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May 2021

May 24, 2021

Father Altman Vows to Resist His Bishop’s Request That He Resign

Credit to Mike Lewis, the editor of the Where Peter Is blog, for breaking the...

May 04, 2021

The Biden-Communion Controversy is Ramping Up

The controversy is intensifying head of next month's U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' meeting, when...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

Catholic Reactions to Joe Biden’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress

Joe Biden, only the second Catholic to serve as President of the United States, last...

April 28, 2021

Anonymous $4.25 Million Donation To Establish “Project for Constitutional Originalism” at Catholic University of America

This is something that could raise some eyebrows. The Catholic University of America announced this...

February 2021

February 19, 2021

Cancel Culture? Or Actions and Consequences?

A basic life lesson my wife and I are teaching our preschool-aged daughter is that...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

Democratic Party’s Hardline Abortion Stance Endangers Joe Biden’s Mission to Unify the Country

As expected, President Joe Biden this past week reversed the Trump Administration's expanded Mexico City...

January 20, 2021

Donald Trump is Gone. Now What?

Donald Trump leaves the White House today. His chaotic, dysfunctional administration will be gone. ...

January 11, 2021

After the Mob Violence at the U.S. Capital, Catholics Must Recommit Themselves to Truth, Charity and Democracy

The U.S. Capitol Building was sacked last week by an angry mob of President Donald...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

Leadership of Maryknoll Issues Statement on 2020 U.S Elections

The leadership of the Maryknoll Sisters, Fathers and Brothers, Lay Missioners, and Affiliates issued the...

October 20, 2020

Guilt Tripping and Manipulation: A Catholic Campaign Strategy?

If someone's go-to political strategy is to warn people that they are fake Catholics or...

October 19, 2020

EWTN CEO Endorses Donald Trump for President

EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw only mentions Donald Trump by name once, and never tells the...

October 16, 2020

Media Spotlight: Judge Amy Coney Barrett and Feminism

It's been interesting to read the different takes in Catholic and secular media on Judge...

October 08, 2020

How to Vote as a Catholic: It’s Complicated

The Our Sunday Visitor weekly newspaper, where I have the privilege of serving as a...

October 06, 2020

Georgetown Scholar in The New Yorker: The Catholic Right is Embracing Autocracy

Paul Elie, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World...

September 2020

September 19, 2020

Don’t Treat Your Neighbor Like A Cartoon Villain.

Some Catholics today see their neighbor like an evil cartoon villain. That's unchristian, and dangerous.

September 14, 2020

The Father James Altman Episode is a Case Study in Manipulation and Division

If you didn't know who Father James Altman was before last week, you probably know...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Cruel

To her credit, Sarah Huckabee Sanders apologized. But I don't believe for a second that...

November 2019

November 22, 2019

The Abortion Wars May Never End.

Overturning Roe v. Wade has been the pro-life movement's holy grail almost from the moment...