Jcecil3
My blogs
- Q&A On Celibacy
- On Vowed Religious Obedience
- On Vowed Religious Poverty
- 12 Questions From Crisis Magazine
- Message for President Bush
- J. Cecil's Progressive Catholic Reflections
- Theological Reflection on Homosexuality
- Petition for Women Priests
- Why We Need Married Priests
- How Doctrine Develops
- Prayer for Peace
- Why the War in Iraq Was Unjust
- The Primacy of Conscience
- Genesis and Paul on Women
- On the Trinity
- Does God Exist?
- The Mystery of Suffering
- Salvation Outside of the Church
- Is the Church a Divine Monarchy?
- What is Infallibility?
- Did the Church Support Slavery
- Why I Remain Catholic
- The Morality of Natural Family Planning?
- Is Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Infallible?
- Abortion?
- No to the Death Penalty
- The Abuse Crisis
- Labor Rights
- Is Jesus God?
- Is Jesus a Human Person
- The Resurrection
- In Today's News
- Can a Gay Man be a Saint?
- Affirmative Action
- Our Mother Who Art in Heaven
- The Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity
- Protestant or Catholic?
- Liberation Theology
- Divorce and Remarriage
- Real Presence: Some Progressive Reflections
- Critique of Manfred Hauke
- In Honor of Charles Lwanga
- Some Thoughts on Prayer
- The Solitary Sin
- Bishop Charged with Hit and run
- Great Site On Social Justice
- Karl Rahner's Homepage
- Thoughts on Creation Science
- Health and Finances
- The Church on the Jews
- Why Be a Missionary?
- Supreme Court Rules on Gay Issues
- Is the Notion of Purgatory in the Bible?
- Creation Spirituality
- Is the Church Like a Political Party?
- Does Hell Exist?
- In Defense of Businesspersons
- Papal Infallibility
- President Bush, Where's the Beef?
- Is Confession Necessary?
- The Elephant in the Living Room
- Reflection on 09/11/2001 Written 09/14/2001
- Apostolic Succession: It's not just to the Twelve
- On the Saints
- On the Meaning of the Cross
- Why Read the Bible?
- Latin Flavor
- Progressive Family Values
- Miracles and Apparitions
- The Beauty of the Novus Ordo
- Both/and and/or Either/Or
- The Vocation of Politicians
- The Ten Commandments
- Catholic Statues and the 1st Commandment
- On Mental Illness
- Questions On Baptism
- Selling the Good News
- On Vocations
- The Case Against All War!
- The Unforgivable Sin
- Some Catholic Humor
- Who has the Power?
- Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll
- Did the Latin Liturgy Use Inclusive Language?
- Jesus, Mary and DaVinci
- On Aging
- The Misuse of Language by Conservatives
- Brief Overview of Church Teaching on Islam
- Priestly Ordination
- Response to Ad Tuendum Fidem Charges
- On Union With God
- Poverty of Spirit: Was Jesus a Marxist?
- The Meaning of Christmas
- On the Virtue of Chastity
- Harmony From Asia
- How Avoiding Sin Can Lead to Sin
- Confirmation
- The State of the Union
- Why I Cannot Vote For Bush in Conscience
- A Catholic Political Party?
- In Defense of Progressive Taxes
- Intro To Modern Biblical Scholarship
- Anointing of the Sick
- Is George Bush Really Pro-Life?
- Abortion: The Courts and Federal Funding
- Eastern Religions
- Women Priests: More Needed Than Married Priest
- The Absurdity of the Cross
- Is God the Father Bloodthirsty?
- A Sign of Contradiction
- The Way of the Cross
- God's Apology
- The Kerygma
- Faith and Reason.
- Torture in Iraq: the Evil of War
- The Importance of the Golden Rule
- Conversion of a Conservative
- Twenty Ways to Share Your Faith
- Twenty Church Reform Suggestions
- Critique of Courage Speaker
- Preliminary Investigations on Original Sin
- Rahner on the Eucharist
- What is "Advancing Progressive Views"?
- Roe Examined Legally and Morally
- Church Teaching For Politicians
- Saving the Institution of Marriage
- Proportionate Reason to Vote Pro-Choice?
- Clarifying the Abortion Issue
- Straight Answers to Tough Questions on Iraq
- Church Teaching on War in Iraq
- Why I Voted For John Kerry
Gender | Male |
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Introduction | I'm an ex-seminarian now married and still very active in the Catholic Church. |
Interests | The relationship between faith and reason, faith and politics, and how much development of doctrine in Catholic faith can be said to be a change. |
Favorite Movies | I know its cheesy, but I really like the Bells of Saint Mary's. I also like the Mission. |
Favorite Music | East African, Classical, Brazilian jazz, and some old time rock and roll. |
Favorite Books | The bible. |