The Freedom to do as we please? Add a comment
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by Matthew Warner
Fr. Barron has some mixed thoughts on the 4th of July. What do you think? Keep reading
Book: Theology of Her Body / Theology of His Body 1 comment
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by Matthew Warner
“We know from the book of Genesis that God created men and women ‘in His image and likeness.’ We know from the first letter of John that ‘God is Love.’ Therefore, men and women are made in the image and likeness of Love. This isn’t hard to see. Look at the design of the male and female bodies. They are made for each other. In fact, neither one makes complete sense apart from the other.” - Jason Evert, Theology of Her Body Keep reading
Hold your baby before birth? 2 comments
Posted July 2nd, 2009 by Matthew Warner
Cool new technology will let you hold a real model of your actual baby before he/she is born. Pretty interesting! Keep reading
Video: The Media’s Tilt on Tiller Add a comment
Posted July 2nd, 2009 by Matthew Warner
I’m sure you all remember the recent murder of the infamous, late-term abortionist, George Tiller. You’ll also remember the media frenzy that ensued attempting to paint pro-lifers as violent and insisting that our rhetoric (speaking the truth about violence against the unborn) was a significant contributing factor that caused Tiller to be murdered.
Of course the media looked very dishonest and ignorant in doing this. Lucky for them (not so for us) that they have no shame. Here’s a great video from the American Life League that gives a good account and fair analysis of the episode. Keep reading
Quote: Meeting a Stranger Add a comment
Posted July 1st, 2009 by Matthew Warner
“We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them. And they have changed since then. To pretend that they and we are the same is a useful and convenient social convention which must sometimes be broken. We must also remember that at every meeting we are meeting a stranger.” - T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party
My weekend at the Catholic New Media Celebration 5 comments
Posted June 30th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
I had an amazing time at the Catholic New Media Celebration this past weekend in San Antonio! I met so many awesome, inspiring, fun people who are doing a lot of very cool things in Catholic new media. And the conference was very well run.
You can see us on the local news here! flockNote.com and I even made the cut! Keep reading
Fun Catholic iPhone Commercial 2 comments
Posted June 30th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
I saw this at the SQPN Catholic New Media Celebration this past weekend (I think it was the video’s debut). It’s great! Keep reading
Would St. Paul Twitter? Add a comment
Posted June 29th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
I was invited to do one of the workshops at the totally awesome CNMC this past weekend. Part of what I covered was answering the question, Would Saint Paul Twitter? Keep reading
Come see me at the CNMC in San Antonio 3 comments
Posted June 25th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
This weekend is the Catholic New Media Celebration in San Antonio! And I am honored that I was asked to give one of the workshops at this conference. So cool to be a part of it! I can’t wait!
If any of you are going to be there, please let me know so I can meet you in person. Keep reading
Video: Obama says fatherhood begins at conception 4 comments
Posted June 25th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
Below is a great, new video by the Family Research Council. I picked it up from American Papist this morning.
It it just one more exercise shedding light on the obviously contradictory positions held by many in the pro-abortion movement. Even more importantly, it’s a good example of how Obama and others like him attempt to nuance language in order to appease and confuse those who are unwillingly or too ignorant to recognize these blatant contradictions. Keep reading
Was Saint Paul Catholic? 1 comment
Posted June 24th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
Yes. But here’s a great resource for anyone interested in exploring the question more deeply: PaulIsCatholic.com
It’s a new site recently launched by Taylor Marshall to complement his book, The Catholic Perspective on Paul. “It is based on the conviction that the Pauline epistles contain the primitive and pristine doctrines of the Catholic Faith.” Keep reading
The Christopher West Theology of the Body “Debate” 7 comments
Posted June 19th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
I recently posted a video of one of Christopher West’s excellent talks on the Theology of the Body. Some of you loved it. Others were a bit critical of some of his methods, emphasis, or terminology and expressed such in the comment section. I thought it was a great discussion. There were plenty of other reactions within the Catholic theological bubble against and in defense of Christopher West by many prominent Catholics scholars, theologians, and leaders. Keep reading
Video: No, Mr. President 2 comments
Posted June 19th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
This is a cool video from a Baptist sermon on abortion and President Obama. John Piper is the preacher. He’s got an outrageously awesome preaching voice and delivers this message spot on. It’s also a good reminder that the pro-life cause can be a great unifying instrument between Catholics and many other non-Catholic Christians. We need to continue to pray for more such unity. Keep reading
Common-sense against same-sex unions 4 comments
Posted June 18th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
In the past, I’ve written on this issue a number of times. We’ve discussed it in terms of the civil law, the preservation of language, the intolerance of belief, and the theology of the body. All of them had, at the center, an appeal to the Natural Law. Keep reading
Quote: Women’s Rights? 8 comments
Posted June 17th, 2009 by Matthew Warner
“A woman who sets her rights, the supposed right to privacy or right over her own body, above the life of another human being is saying that a woman’s rights are superior to human rights. She has put herself above the human race, she has made herself the executor over life and death. Is that a woman’s right?” - Dr. Janet Smith