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I worked for 17 years as a staff apologist for Catholic Answers, a Catholic apologetics and media apostolate in El Cajon, California. Before that, I worked for Catholic Answers as a customer service representative and general jill-of-all-trades, both as a volunteer and staff member, since 1997. (For the record, I was officially hired in 2000, promoted to staff apologist in 2003.) What does an "apologist" do, you might be wondering? In addition to engaging clients in conversations about the Catholic faith by phone, email, and online, I wrote for Catholic Answers' online and print magazines, contributed three booklets to their "20 Answers" series (on witchcraft and the occult, Judaism, and the New Age—which gives you some idea of my interests), and I contributed to Catholic Answers' product development by editing, proofreading, and holding people back from committing inadvertent heresy. Now I'm a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. My opinions are my own. And if I commit inadvertent heresy, no one is holding me back.

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

A recurring topic on "Catholic Answers Live," a radio show produced by... read more

Coming Out as "Liberal"

When I was preparing to blog again for Patheos, I remembered one... read more

How to Mourn with Those Who Mourn

Last evening, as news spread of the death of Justice Ruth Bader... read more

A Catholic Apologist's Guide to Voting as a...

Every two years for the last sixteen years the calls, letters, and... read more

"Someone Named Michelle Arnold"

"What's it like, being a female Catholic apologist in a field dominated... read more

The Gift of Consent

We are a few days past Christmas Day, and Catholics are still... read more

One Size May Not Fit All

Do you remember when you were a kid, putting together your first... read more

St. Maria Goretti: The Girl Who Lived

Every year around this time, I brace myself for the onslaught of... read more

Grace Flows North from Charleston to Boston

In a courtroom recently, families of victims forgave the unimaginable crimes committed... read more

God Only Knows If I Stay Catholic

Patheos's Catholic bloggers are currently holding a symposium on Why I Am... read more

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