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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.

All Posts by Michelle

One Day in the Life of an Apologist

Have you ever wondered why it can sometimes be so much easier... read more

If Castro Comes Home, It Is a Cause...

Call me cynical, but the moment I saw in my Facebook newsfeed... read more

The Bitter Spinster's Guide to Mother's Day

Over the last week, my Facebook newsfeed has been filling with posts... read more

Natalie Portman and Second Things

It seems strange now that I don't remember the word I spelled... read more

Baptism "Delayed" Is Not Baptism "Denied"

When I was about 15 or 16, I noticed a small black-and-white... read more

Climate Change or Earthly Purgatory

. . . it's one or the other, and I'm laying down... read more

Sarah Palin, Toni Morrison, and Jesus

Let's play a quick game. I'll offer you three controversial quotes. You... read more

Romancing the Poor

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio received sufficient votes in the 2013 conclave to... read more

Proselytism Among Friends

I was not a practicing Christian when I was a young teen—I... read more

Here Comes the Judge

Recently a Michigan judge decided to get tough with citizens who ignore... read more

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