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July 2017

July 22, 2017

Crisis of Faith

We long for something greater than ourselves even when we fear that we are alone...

July 01, 2017

The Scandal of Diversity

As a Catholic, I'm constantly reminded that I can't just go around excommunicating people that...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

The Problem of Many Gods

It's not talking to God, but rather finding oneself in the presence of something that...

June 27, 2017

Still Not an Atheist

I've got a piece up today over at Aleteia about why I'm not going back...

May 2017

May 05, 2017

Is American Christianity an Ideology or a Culture?

You actually do have a literal culture war going on where the two most prominent...

May 04, 2017

Benedict Option: Do We Need A Catholic Bubble in the Universal Church?

I've seen a lot of hate poured out on the idea that Christians should seek...

April 2017

April 12, 2017

Pokemon: Gateway to Magic!

Recently, a friend on FaceBook posted a picture of her son's Pokemon cards. It was...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Review: My Life with the Saints (by Fr. James Martin)

I'm usually not a big fan of contemporary writing about the Saints. I like the...

March 01, 2017

I’m Gonna Give Up Being Right for Lent

Every Lent I try to come up with something interesting and fruitful to do apart...

February 2017

February 16, 2017

Conservatives vs. Liberals: Who Are the Real Catholics?

Several years ago, I was involved in a frustrating and interminable exchange about Catholic sexual...

February 05, 2017

Selective Skepticism

Yesterday I read a comment by 3vil5triker on my post Is Heaven for Real? My...

February 01, 2017

Is Heaven for Real?

Colton Burpo, the boy featured in the story Heaven is for Real, is a child who...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Scripture Has Nothing New To Say to Me

Recently I was talking to a friend about various difficulties in the spiritual life, and...

November 2016

November 24, 2016

Update on the Books I’m Writing Now

Winter has come to Canada and we're having a run of snow-days. My older kids...

November 18, 2016

Backseat Creator

My recent post, Wayward Creatures, dealt with one aspect of the problem of suffering –...

November 15, 2016

Wayward Creatures

One of the issues that arose in the comments from yesterday's post is the question...

November 14, 2016

Sola Vatican Document

Last May, the publication of Laudato Si stirred up a scandal that I've been wrestling...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Turkey in a Hemlock Tree – My Review of Atheos

Okay, so I finally got around to writing a more complete review of Atheos, the...

August 10, 2016

Socrates On My Side

So my big fun for today has been playing through the first level of an...

August 04, 2016

What Trump Has Done For My Faith

Okay, guys. I'm going to be vulnerable for a moment. Trump's ascent in American politics...

August 03, 2016

Why I Need Atheism

On a recent post, 3vil5triker asked whether all ideas of God are not a form...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

Aquinas, Zhaozhou, and Derrida Walk Into a Bar…

Twice in my life I have had what I would call mystical experiences of truth....

July 27, 2016

Legitimate Therapeutic Means: Can Catholics Use the Pill?

It's NFP awareness week. So let's talk about the Pill. Specifically, I want to talk...

July 13, 2016

Why I am (Really) Not an Atheist: Rational Faith Pt 2

Recently, I was writing about the difference between rational faith and irrational forms of fundamentalism....

July 04, 2016

Beyond Nature: 10 Alternatives to Natural Law

Previously, I criticized the traditional natural law approach to promoting Catholic sexual ethics. Today, I'm...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Rational Faith: Why God is Not a Malevolent Bully

Yesterday, I promised that I would address the charges that the God which I (as...

June 27, 2016

A God Worth Wishing For: A Response to Friendly Atheist

One of our friends over at the atheist channel has penned a rebuttal to Peter...

June 15, 2016

Does Religion Cause Hatred?

So, the other day I wrote about religiously motivated hate, how that has impacted my...

June 07, 2016

Reading Amoris Laetitia

My usual habit when reading Vatican documents is to blaze through the first couple chapters,...

June 07, 2016

Spiritual Gaslighting

Gaslighting is one of those terms that I see cropping up occasionally on the internet,...

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