Family Life | Joseph A. Breig [Henry Regnery Company, 1959]
    THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND THEIR RELATION TO FAMILY LIFE
  • The Gospel of Life in Our Schools, Implementing A Pro-life Education | Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2000]
    Looking at how to teach the principles contained in the papal enylical, the Gospel fo Life, to Catholic schooldchildren of different ages
  • The Sacramentality of Marriage. Grace for Marriage and Family Life | Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2001]
    Looks at the thelogical defence of marriage as one of the seven sacraments.
  • Evangelization Through the Family: in Faith, Hope and Love | A deep article on the resurrection and the universe. [Msgr. Peter Elliott, 1999]
    Looking at the family as a means to propagate Catholic Teaching
  • Human Cloning: The Unthinkable is Upon Us | Dr. Gregory K. Pike [The Age, 2001]
    Dr. Gregory Pike examines the ethics of cloning.
  • No Need to Kill to Cure | Marcia Riordan [Herald Sun, 2002]
    Marcia Riordan looks at the Ethics of stem-cell research
  • Our Catholic Philosophy-Virtues | Dr. Hayden Ramsay [kwl.com.au, 2000]
    Dr. Hayden Ramsay discusses Virtues
  • The Human Person: An Introduction to Christian Anthropology | Msgr Peter Elliott [kwl.com.au, 2000]
    The term 'anthropology' usually refers to the scientific study of persons, their behaviour, customs and lifestyles in various societies and cultures. However, in philosophy and theology 'anthropology' has a deeper meaning ...
  • Help in understanding what it means to be a Catholic | Fr. Paul Stenhouse, MSC [Annals Australia, 0]
    What does it mean to be a Catholic? How can we attempt to understand the complex spiritual and psychological decisions involved in belong- ing” to the Catholic Church? This article looks at ways of understanding the humanity of the “members” o
  • Liberalism: An introduction | Tracey Rowland [kwl.com.au, 2000]
    The Liberal tradition of philosophy treats the individual (rather than the family or the community) as the basic social unit and emphasizes the freedom of individual choice over and above such concepts as the “common good” and “absolute moral goods”.
  • For Our Home and Family | - [kwl.com.au, 0]
    A prayer for our Home and Family

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