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June 2019

June 13, 2019

What Makes a Religious Practice “Demonic”?

So yes, I do think we should ask whether a particular religious practice inclines towards...

June 08, 2019

It Is Never Appropriate to Tell Someone to “Cover Up” Because of Your Sexual Desires

It is never appropriate for one person to tell another “I am having sexual urges...

June 05, 2019

When Did Jesus Call Anyone to a Secondary Role in the Church?

by guest writer Sean O’Conaill That Jesus called people to ‘follow me’ in the Gospel is...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

Dear Pope Francis: This Kind of Language About Abortion is Not Helping

Once again, Pope Francis has compared having an abortion to “hiring a hitman.” As reported...

May 26, 2019

“The Things I Do For Love” – Game of Thrones, The Classics, and the Human Condition

This might seem cynical to people brought up on feel-good romances, the inheritors of our...

May 20, 2019

No, Bishop Nickless, Being Assaulted is Not an “Easy Way Out”

I fervently pray that you had no idea the way your words would sound. I...

May 16, 2019

It’s Time to Move Past the Pro-Life / Pro-Choice Dividing Line

What if we let the jury remain out on difficult metaphysical questions about personhood, and...

May 10, 2019

Women Deacons, Rachel Held Evans, and the Pushback of Patriarchy

Pope Francis’ announcement, a few days ago, that the results of the commission to study...

May 08, 2019

Racism in Our Stories: Getting Beyond the White Imagination

Coming in from planting sweet corn today, I glanced down at my dirty calloused hands...

May 04, 2019

The Night Is Dark And Full Of Incoherence: What Is Going On With Game Of Thrones?

SPOILERS OF COURSE I’ve been a fan of George R.R. Martin’s monumental epic, A Song...

April 2019

April 27, 2019

David Bentley Hart on Socialism: “Sane and Compassionate Governance”

The policies advanced by leaders such as Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, while...

April 25, 2019

Mystery vs. mystery: A Note on John Gray’s Seven Types of Atheism

This is the deep difference between Gray and myself: for me, for us Christians, the...

April 25, 2019

The Real “Crisis” And “Scandal” In the Church

In short, the “crisis” or “scandal” in the Roman Catholic Church (and other religious organizations...

April 19, 2019

Burning In The Cathedral – And Benedict’s Imagination

While the original look and “feel” of the Notre Dame’s spire cannot be replicated, and...

April 11, 2019

Capital Punishment For Abortion Is Not Pro-Life

While the legislation is unlikely to pass, given extensive resistance - including from some pro-life...

April 07, 2019

When Those Who Loved You Into the Church Are Hating You Out of It

Here’s a piece of advice as I remove all of you from my life -...

April 05, 2019

No, the Phrase “Church Militant” Does Not Justify Militarism

The Gospel is clear about Jesus’ call to reject violence. We are admonished to love...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

Contrapasso in the Heartlands: When We Reject The Common Good

Dante’s image may seem over-the-top, but when I look at the ferocity with which my...

March 26, 2019

On Just Wages, Church Teaching, and the Plight of the University Adjunct

any school that defrauds its workers of their just wages, does not count as authentically...

March 25, 2019

It’s Not About Muslim or Christian. It’s About Extremism

We need to get over thinking in terms of religious wars and conquest, get over...

March 23, 2019

Good Local and Bad Local: An Eco Grower’s Perspective

This was when I began to see the phenomenon of “bad local.” The kind of...

March 17, 2019

The Worst Possible Way to Respond to a Victim of Abuse

THAT was the part of that story that shocked you?...That was the news worthy part...

March 14, 2019

Why Do People Refuse to Believe Victims of Abuse?

This inability to hear is also associated with a need to protect institutions. People don’t...

March 11, 2019

I Am Catholic. And I Am Entirely Okay With Pete Davidson’s Comments About the Church

Davidson’s criticisms are not anti-Catholic, however. They are anti-rape, anti-assault, and anti-injustice. And insofar as...

March 08, 2019

Are You A Feminist Just Because You Say You Are?

I’m sorry, but if you don't just differ on certain points, but in fact stand...

March 06, 2019

It’s Okay to Base Your Friendships on Religious and Political Belief

Political stances are not just aesthetic poses. All political views are not equally deserving of...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

The Church Leaders Prioritize Their Own Authority Over Service to the People of God

If the church were to turn out to have been wrong in its teaching, we...

February 22, 2019

On False Accusations and Hate Crimes: What We Need to Learn from the Jussie Smollett Case

And for most of our history, false accusations have broadly been made by white people,...

February 21, 2019

When Men Say “Understanding Consent Is Hard”

It doesn’t require a special class. One need not pay for and download a program....

February 17, 2019

Yes, I Know Others Cover Up Assault Too. No, That’s Not a Comfort

Our own scandals seem especially revolting juxtaposed against our constant reiterations of specialness: the one...

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