About Scott Eric Alt

Scott Eric Alt is a freelance writer and lay Catholic apologist living in Cincinnati. He received an M.A degree in literary criticism in 1998 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and subsequently taught introductory writing and literature at the university level. In 2011, he was received into full communion with the Catholic Church, converting from lifelong Protestantism. He is a Benedictine oblate of St Meinrad Archabbey. You can find his other writing at The National Catholic Register, Catholic Stand, and Epic Pew.

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About That Nashville Statement? Let Me Nitpick.

Nitpicking and fisking the Nashville Statement, a document that (based on numerous... read more

I, Scott Eric Alt, Forced Trump's Hand and...

It was I, dear reader, who said, on this very blog---here---that if... read more

Salvation History According to Donald Trump

Let me tell you---people say I don't read, that's fake news---I read... read more

A Reader Says 1 Cor. 11:28-29 Does Not...

In his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 11, St. Paul tells... read more

Trump Contracepts Promise to Little Sisters of the...

If Trump wanted, he could exempt the Little Sisters of the Poor... read more

Dissenting Catholic Dick Durbin Tells Dems Not to...

The hypocrisy of Sen. Dick Durbin knows no bounds. He is a... read more

The Incoherence of "Just Clarify Amoris! Answer the...

True it is that I have said myself: Pope Francis should answer... read more

A Poem for My Stillborn Daughter, Caitlyn

Eleven years ago today, my daughter was stillborn. That day, in the... read more

Sean Spicer Is Right: German Jews Weren't German...

Sean Spicer, spokesman for the Reich, stupefied the masses when he said:... read more

Does Canon 194 Provide an Opening to Depose...

A reader points to Canon 194 as a possible opening for deposing... read more

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