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September 2026

September 21, 2026

Is a ‘Catholic Lifestyle’ a Real Thing?

What are we to think when a Catholic personality turns lifestyle guru? Is there a...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

How Can Catholicism Help with Disorders of Sexual Attraction?

It doesn't take much ink to sum up the Catholic view of disordered sexuality: “You...

January 2023

January 27, 2023

Modesty for Priests

The Pillar has a detailed story on the accusations of sexual misconduct against Fr. Frank...

August 2022

August 10, 2022

July-August Updates + Follow-up on that Dorm Story

Been awhile, huh? Sheesh, Jen. Okay, here's what's been going on since I last updated...

May 2022

May 28, 2022

What is “Scandal”?

If you haven't seen it already, Gloria Purvis has an excellent interview with Archbishop Cordileone...

March 2022

March 02, 2022

Lenten Obedience

As I'm writing this it's halfway through Ash Wednesday, definitely not too early for your...

December 2021

December 18, 2021

Life As a Person Who is Not God

Emily DeArdo, who is not just my hero but also my friend, writes the thing...

October 2019

October 14, 2019

What if a Saint Was Gay?

As I write, the usual suspects are circulating conjecture about a newly-canonized saint: Maybe this person...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

Promiscuous vs. Predatory: How to Tell the Difference

In response to the McCarrick case, Fr. Longenecker, with whom I generally agree, writes something...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Is Alcohol to Blame in Sexual Assault?

A friend pointed out that a common theme in date rape, molestation, and sexual assault...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

My #MeToo Compendium

During the time I've been offline attending to other obligations the #MeToo campaign hit full...

April 2017

April 03, 2017

Chastity for Thee But Not for Me?

Here is what I find most amusing about the reactions to the Pence Anti-Adultery plan:...

May 2016

May 20, 2016

Look Mom, I Found the Porn!

This week over at the Catholic Conspiracy, we watch me lose my temper at the...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Whom Does Modesty Serve?

I've got sex on the brain, and before I start into that conversation, I want...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

Three Signs It’s a Sexual Abuse Cover-Up and Not Just an Innocent Misunderstanding

In yesterday's installment in this series on preventing and stopping sexual abuse, I created three...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

A Patron Saint for Rabble Rousers and their Bishops

When I answered Tom McDonald's How I Pray series, one of the pile of question marks...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

Five Reasons I Love Ashtags. Actually Six. And a Youtube Video.

I know these people who don't love ashtags. People like Monique Ocampo, who is even giving...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

Scantily Clad Teenage Dancer Friends on Facebook

From the inbox, a question re: Discussing Modesty from a friend who said he'd be...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

Finding Modest Clothes for Hard-to-Fit Teens and Tweens + my Compendium of Modesty Chat

At CatholicMom.com this week, we continue the conversation about modesty by getting into the ugly...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

#Synod14 – Prostitute Nation and a Jar of Perfume

If you want to understand the clerical food fight portion of this month's Synod on...

October 07, 2014

Women Demystified: To Love Her is to Tell Her How Beautiful She Is

My daughter is in middle school, and I enjoy going clothes shopping with her. How...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

What Should Catechists Wear When They Teach?

Over at Amazing Catechists today, I argue that what we teachers wear to class matters....

July 10, 2014

Sinning Bravely: Start Like You Mean to Finish

Some time ago, my husband went to confession with a particularly thorny sin on his...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

Modesty as the Language of Mutual Respect

"I just hate it when people tell me what to wear." That's the open admission...

June 03, 2014

Refresher: You Do Not Have to Choose Between Modesty and Comfort

Saw a headline this morning about a young woman daring to bare skin for health...