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Day 305: The Call to Chastity
We are all called to the virtue of chastity, which integrates our sexuality within the fullness of our person. Chastity trains us in freedom, teachin…
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Day 304: Male and Female
Why did God create us male and female? We begin our journey through the sixth commandment by learning about the meaning of human sexuality and the co…
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Day 303: Summary of the Fifth Commandment
The Church offers us a consistent ethic of life from the moment of conception until death. In today’s “Nugget Day,” we review the main takeaways from…
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Day 302: War
The Church urges us to pray and work for peace to avoid the evils and injustices of war. Because we live in a broken world, the Church also offers gu…
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Day 301: Peace
Peace is not simply an absence of war. Fr. Mike breaks down the Catechism’s teachings about peace as the "work of justice and the effect of charity.”…
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Day 300: Science, Bodily Integrity, and the Dead
The Catechism looks at matters relating to scientific research, bodily integrity, and the dead with the lens of the dignity of the human person. Fr. …
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Day 299: Respect for Health
Our health is a gift from God, and so we have a responsibility to care for it. Fr. Mike emphasizes the importance of caring for our health while also…
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Day 298: Respect for Others
We have seen how harming ourselves or others physically is a violation of the fifth commandment, but how can causing harm to another’s virtue or inte…
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Day 297: The Cross of Suicide
The cross of suicide is a violation of the fifth commandment that, tragically, many of us have been impacted by in our world today. Fr. Mike explains…
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Day 296: The Sin of Euthanasia
We continue our examination of the fifth commandment, taking a closer look at the sin of euthanasia. Fr. Mike emphasizes that whatever the motive, th…
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