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August 2017

August 17, 2017

Addicted to Patriarchy: Infallibility IV

I mentioned yesterday that I see the relationship between the Catholic laity and the hierarchy...

July 2017

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 22, 2017

Why Chastity?

I think the teaching of the Church is basically sound even though it's more or...

June 20, 2017

Some Straight Talk on Catholic Homophobia

Straight people and their sexual sins are not treated the same way as gay people...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Another One of Those Irregular Verbs: I Reason, You Opine, He/She Rationalizes

Yesterday over at Crisis, Fr. Longenecker has a piece about why the Benedict Option may...

May 26, 2017

Thou Shalt Not Be Gay

It makes my blood boil when people claim that there is no homophobic discrimination in...

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

Call No Parent Happy ’til They’re Dead

Every Catholic parent wants to know: how do you raise perfect kids who will remain...

April 11, 2017

Sanctimony Wars

Mary Pezzulo over at Steel Magnificat has written an excellent piece about the problem with...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

Is NFP Marriage Building?

One of the great mysteries of NFP literature is the claim that natural family planning...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

8 Ways to Tell When Someone Is Playing the Victim

Several years ago I entered into correspondence with someone who, it seemed at the time,...

February 09, 2017

The Blood-Dimmed Tide is Loosed

Several years ago, I wrote a piece for First Things where I opined that a...

February 01, 2017

Open Wombs, Closed Borders?

There are basically three reasons I know of why a person is likely to be...

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...

December 2016

December 02, 2016

An Immodest Proposal

Rebecca Bratten Weiss has recently written a post about modesty culture. This is an area...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Crucifixion of Desire

Is the only true way to deal with a homosexual inclination to “crucify” it? This...

November 26, 2016

The Other “N” Word

Years ago, when I moved in more traditionalist Catholic circles, I recall often encountering the...

November 23, 2016

Dear Rich People: Please Keep Giving Us Your Junk

It's nearing Christmas time, and an article from Aleteia is making the rounds again –...

November 16, 2016

Mad Makes Right

In a recent piece, I discussed how liberal expressions of rage and fear can...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

Love Your Enemies: On Austin Ruse’s Latest

Austin Ruse just published an article over at Crisis. And I like it. I don't...

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 26, 2016

Is Political Correctness Classist?

I've been thinking recently about political correctness, and specifically the way that many people seem...

August 10, 2016

Frequently Unanswered Questions About NFP

Eve Tushnet has been twisting my arm a bit to try to get me to...

July 2016

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 24, 2016

Is ‘Turn or Burn’ the Only Option?

A lot of the responses that I get in my combox seem to assume that...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

The Shocking Truth About Homosexuality That You’ve Only Heard 1,000 Times Before

So Crisis Magazine published two articles yesterday about the Pope's apology. Who's surprised? Well, to...

June 27, 2016

Does the Church Owe the LGBTQ Community An Apology?

"“I believe that the church should not only say sorry, as Cardinal Marx says, it...

June 09, 2016

Brock Turner is Not a Monster

I've been reading a lot of stuff on the internet about the Stanford rapist –...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

Life Lessons I Learned From My Characters: Germanicus

I'm doing a series of posts in which I give some of the most useful...

May 28, 2016

The Social Justice Movement’s Modest Proposal

Yesterday, I talked about the failure of the pro-life movement in upholding the sanctity of...

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