John A. Monaco
@johnamonaco
Byzantine Catholic layman. Dominican tertiary. Husband, & father of 3. Doctoral candidate in theology, seeking the true, good, and beautiful.
Given the choice between Joel Berry, an editor of a Millennialslop Christian satire website who moonlights as an IDF apologist, and Cardinal Pizzaballa, who risks his life daily by ministering to Palestinians, which between the two is qualified to identify "true Christian faith"?
True Christian faith still exists in Gaza, but it’s all underground. Anyone allowed by Hamas to practice openly is allowed to do so only because they aid and support the terror regime.
My unpopular opinion is that we should punish adultery by flogging, partial confiscation of property & assets, and exile. Ancient and medieval cultures held marriage in much higher esteem than we postmoderns do. Perhaps it is we, and not they, who are living in the Dark Ages.
My unpopular opinion is that even tho cheating is evil and unethical it should not have legal/professional repercussions
Forget birth signs. What is your birth month traditional Catholic devotion? For me: Seven Sorrows of Mary
Imagine being so mentally ill that you claim "our Catholic brothers and sisters in Gaza are not living up to our faith." My friend, they are living up to the Catholic faith better than most of us.
As a Roman Catholic, allow me to offer a defense of @JoelWBerry. To be sure, it was hyperbolic to say that ALL Catholics in Gaza support Hamas; but hyperbolic takes are nothing new here, so spare me your pearl clutching. Catholics are mad at Joel not so much because he was…
Alright, I'll bite: what exactly is the appeal of Andrew Tate? (@Cobratate) I'm genuinely curious. From my perspective, perhaps it's because he provides a way out for a generation of young men who, from their youth, were scolded about "toxic masculinity"?
As St. Augustine of Hippo taught, there are 3 "goods" of marriage: 1. Procreation- the continuation of the human race & the potential adding to the number of the saints. Procreation within marriage helps develop the domestic Church. Human existence is a good thing. It is good to…
What’s the benefit of marriage for a man?
Well this is as good a time as any to announce my first book: "Christian Vocation: History, Theology, and Praxis". The book analyzes the concept of "vocation" in Sacred Scripture, in its historical development in both the Christian East and West. It then outlines a theology of…
In my last video, I said that there is no such thing as a "single vocation" in the Catholic Church. Several people have sent me messages disputing this (including priests). I've decided to do a video on the topic, but I wanted to hear your hottest takes first. Was I wrong?