A Beacon Of Light… The Sixth Commandment And The Gift Of Chastity
By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Continuing on our journey of the Catechism, today we arrive at the Sixth Commandment. The Sixth Commandment is: You shall not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14, Deut. 5:18). This Commandment, however, was further clarified by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s Gospel. Jesus explains that not only is the act of adultery wrong, but the actions leading up to it are improper as well. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You…Continue Reading