Catholic Cases | Mass
...Christian liturgy. CCC 2182 – Participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and of being faithful to Christ and to his Church. The...
Catholic Cases | Birth Control
Moral Case: My wife and I aren’t ready for kids. Is birth control okay? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2399 – The regulation of births represents one of the aspects of...
Catholic Cases | Swearing
Moral Case: Everybody swears once in a while. What’s so bad about cursing? Catholic Moral Teaching: Col 3:8 But now you must put them all away: anger, fury, malice, slander,...
Catholic Cases | Occult
Moral Case: Last Halloween I went to a séance. Is there anything wrong with that? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2117 – All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one...
Catholic Cases | Sex Before Marriage
Moral Case: Is it okay to engage in sexual activities with anyone other than my spouse? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2353– Fornication is carnal union between an unmarried man and...
Catholic Cases | Same Sex Attraction
...complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved. CCC 2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the...
Catholic Cases | Confession
...unrepented venial sin disposes us little by little to commit mortal sin. However venial sin does not break the covenant with God. With God’s grace it is humanly reparable. “Venial...
Catholic Cases | Communion
Moral Case: Other than being Catholic, are there any other preconditions for receiving Communion? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 1415 – Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must...
Catholic Cases | Gossip
Moral Case: I can’t stand one of my co-workers. Gossiping about him or her is normal and healthy, isn’t it? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2479 – Detraction and calumny destroy...
Catholic Cases | Suicide
...is seriously contrary to justice, hope, and charity. It is forbidden by the fifth commandment. CCC 2281 – Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and...