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November 2022

November 08, 2022

CenterPeace–A Christian Conference for Families of LGBTQ+ Kids

This past weekend, my husband and I attended a Christian conference in Dallas, TX called...

November 02, 2022

Hypocrisy–The Holy Father and the GOP Jesus Memes Call It Out!

As I sipped on my morning coffee today, I scrolled through Google images which speak...

November 01, 2022

A Wake-Up-Call to the Reality of Right-Wing Ideology

Last night, I spoke with one of my older family members who lives in a...

October 2022

October 29, 2022

Why I Left Traddery and Burned my Chapel Veil, The Sequel

A few months ago, I wrote a piece called, "Doctrinal Certainty Over Born Life–Why I...

October 26, 2022

The Traditional Hispanic Catholic Family and the LGBTQ Child

We are so blessed and privileged to worship with some of the finest Hispanic Catholic...

October 24, 2022

Trans Children in Texas

I personally know the mother and child in the video below this picture. I...

October 23, 2022

The Church Must Align with Medicine and Science–It’s Life and Death

For those of you who haven't been following this column, I would like to invite...

October 21, 2022

Defending LBGTQIA+ Young Lives the Way the Religious Right Defends the Unborn

After witnessing The Religious Right impose death threats and deliberately attempt to harm LBGTQIA+ people...

October 19, 2022

My New Business Card

A few days ago, I ordered personalized business/ministry cards to hand out at upcoming speaking...

October 18, 2022

A Leftie Fundie–An Agenda of Love

I have decided that I am now a "Leftie Fundie." In mirror reverse of the...

October 17, 2022

A Gripping Reality of Marginalized Populations, In and Outside the Church

Since I became a LBGTQIA+ affirming Catholic practitioner, many people of faith question and even...

October 15, 2022

I Choose Life and the Real Jesus Again! The Double Effect

I have now been called a Cafeteria Catholic at least a dozen times which I...

October 11, 2022

Inclusion is pro-life

In my previous professional experience prior to becoming a pediatric specialty therapist, I served as...

October 09, 2022

Parents of LBGTQIA+ /Neurodivergent Kids, You May Need a New Church (video only)

October 06, 2022

I Choose Life

Yesterday a traditionalist (trad) called me a Cafeteria Catholic due to my support for full...

October 05, 2022

Different, Not Less

Five years ago, if someone would have told me that I would be publicly advocating...

October 03, 2022

Why I Admire the Flemish Bishops

Coming from ultra-conservative past trad Catholic circles, I never dreamed that I would admire the...

September 2022

September 30, 2022

Parents in Ultra-Conservative Churches with LBGTQIA+ and/or Neurodivergent kids–Change Churches, it’s Life and Death

The Neuro-Catholic MamaBear (@dy0czm8581ex) TikTok | Watch The Neuro-Catholic MamaBear's Newest TikTok Videos I didn’t...

September 26, 2022

The Tongue Has the Power of Life and Death, Literally

https://www.tiktok.com/@dy0czm8581ex/video/7148466711866592558?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en In my practice of Academic Language Therapy over the last twelve years, God...

September 22, 2022

Our Son With Autism–Following Science is Pro-Life

(Script below video) https://www.tiktok.com/@dy0czm8581ex/video/7146257572083944747?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en Hello, I’m Julie Nichols, the Neuro-Catholic MamaBear. Yesterday I spoke of...

September 21, 2022

Following Mainstream Science is Pro-Life–My Experience With Neurosurgery

(Script for Tik Tok Video 4 below first video) https://www.tiktok.com/@dy0czm8581ex/video/7145895349532577070?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en Good Morning, I’m Julie...

September 19, 2022

The Heart of a Mom and Ministry–Tik Tok Video #3

(Script for Video 3) https://www.tiktok.com/@dy0czm8581ex/video/7145572645080206638?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7145572645080206638 Hello, my name is Julie Nichols, and I am the...

September 17, 2022

See Me Tuesday at 12:30 CT on Tik Tok–The Neuro-Catholic MamaBear

https://www.tiktok.com/@dy0czm8581ex/video/7144414006701231406?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

September 16, 2022

The Neuro-Catholic MamaBear–Tik Tok intro video #1

Video 1 (Script for Video 1) I am a practicing contemporary Catholic (although I love...

September 15, 2022

The Neuro-Catholic MamaBear–Tik Tok

Alrighty, I am going to try this. If this works well, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays...

September 14, 2022

Doctrinal Certainty Over Born Life–Why I Left Traddery (Part 6 of 6)

I grew up loving Jesus and the Church, was raised traditional Episcopalian, and met my...

September 12, 2022

The consequences of enforcing doctrine at all costs

I've now watched the Catholic trailer below called Wonderfully Made, LBGTQ+ R(eligion) over ten times...

September 06, 2022

The “Real Gay Agenda” (part 4 of 6)

As a gentle reminder, I am a pediatric specialty therapist with a variety of credentialing...

September 04, 2022

New Ways LBGTQ+ Catholic Ministry and Therapist.News Reviews (Part 3 of 6)

Happy Sunday! In my last post, I wrote an article about my journey of becoming...

September 03, 2022

Life and Human Dignity (Part 2 of 6)

In this blog today, I want to start sharing my publications about the topic of...

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