Articles

Why Doesn’t “Free Love” Work?

By Tom Scotus / August 15, 2014

Recently, I watched an episode of Seinfeld. It’s the one where Jerry and Elaine attempt to have a no-commitment sexual relationship. Jerry tells his friend George about the plan who says it can’t be done.

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The 2014 Sacred Music Colloquium

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom / August 5, 2014

From June 30 to July 6, I had the good fortune of attending the Sacred Music Colloquium, this year held in beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Will Everyone Be Saved?

By Tom Scotus / August 1, 2014

I’ve met adulterers, liars, prostitutes, occultists and criminals. I saw some good in all of them and they all probably thought they were good.

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Do You Believe in CHOICE?

By Tom Scotus / July 24, 2014

As I parked behind a small car the other day, I noticed its large bumper sticker, vividly displaying one word in large capital letters: CHOICE.

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Are You An Addict?

By Tom Scotus / July 12, 2014

It was 1970 and I was 8 years old. I was returning from Italy on a large ocean liner. I had been in Italy for a couple of months and hadn’t eaten any junk food.

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Enforced Civility

By Tom Scotus / July 6, 2014

My wife and I recently boarded a city bus in Thunder Bay. I was surprised to see that about two thirds of the seats were designated as “priority” or “courtesy” seating for the elderly, the pregnant, the handicapped and parents with infants. From what I’ve been told, about a third of city buses are now set up this way. The rest only have about six seats that are specially designated.

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Euthanasia is Evil

By Tom Scotus / June 21, 2014

Tony knew he was dying. The doctor told him that his body was full of cancer. Tony couldn’t walk. He was in a hospital bed with a catheter inserted into his penis.

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Archbishop Sample’s Letter on Liturgical Music

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom / June 17, 2014

For the next while, I am planning articles on liturgical music.

At the end of June, I will be attending the Sacred Music Colloquium, this year being held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Do You Love Yourself More Than You Should?

By Tom Scotus / June 7, 2014

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water, and he looked at it until he died. This is where we get the word narcissism, a fixation with oneself.

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Holy Days of Obligation

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom / May 29, 2014

I am writing this during the Ascension Triduum.  You didn’t know about that one?

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