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The Moral Life
Everyday moral questions, from drinking and drugs to lying, gambling, tattoos, and cursing, answered from Scripture, the Catechism, and the saints.
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Is Lying Ever Okay? The Catholic Answer, Even When a Life Is at Stake
Is lying ever okay, even to save a life? Why the Catholic Church says lying is always wrong, what Rahab and the midwives teach, and how to protect the innocent.
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Is Cursing a Sin? Swearing, Profanity, and Taking God's Name in Vain
Is cursing a sin? The Catholic answer on blasphemy, God's name in vain, oaths, cursing people, and crude language: what is grave, what is venial, how to stop.
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Is Gambling a Sin? What the Bible and the Catholic Church Teach
Is gambling a sin? What CCC 2413 teaches, when a bet becomes sinful, what Scripture says about lots, greed, and family, and the way out of compulsive gambling.
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Is Smoking Weed a Sin? What the Catholic Church Teaches About Marijuana, Drugs and Drinking
Is smoking weed a sin? Scripture, the early Church and the Catechism on marijuana, drinking and sobriety, with the strongest objections answered and real hope.
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Is Getting a Tattoo a Sin? Leviticus 19:28 and the Catholic Answer
Is getting a tattoo a sin? Not in itself, but we strongly recommend against one. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. What Leviticus 19:28 really forbade.