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March 15, 2023

The Birds, the Bees, and the Bible: Some Very Bad Christian Takes on Sex

It's almost spring. The flowers are blooming and the birds and the bees have come...

January 2023

January 11, 2023

On Exodus 90 and the Question of Spousal Rape

Yesterday, my social media was flooded with a barrage of outrage over an outfit...

September 2022

September 01, 2022

What is Grooming, Anyway?

"Grooming" is a word that a certain set of people have become fond of,...

December 2021

December 01, 2021

Contra the Catholic League on World AIDS Day

I was not aware it was World AIDS Day. I was reminded that it's...

July 2021

July 06, 2021

Purity, Victim-Blaming and Martyrs: What If We Told the Truth?

A note to my readers who are victims of abuse: I'm going to talk...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

On Birds and Bees, Gila Monsters and Chastity

I gave Rosie the talk about the birds and the bees. This happened a bit...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Fifty Years Ago, If a Guy Said to a Girl…

I don't usually comment on "The Transformed Wife," whose real name is Lori Alexander. I...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

Saint Paul’s Letter to the Misogynists of Catholic Twitter

At the end of last week, there was a kerfuffle on Twitter, when some Catholic...

June 2019

June 14, 2019

With Gratitude to my Spam Filter

We've been talking about sexual abuse and harassment in the Church for quite some time...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

On the Sexual Harassment of Seminarians in the Diocese of Buffalo

I have just read a deeply upsetting article about the Diocese of Buffalo. I encourage...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

The Scandal of a God Incarnate

Yet another content warning for my friends who are sensitive to this sort of thing:...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

Patrick Madrid Accidentally Explains the Sex Abuse Crisis

Today I saw three tweets that enraged me, and then they made me sad....

February 18, 2019

How Ought We Respond to the Times Article on Gay Priests?

I'm going to have the comments off today, because I'm going to talk about a...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

We Might All Try Respecting Each Other

There's an odd political cartoon going the rounds on facebook. No, I'm not talking about...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

Exhausted in the Midst of Scandals

I am exhausted. I'm completely exhausted. I promised myself I wouldn't watch the hearings, but...

September 25, 2018

My Catholic School Taught Me That Victims Should Be Silent

I went to a Catholic school named after the Virgin Mary, when I was...

September 20, 2018

Sexual Assault is not a Teenage Rite of Passage

I have heard many different responses to the accusations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Most of...

September 08, 2018

Eleven Things That Definitely Won’t Stop Priestly Sexual Abuse

First of all, pretending that sexual abuse never happens will not stop sexual abuse,...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

Celibacy and Priesthood: Contra Dwight Longenecker

Father Dwight Longenecker is at it again. He has written an extremely uncharitable and smug...

July 2018

July 21, 2018

Virginity, Pornography and Vocations: In Dialogue with David Upham

Somehow I've attracted the ire of no less than Professor David Upham. Up until...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

By My Magnanimous Leave: How to ask Someone on a Date

Apparently it's time to talk etiquette with the Marchioness of Manners, Mary Pezzulo, once again....

May 01, 2018

Chastity, Incels, And Good Catholic Men

There's been a lot of talk about "incels" lately. "Incel," as you may have...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

Franciscan University, Title IX, and the Objectification of Women

There is a weird attitude I've encountered all around Steubenville, that defending Franciscan University...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

Thoughts on Today’s Valentine’s-Ash Wednesday Mashup

It may have come to your attention that today is Ash Wednesday, and also Valentine's...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

Anti-Woman, Anti-Child…Pro-Life?

I was thirteen. I remember, because I was leaving for my first overnight bus trip...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

An Article Which Has Nothing to Do With Father James Martin

Anthony Esolen is cross with Father James Martin. For the life of me, I can't...

October 18, 2017

Victim-Blaming is Not Apologetics

I believe I've mentioned before that I've never been entirely sure what an apologist...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

A Heavy Hand: A Review of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”

I didn't expect to enjoy The Handmaid's Tale. I don't really enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction. Not...

March 2017

March 07, 2017

A Thought Experiment for the “Faithful Catholics”

I need to speak to the faithful Catholics today. I know you're out there; you...

January 2017

January 10, 2017

The Remnant’s War On Men and The Gospel

Last week I read my very first Remnant article, and I didn't quite like it. I...