Fr. Peter-Michael Preble

most people who say the churchs must allow for ins...

2012-02-09T10:22:26.967-05:00

most people who say the churchs must allow for insurance with paid for birth control in their employees insurance plan,do not understand how the rules of the church work...
they are not just rules made up a few years ago to upset the goverment,they are rules held for thousands of years...

Rich is the only one in our group who rolls up his...

2012-02-03T13:23:59.177-05:00

Rich is the only one in our group who rolls up his sleeves and gets his hands clean...he's the dish washer..lol..

i think you misunderstood what i meant,we are all ...

2012-02-03T13:17:38.414-05:00

i think you misunderstood what i meant,we are all involved in this but we all need to stand together because if they can chip away at the catholic churches we are all going down with them..this is one of those times were it dosen't matter what religion you belong to we need to stand united.

the church,catholic or otherwise,has a moral duty ...

2012-02-03T13:12:15.539-05:00

the church,catholic or otherwise,has a moral duty to teach to their parishioners what they hold as truth..if the people sitting in the pews choose to take birth control or have an abortion then they are at least made clear on where their church stands.
the church has been the moral compass for 2 thousand years and has just as much right to voice its opinion and dogma,even when people are

Bill, Thanks for your comments. Just a few thing...

2012-02-03T09:15:04.205-05:00

Bill,

Thanks for your comments. Just a few things to correct. I am not a priest in the catholic church I am an Orthodox priest so your survey does not really apply to us. We do not base or moral theology on public opinions polls we leave that to the variety of protestant churches that wish to be lukewarm on their teachings so that their flocks are confused about what Jesus taught.

Linda, this is not just a Roman Catholic issue. T...

2012-02-03T09:12:05.539-05:00

Linda, this is not just a Roman Catholic issue. They have the loudest voice so we are hearing from them. This affects all faith groups in America.

good to hear the orthodox church speaking out..if ...

2012-02-03T08:36:38.263-05:00

good to hear the orthodox church speaking out..if this administration is pushing the catholics around,they will be after the rest of us next..stand up and be heard.

The last survey I saw showed that 98% of American ...

2012-02-02T22:36:51.512-05:00

The last survey I saw showed that 98% of American Catholics don't accept or follow the Church's teaching on birth control. A majority of your flock don't support you on this issue either. Spend your energy on persuading them, not on trying to legislate your values on the rest of us. There is no Catholic United States or America or Catholic State of Massachusetts.

a person can die with dignity by just allowing dea...

2012-02-02T20:18:17.006-05:00

a person can die with dignity by just allowing death to follow its process and make the peerson has comfortable as possible..
thats why we have hospice...

this is a good idea and although most of my reprea...

2012-01-30T14:18:27.712-05:00

this is a good idea and although most of my repreasentatives will not support this i will contact sen.lieberman our out going senator and a good practacing jewish person,who believes in the right to life and personal freedom.

If I had been in church to hear this, I'm sure...

2012-01-30T14:18:10.708-05:00

If I had been in church to hear this, I'm sure I would have been in tears. I had not read this passage since having my daughter and certainly understand the motivation to get to Jesus. Well said.

Linda, this is not about taking money from the gov...

2012-01-30T06:40:28.042-05:00

Linda, this is not about taking money from the government. This is health insurance money paid by the company not tax dollars.

when you accept money from the goverment,you dance...

2012-01-28T16:37:58.727-05:00

when you accept money from the goverment,you dance with the devil.

i always remember the saying we live by faith not ...

2012-01-24T10:14:56.152-05:00

i always remember the saying we live by faith not by sight...good for you for speaking out in a loving way..
you can only be responsible for your own actions as a priest,the bishops know the rules but choose to close their eyes for fear of offending someone
many came from countries where speaking out was not an option,I guess they forget they are in America where you can speak out..

Fr.Preble I could not have agree any more. Differe...

2012-01-16T15:06:27.459-05:00

Fr.Preble
I could not have agree any more. Different people, different ways to show thier faith. Its not always about how but why. I am also a fan of all of new england sports but I admire the fact of what Tebow does. Thanks for the article and have a good one

has always if you put your religion out front peop...

2012-01-15T17:31:47.733-05:00

has always if you put your religion out front people will always laugh when you fail.
Just as they laughed and taunted Jesus during his trial and when they hung him on the cross and as he was dying.
evil is evil and always laughs at good but in the end good always triumps..always..
We as Christians should be standing up behind Tebow and say what should be said...we support his

I think that the criticism that has been directed ...

2012-01-15T11:23:25.994-05:00

I think that the criticism that has been directed at Tim Tebow has been misplaced.
The true criticism should be directed at those who have politicized him and his beliefs as exemplifying the moral superiority of their political beliefs. Tim Tebow may be demonstrative of his religious convictions and he may have espoused conservative political beliefs, but he should not be accorded any

I AM PRO-LIFE . . . But that means more than just...

2012-01-12T15:01:50.889-05:00

I AM PRO-LIFE . . .

But that means more than just being against abortion. Because I am Pro-Life I am also against war, the death penalty, poverty, euthanasia, world hunger, environmental pollution, the proliferation of guns and other lethal weapons, and the torturing of criminals, terror suspects, POWs and political prisoners.

The one ting about my job is,it requires me to alw...

2012-01-10T09:26:12.175-05:00

The one ting about my job is,it requires me to always be able to change with situations as they arise.
To be adjustable for the good of everyone involved requires you to be flexable and see why the change is good and encourage everyne else to see that good..for the greater.
I will never ask anyone to do anything with out being able to do it myself and if its not working figure out why

honesty is a good policy and if you can do what ev...

2012-01-08T13:41:01.220-05:00

honesty is a good policy and if you can do what ever you want,lie about it and get away with it,you are no leader in my mind.
its harder to stand up say the truth and be put aside then to lie and get out of it.
in the end you never really get away with it,it comes back to haunt you when you least expect it to.

most people are never allowed to be leaders becaus...

2012-01-05T20:32:20.323-05:00

most people are never allowed to be leaders because those viewed as leaders take over all the postitons and those who may have the potentional to be good leaders are never allowed the opputunity to try.

Fr. Gregory, In my mind it is not different at al...

2012-01-05T14:00:29.129-05:00

Fr. Gregory,

In my mind it is not different at all it is exactly the same thing. I am not saying we do not need the contemplatives, we do! What I am saying is we need another type of monastery, the active one.

This is so true from my experience. I met some go...

2012-01-05T13:53:42.032-05:00

This is so true from my experience. I met some good people but leadership as an attribute seems to be in short supply. As I have gotten older I have decided that practically speaking, it is the most significant factor in the success and perpetuation of any organization.

Great post thank you Father! If I may, how in you...

2012-01-04T17:12:00.888-05:00

Great post thank you Father!

If I may, how in your mind is what you are calling here the "new monasticism" different from the active religious orders that developed in the Catholic Church? Or is it different?

I ask not as a back handed criticism but as someone from a Catholic background who has an interest in fostering reconciliation, or at least better mutual

how true is this..amen...

2012-01-02T08:40:53.318-05:00

how true is this..amen...