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May 2017

May 01, 2017

Is Work Valuable?: A Question for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker

“What do you do?” “Oh, I’m an associate/ a teacher/ a lawyer/ a writer/ a...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

So You’re Anxious About God’s Will: Three Thoughts on Figuring It Out

It’s not that I get anxious about things, it’s just that if I’m not...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

Let It Go with a Little Help from My Friends

One of the critiques I have often heard, in one iteration or another, is that...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Intimacy and Isolation: A Two Body Problem

Preface: I write this as a Catholic who is speaking about sexuality to other Catholics....

August 23, 2016

The Catholic Church is Not Your Sports Team

Sometimes, it's the people you agree most with that you get into the most vitriolic...

August 10, 2016

Masturbation and Despair: A Podcast Follow Up with Mountain Catholic

Trigger/Content Warning: this post and podcast include discussion of sensitive topics such as masturbation...

August 10, 2016

Modesty: More Than A “Your Body” Problem

All the cool girls, that is, Rebecca Bratten Weiss over at suspended in her...

August 03, 2016

Masturbation and Despair: A One Body Problem

Update: Mountain Catholic asked me to do a follow up podcast with them about this...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Theology of the Body, Topless Picnics, and the Message Our Body Sends

So the fine fellows over at Mountain Catholic are running my thoughts rn on topless picnics,...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

Good Men Don’t Assault Women, Period.

***This obviously deals with a sensitive topic, and includes some of the victim’s own, validly...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Don’t Check Your Privilege

Culturally, there has been a lot of conversation about the topic of privilege. Macklemore even...

May 18, 2016

Sit Still Look Pretty?

Recently, I was chatting with a few of the female youths of my classroom about up-and-coming pop...