Love your neighbor, not his Deeds.

All Catholics are called to emulate Christ. Christ was perfectly just with his actions and in his judgement  However regular humans are not. therefore it is the goal of each person and the church to strive for perfection. We can achieve most closely perfection through communion with each other and with Christ. Therefore it is our duty to God and neighbor to assist them in their pursuit of holiness. Therefore we must kind to our neighbors and love them as ourselves. In order to do this we must also hold them accountable for their actions.
Christ does not allow sin and thus we must do the same. we must tell our neighbors when they sin and not approve of it. for example, the Church does not bar homosexuals from its rankings, but it does not condone the activity. we must love our neighbors, but we must not let them sin.
http://blog.archny.org/index.php/all-are-welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-132281 

No one is a Bum.

Christ calls all people to love their neighbors. Homeless people are no exception. They too are children of God and members of the Body of Christ. Therefore we should reach out to struggling members of the community with the same love and affection we would show our own family. By ignoring the homeless we are ignoring the plight of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
We must help the homeless with our deeds and our charity. In the video at the end of this segment a man describes his hardships associated with being homeless. People criticize him and tell him to get a job when they themselves would not give him a job. We must learn to love our neighbors no matter what they look like or how successful they are.
All people, including the homeless have the same dignity in the eyes of Christ. And since we are called to be like Christ, we too must see all poeple with the same dignity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusCA28efa0&feature=youtu.be 

Christian Goals

What does it mean to be Christian?

To follow Christ. 

How can one follow Christ? 

By trusting in him and setting His teachings as mantras to live by. 

Most, in fact all, fail at some point; but God is eternal, everlasting Love.

He loves us to the point of forgiving us if we truly mean it and want to reconcile our relationship with Him. (Sacrament of Penance / a.k.a Reconciliation / a.k.a Confession)

We physically have to order ourselves towards God with all our actions, made and denied, thoughts, decisions and words. As a Canonized Saint once said: "Evangelize with all your heart, use words when necessary."

Science v. Religion

People have an eternal debate over which side should people believe in, Religion or Science. 

The interesting thing is that both go hand in hand. There is no conflict between the two, in fact the Church has had great scientists. 

Fr. Nicolas Copernicus: Early Astronomer, credited with the first sighting of Jupiter.

Br. George Mendel: Father of Modern Genetics

Fr. Georges Lemaître: First person to ever talk about the 'Big Bang' theory to Einstein, before the Theory of Relativity.

Br. Roger Bacon: Credited with publishing the Scientific Method

Pope Francis: Master's Degree in Chemistry

Fr. Solanus Casey: Only known man to ever beat Babe Ruth at Baseball

Br. Andrew Gordon, O.S.B; Fr. Eugenio Barsanti; Fr. À‎nyos Jedik: Credited for work on Internal Combustion Engines and Electric Powered Motors

Louis Pasteur: Disproved chemical Spontaneous combustion; devout Catholic, constant devotion to Mary

The Permanence of Matrimony

Jesus re instituted marriage as a Sacrament, the same status it had with Adam and Eve. Therefore marriage is permanent, so if someone remarries after divorce, that person is considered to be in a state of adultery. "Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery" (Luke 16:18; cf. Mark 10:11–12).
"Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. . . . Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive" (Rom. 7:2–3).

Despite popular culture the Catholic Church in that past and present stands firm in its denial of Divorce. A Divorce is only allowed if the marriage was never consecrated, which means the two parties did not exchange matrimonial consent, and it is annulled.
If, however,
the parties are genuinely and sacramentally married, then, while in some cases there may be good reasons for them to live apart and even to obtain a legal separation, in God’s eyes they are not free to remarry (CCC 1649).

"To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband)—and that the husband should not divorce his wife" (1 Cor. 7:10-11).

"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it" (1 Cor. 10:13). This text means that God gives us Sacramental aid in our dealings.

Works Cited

Brom, Robert H. "Tracts." The Permanence of Matrimony. Catholic Answers, 10 Aug. 2004. Web. 03 May 2013
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/the-permanence-of-matrimony
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Penance

Catholics and Wealth

The Catholic Church and its members, especially the clergy, emphasize a life of poverty. However may Catholics are very wealthy especially within the Strake Jesuit community. Are these members sinful just because of their wealth? Shouldn't all Catholics live in a life of poverty? Doesn't it say in scripture, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven?
Wealth in itself is not sinful, nor is the pursuit of it. However living a life of excess, living beyond your means, and an improper mindset are sins. In ordinary circumstances those with extra wealth are called to give away the excess. Wealth is not a sin, but too much of it is.