Gifts of the Spirit

There are different gifts but the same Spirit; there are different ministries but the same Lord; there are different works but the same God who accomplishes all of them in everyone. To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one the Spirit gives wisdom in discourse, to another the power to express knowledge. Through the Spirit one receives faith; by the same Spirit another is given the gift of healing, and still another miraculous powers. Prophecy is given to one; to another power to distinguish one spirit from another. One receives the gift of tongues, another that of interpreting the tongues. But it is one and the same Spirit
who produces all these gifts distributing them to each as he wills.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
May we all live the gifts that we have been given in humble service to God and others.











Tuesday, February 2, 2010

What is he thinking...?!

Di Fide Catholica and Fallacies & Fashions both have excellent posts about Bishop Hubbard of the Diocese of Albany’s decision to distribute free needles to drug addicts.

I could speak volumes about this, and maybe I will in a later post, but for now I leave you with this…

Giving free needles to drug addicts is like treating a bullet wound with a band-aid.
It’s not going to work, and it will only make the problem fester even more.
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2 comments:

  1. Interstate CatholicFebruary 6, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    I wonder what side the Church, Catholic Charities, and like organizations will take when the medical marijuana debate begins in this state. And it will begin soon.

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  2. PersisFebruary 6, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    Good point, IC.
    It will be interesting to see the position that is taken on that issue, not only in the Church, but in society in general. I for one am all for medical marijuana. If it helps, one should be able to use it. It's a heck of a lot safer than so many of the "legal" pharmicuticals (oxycoton, Vicodin, manay anti-depressants- ever actually listen to some of the side-effects,) pretty scary stuff! Marijuan is natural, and has been used for centuries to treat a variety of medical issues, so in this case, I beleive we should stick with the tried and true!

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