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November 2016

November 13, 2016

no, pope francis did not condemn christians who voted for trump – but he did express concern for the plight of most vulnerable

In building bridges, we who are relatively secure may face the temptation to build bridges...

November 11, 2016

at a time of upheaval, violence is not the answer – but neither is authoritarian unity

An essay to annoy everyone

November 11, 2016

closing time. a farewell to leonard cohen

If what we've been told is true, we find God in the darkness, and in...

November 11, 2016

are you affiliated with an organization that helps women and families directly? the new pro life movement would like to promote it

Over at the New Pro Life Movement (NPLM), we've been talking a bit about how...

November 10, 2016

why I don’t toe the line: pacifism and the hypocrisy of “religious liberty” rhetoric

Where the hell was the defense of religious liberty for my Church of Christ forbears...

November 09, 2016

update: it seems “prolife” was never on trump’s policy page to begin with

Earlier today several of us here at Patheos wrote about the possibility that Trump had...

November 09, 2016

did trump just remove “prolife” from his policies website?

I stated all along that Trump was a liar, but his supporters took him at...

November 09, 2016

I reject the false unity of exclusion and supremacy

The unity that comes only by excluding all those who don't fit in is not...

November 08, 2016

four quotations from dorothy day, on her birthday, to inspire our revolution

What revolution are you seeking? Whom are you trying to overthrow? Whatever evils or injustices...

November 07, 2016

fr. pavone, being prolife is not about performance art

No, in this case, these images serve to harm the other victims in the picture:...

November 05, 2016

friends don’t let divorced friends read “the remnant”

This is slander, and bad journalism. I suppose this arises, though, from the same febrile...

November 04, 2016

politics is serious business – and that’s why it’s important not to let it destroy relationships

The horror of tyranny is not that it makes everything political, but that it strips...

November 03, 2016

Catholic Women Have Mary – So What Are We Complaining About?

We don't have Mary. The men have her, neatly fossilized in pink-and-white statues, silent, subdued.

November 01, 2016

the body of christ, the body politic, and the upcoming election

But these are only dreams. They are good dreams to have, because they should leave...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

intersectional feminism and the new prolife movement

I am not going to use this space to debate questions about hierarchies of rights,...

October 20, 2016

how dare those emotional, sissified women distract us with their hysterics over sexual assault

Do you get this? Sexual assault is just being "mean and bullying." Objecting to it...

October 20, 2016

should you fear a clinton presidency because of the supreme court?

You think a few Supreme Court appointments will result in overturning Roe v. Wade, or...

October 17, 2016

looks like we need a little refresher course on consent

But do women deserve to be forcibly groped because they read a book about sexual...

October 14, 2016

voting for trump for the sake of religious freedom? you’re making a mistake

Here’s my issue with Trump; he’s actually proposed banning a religion. He incoherently implied he...

October 08, 2016

no, trump defenders, this is not ordinary male behavior

Look, if your only two categories are "saint" and "non-saint" - and if everyone who...

October 05, 2016

here’s what the prolife movement needs to do, if it wants to be taken seriously

The problem is, the people leading the discussion know very little about what's going on...

October 02, 2016

the difficult and uncomfortable non-negotiables of the gospel teaching

Why don’t we emphasize violence – any violence, for any reason – as the primary...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

has “pro-life” become just a brand?

Just as a sports fan obsessively cheers for his team even after it's traded his...

September 21, 2016

mothering and identity politics: maybe it’s not about what I like

The point of being a mother is not my own identity; it's the well-being of...

September 20, 2016

catholics must denounce the anti-semitism of the alt right

With the rise of the Alt Right, anti-semitism has becoming acceptable, paradoxically because it is...

September 19, 2016

if you care about patriotism, stand with the protesters; if you care about freedom, stand with amy goodman

You need to hear what it's like, right here where it's happening, but Big Media...

September 18, 2016

the hijab at new york fashion week provides a curious exercise in intersectional thinking

fashion has always been about ideology, and the ideology has almost always been sexist: whether...

September 14, 2016

the exaltation of the cross should mean reaching out to the suffering

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross: how regal, how sonorous, the phrase; how solemn the...

September 10, 2016

looking back on 9/11, seeking a sacramentality in emptiness

And here's what I keep asking myself: is there a sacramentality in absence, or in...

September 05, 2016

There Is No Such Thing As a Self-Made Man: What We Owe the Worker

The value of work ends up being separated from the value of the person, and...

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