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May 2022

May 09, 2022

Don’t Lose Your Soul In The Culture War

With the internet being one of our main sources of communication, social justice has been...

January 2021

January 12, 2021

The Power Of Words And The Cult Of Personality

As a guitarist, I would explore as many influential artists as I could in order...

December 2020

December 15, 2020

Bible School Relationships, Sexuality and Purity Culture

There's an ongoing joke among the Evangelical circles I've associated with regarding Bible college...

August 2020

August 18, 2020

Dreams and the Spiritual Realm

Ever since I was little, I've always had really bizarre dreams. Growing up in a...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Religious Trauma Syndrome, De-Conversion & Reversion to Catholicism

In the non-denominational Bible college I attended in my early 20's, one of my instructors...

November 2019

November 04, 2019

Why I Pray For The Dead

Anytime we lose someone dear to us, it feels like someone plunged their hand into...

October 2019

October 08, 2019

Who Is ‘SUSAN FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL?’

Unless you're familiar with Catholic internet culture, this article probably won’t make sense to you...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

Clarifying The Meaning Of ‘Catholic Reactionary’

In my previous article Addressing Angry Reactionaries In The Catholic Church, I received mixed feedback...

September 20, 2019

Addressing Angry Reactionaries In The Catholic Church

“I fear those who have such great fear of the Devil, more than I do...

September 08, 2019

Love Yourself First?

There is a story in ancient Greek mythology about a man named Narcissus. He was...

August 2019

August 10, 2019

Church-Shopping Sucks

Breaking through social barriers is always a challenge, especially when attempting to join new groups....

July 2019

July 05, 2019

Catholic Fellowship Sucks

I remember hearing my grandparents recall a time when the local church was the epicenter...

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Be Friends With People Who You Disagree With

As someone who spent a significant amount of my life in conservative Christian circles, I...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

Nu-Metal Saved My Life

Everybody is a product of their past. The choices I've made and the people in...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

The Problem With Purity Culture

As a young Catholic, I experienced much of what Evangelicals refer to as legalism. I...

March 08, 2019

Is Feminism Compatible With Christianity?

Locker-room TalkI remember in junior high school, locker-room talk was quite commonplace. When talking about...

August 2018

August 13, 2018

A Perspective On Abortion Regarding Bodily Autonomy

The topic of abortion has become one of the most heated issues of our time....

November 2017

November 01, 2017

My Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution

Image credit: Flickr I remember when I was around 10 years old, my friends and...

October 2017

October 03, 2017

There Are No Safe Spaces

On September 11, 2001, I remember when I was about to catch the bus to...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

My Struggle with Forgiveness

When I first started blogging last year, I have to admit I was not in...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Reflection on Mortality

When I was younger, I remember watching the animated films All Dogs Go To Heaven...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

I Don’t Have a ‘Sunday Best’

I am probably one of the most informal persons I know. Growing up in a religious...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

LGBTQ Rights versus Religious Freedom?

During my junior high school years, I was often the target of excessive bullying and harassment....

September 04, 2016

The Year I Became a Part-Time Bible School Student

My wife and I are both Bible school alumni. She attended a larger, conservative, accredited institute...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

My Thoughts on Assisted Dying and Abortion

Image credit: Flickr Last year I lost my father-in-law to terminal esophageal cancer. He had...