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February 2019

February 17, 2019

It’s Not Just McCarrick: Clericalism, Sex, and Male Dominance

Rather than working for equality, the church has enshrined and anointed male authority. For all...

February 13, 2019

The Pope’s Upcoming Summit Needs To Do a Full Accounting Of the Cover-up Of Sexual Abuse

Pope Francis sits during the traditional greetings to the Roman Curia at the Vatican in...

February 13, 2019

Why Are People So Unwilling To Do What Is Proven Effective For Protecting Unborn Life?

From the time I was old enough to vote, I knew one thing for sure:...

February 08, 2019

A Longer Statute Of Limitations for Reporting Sexual Abuse: Why It’s Necessary—And Not Enough

Currently, criminal or civil charges can be brought against an abuser until the victim’s 23rd...

February 07, 2019

Here’s What We’re Not Addressing in the “Late Term Abortion” Debate

Until we’ve done something about the complete inaccessibility of medical care for many women in...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

If We Were To Keep Silent: Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27, we observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day in 1945, the...

January 24, 2019

We Owe The Covington Catholic Students An Apology

“Can’t we just drop it?” people ask. Well, we could. The problem is, the story...

January 21, 2019

On Covington Catholic: Broader Context, More Factors, Still Problematic

The March for Life isn't supposed to be a Trump rally. If you turn it...

January 18, 2019

Of Nazis, Toxic Masculinity, and the Privilege of Violence

One of the sillier of many silly responses to the “men can do better” Gillette...

January 14, 2019

Maybe It’s Not the Book That’s the Problem. Maybe It’s You

When a person admits to being sexually aroused by that which is not intended to...

January 12, 2019

A Pro-Life Gentleman Expresses his Concern to a Vulgar Strumpet

I do not think that he saves many babies with his attitude. It is unlikely...

January 10, 2019

Here’s What You Need to Understand About Catholic Media Conflicts

Sometimes the conflict is not so much a conflict as it is an attack by...

January 05, 2019

Why Do People Keep Saying “Both Sides Are The Same”?

There are many times when staying silent, keeping a middle ground, gives tacit support to...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Catholics Ought To Have a Zero Tolerance Policy for Anti-Semitism

To be a Catholic of Jewish ethnicity, right now, is to feel rather like Treebeard:...

December 29, 2018

This Christmas, Catholics Got Outraged at all the Wrong Things

In one of history’s many bitter ironies, advent season - a time when we prepare...

December 29, 2018

When the Church Has Failed, Victims Turn to Secular Institutions For Justice

Those who have power are usually more interested in preserving the institutional forces that scaffold...

December 16, 2018

Are We Trying To be So Awful That No One Will Want To Come Here?

Do these people realize what they’re saying? That the US is the kind of nation...

December 15, 2018

The Nihilistic Idolatry of Cruelty

Because this is what I am seeing in so much of American culture today. Not...

December 09, 2018

Baby Jesus In a Cage? Yes, It’s Political

So, really, there's nothing especially new and out of the ordinary about depicting the Holy...

December 08, 2018

When It Comes to the Clergy Abuse Scandals, the Laity Are Not Going to Save Us

We need to deal with the problem of clericalism in the church for its own...

December 04, 2018

Dear Christians, Judaism Is Not Your Toy Box

Jewish identity is not to be treated as a plaything, and you have not earned...

December 02, 2018

A Season of Judgment, and Purifying Fire

It might be tempting for Catholics to imagine that verses about judgment, about the righteousness...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Advent Approaches, and Jesus is Coming

When will Jesus come again? The Advent season approaches, and Jesus is coming now. Still...

November 25, 2018

If You’re Counting on Basic Human Decency to Stop Fascism, You May be Counting Wrong

We know all about the banality of evil. But that's not what we're seeing here....

November 21, 2018

View From the Eye of the Storm, Part Two: Suggestions For Church Reform

During homilies, we the people are encouraged to pray more. Try harder. Ask for forgiveness. ...

November 20, 2018

View From the Eye of the Storm, Part One: Observations on the Sex Abuse Scandal

The church has no built-in system of checks and balances. Currently, there is no standard...

November 17, 2018

“Tradition” – You Keep Using That Word…

While the conservative imagination claims to love and uphold the past, typically it twists history...

November 16, 2018

“Traditional Catholicism” and Fetishization of Women

They are not presented as subjects, as women with interiority and a story. They are...

November 14, 2018

Does the Catholic Church Have a Racism Problem?

Recently Catholic News Agency published an article about the potential cause for canonization of Sr....

November 14, 2018

Eternally Shielded in Rome: How They Protect Their Own

by guest writer MJ Lisbeth When you go to France, people expect you to...

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