About Julie Nichols

Julie Nichols is a "Catholic on-the-margins," a Native Texan, wife of 32 years, a mother of LGBTQ+ young adults, plus a daughter-in-law. She is an s an Educational Therapist and Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist who serves children and adults with developmental, learning disabilities, and cognitive disabilities, a part-time advocate for disabled and LBGTQ youth and their families, an early-onset Parkinson’s Disease patient, and was the first recipient of Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in South Texas in 2017. Julie loves modern-day theological challenges, walks with the dogs, attending Mass/Church, and eating Mexican food on the San Antonio Riverwalk with her family. Her work has appeared in her Patheos column, New Ways Ministry, Outreach, Therapist.News, Righting America, Faith-on-View, other medical and educational publishers, and CathNews New Zealand.

All Posts by Julie

Reconciling Spirituality and a LGBTQ+ Ally's and Mom's...

This is part 2 of a serious of articles I am writing... read more

Traditional Settings, Inclusivity, & LGBTQ+ Affirmation

I admit it; I'm a complete and total Church nerd and also... read more

Reembracing Black Spirituality; MAGA White Church Betrayal

About a year ago, my faith in God was tinkering on the... read more

Republican Reactions to McCain Were a Warning Sign...

I want to talk about John McCain for a minute. Looking back... read more

The Majority is Good; A Sizable Minority Wishes...

I'm having a very very difficult time accepting the truth of this... read more

Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere--MLK

I want to elaborate on this meme shared from an old high... read more

Reagan and Bush Would be "Booted Out" of...

I was born in 1971, so I am 54 years old. When... read more

The Words "Law and Order" Mean Nothing Now

I'm a former lifelong Republican who left the GOP and became a... read more

Loss of People from MAGA; Hope in Retained...

I'm sure many of you have been experiencing similar feelings and emotions... read more

A Conservative Church to a Mainstream Trans-Affirming Church

If someone were to tell me that I would travel from a... read more

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