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November 2020

November 04, 2020

Why I’m a Pro-Choice, Pro-Life Catholic

A recurring topic on "Catholic Answers Live," a radio show produced by my former employer...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Coming Out as “Liberal”

When I was preparing to blog again for Patheos, I remembered one of the social...

September 2020

September 19, 2020

How to Mourn with Those Who Mourn

Last evening, as news spread of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, social media...

August 2020

August 25, 2020

A Catholic Apologist’s Guide to Voting as a Catholic

Every two years for the last sixteen years the calls, letters, and emails would start...

August 18, 2020

“Someone Named Michelle Arnold”

"What's it like, being a female Catholic apologist in a field dominated by men?" *looks...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

The Gift of Consent

We are a few days past Christmas Day, and Catholics are still caroling. Or, talking...

July 2015

July 07, 2015

One Size May Not Fit All

Do you remember when you were a kid, putting together your first "grown-up" puzzle? All...

July 06, 2015

St. Maria Goretti: The Girl Who Lived

Every year around this time, I brace myself for the onslaught of social media posts...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Grace Flows North from Charleston to Boston

In a courtroom recently, families of victims forgave the unimaginable crimes committed against them and...

June 03, 2015

God Only Knows If I Stay Catholic

Patheos's Catholic bloggers are currently holding a symposium on Why I Am NOT Leaving the...

May 2015

May 19, 2015

One Day in the Life of an Apologist

Have you ever wondered why it can sometimes be so much easier to find common...

May 11, 2015

If Castro Comes Home, It Is a Cause for Joy

Call me cynical, but the moment I saw in my Facebook newsfeed that Cuba's president, Raúl...

May 08, 2015

The Bitter Spinster’s Guide to Mother’s Day

Over the last week, my Facebook newsfeed has been filling with posts about Mother's Day....

May 07, 2015

Natalie Portman and Second Things

It seems strange now that I don't remember the word I spelled to win the...

May 04, 2015

Baptism “Delayed” Is Not Baptism “Denied”

When I was about 15 or 16, I noticed a small black-and-white advertisement in the...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Climate Change or Earthly Purgatory

. . . it's one or the other, and I'm laying down my money on...

April 29, 2015

Sarah Palin, Toni Morrison, and Jesus

Let's play a quick game. I'll offer you three controversial quotes. You choose the one...

April 28, 2015

Romancing the Poor

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio received sufficient votes in the 2013 conclave to be elected pope,...

April 25, 2015

Proselytism Among Friends

I was not a practicing Christian when I was a young teen—I wasn’t even baptized...

April 25, 2015

Here Comes the Judge

Recently a Michigan judge decided to get tough with citizens who ignore their civic duty...

April 24, 2015

Peace, Joy, Pancakes

Last summer I decided I wanted to blog again. Well, I already blog as a...