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February 2017

February 08, 2017

Pray for Nothing

When I became more rigorously Christian, I recall being plagued by the question of prayer....

February 06, 2017

Beware the Trump

I am, undeniably, a little late to commenting on the first two-plus weeks of the...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Prayers for Pope Francis

It seems I can’t go a day without hearing about the pope. Such is the...

January 24, 2017

Charity in the Age of Trump

Irony has been essential in the rise of Donald Trump. I’ve written about it before,...

January 21, 2017

Post-Inauguration Thoughts from a Working-Class Academic

The other day I wrote a reflection entitled, maybe too simply, “Humility.” I took about...

January 19, 2017

Humility

I am sandwiched between two worlds. It’s very uncomfortable. On the one hand, I’ve long...

January 06, 2017

We Are All Trolls Now

Look at your average internet comment box and you’re in for a treat. Take, for...

January 04, 2017

The Decline of Liberal Protestantism: A Lesson for Catholics

A piece online today at the Washington Post links “liberal” theology to declines in church...

January 03, 2017

Scorsese’s Silence: A (No Spoilers) Review

Silence might be the most Catholic thing I have ever seen. To truly justify that,...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

The Eastern Catholic Churches: A Primer

Although here at Patheos Catholic we have a few different Eastern bloggers (Henry Karlson and...

December 28, 2016

Self-Interest: A Bogeyman

Self-Interest gets spoken about quite a bit these days, whether in its economic or political...

December 27, 2016

Why 2017 Will (Probably) Be Worse

I’ve been pushing a line on 2016. Last week I wrote about the nasty blend...

December 26, 2016

The Big Tent and the Catholic Church

A[c] as I biheeld into the eest an heigh to the sonne, I seigh a...

December 21, 2016

Is There a Civil War in the Church?

Because, frankly, I haven’t seen one. At liturgy, I have yet to come across the...

December 20, 2016

Irony, Meme Magic, and the Truth about 2016

2016 has been cursed again and again as a year of unbelievable travail, a year...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

How Love Transforms: A Story

I have been meaning to tell this story for a while, but the beginning of...

November 29, 2016

The Saint You Hate

“Hate” might be too strong a word. Say “dislike,” “display skepticism towards,” even “avoid.” Think...

November 21, 2016

There and Back Again: Catholicism and Orthodoxy

The following is a guest post by a friend whose story of conversion from Roman...

November 14, 2016

Communist Francis? Sure, Why Not?

One must be very careful when speaking about Communism, and I don’t mean because it’s...

November 10, 2016

Confessions of a Catholic Anarchist in Trump’s America

Yesterday I had six hours of class—six hours that bought me a whole day to...

November 08, 2016

A Byzantine Prayer for Election Day

It’s here; it’s finally here—Election Day, November 8, 2016. For many Catholics today has taken...

November 03, 2016

2016: The Year Catholic Politics Broke

Every day I log onto Facebook and, against my better judgment, end up observing or...

November 01, 2016

Is a Smaller Church a Better Church?

Last week, Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia gave a, by-now infamous, speech, read by some as...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Donald Trump: Human, All Too Human

“Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Who is Donald Trump: savior, pragmatic choice,...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

An Orthodox Catholic Socialism?

I’m sorry to say that the new semester has overwhelmed me. Thousands of pages of...

September 12, 2016

The Catfishing of the Catholic Community

The Internet is a notoriously deceitful place—people con others out of money, adopt any number...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

The Feast of St. Augustine and Who Else?

Today is August 28th, most notably the feast of St. Augustine, bishop, theologian, Doctor of...

August 25, 2016

An Open Letter to Pro-Life Catholics

Dear _______, We go to the same churches; we fill the same pews. We pray...

August 23, 2016

Mark, Simcha, Abortion, and Fire-Eating Trump Supporters

I have a surprise for readers: I am 22. In other words, I’m young enough...

August 21, 2016

Burkini Bans are Anti-Catholic

Some French Riviera resorts (along with a few other places, including a ban on full-face...

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