ethics Archives — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

A Historic Day for Life

June 24, 2022June 25, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

With the declaration by the Supreme Court today that there is no constitutional right to abortion, this is a historic day here in America.

The Ethic of the Sons of God

October 4, 2021 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

To be the sons of God, we do the works of the Father in heaven. If we instead do the works of the devil—which are sin—then he is our father instead. And if we do the works of the Father, then we become equal to the angels, the original “sons of God” who do His works.

Does the Book of Joshua Justify Abortion?

June 21, 2021October 15, 2024 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sometimes, God makes decisions that really are for the good of everyone involved that, if we made them, would almost certainly not be. But we’re not God, and we don’t know jack.

Moral Revisionism is Irrational and Anti-Christian

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

If we are to believe the moral revisionists, it's possible that what brings you death today might instead bring you life tomorrow. This is nonsense, and this is anti-Christian nonsense.

Moral Revisionism is Just Bad Protestantism

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The claim that dogma is absolute but morality can be revised is a repackaging of a sixteenth-century Protestant dilemma, conditioned by a seventeenth-century German Protestant movement.

Morality is the Original Dogma

December 15, 2019December 17, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

When you see people claiming that dogma is non-negotiable but morality can be revised, you can remind them that the original dogma was about morality and also about idolatry. And since those two things are always linked in Scripture, you can also use your discernment to figure out what they’re worshiping instead of the one true God.

Love is Not a Two-Way Street

October 3, 2017 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost / Second Sunday of Luke, October 1, 2017 II Corinthians 6:16b-18, 7:1; Luke 6:31-36 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Most ethical philosophy is ultimately about fairness and can roughly be resolved into the so-called “Golden Rule,” to treat others as you…

Does Your Life Have a Point?

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost and the Fifth Sunday of Matthew, July 24, 2016 Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8:28-9:1 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for righteousness to everyone who believes. That is Romans 10:4, which we just heard read in…