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March 2021

March 10, 2021

Four Takeaways from Oprah’s Interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

People are inclined to defend institutions rather than persons, especially when the institution is long-lived,...

March 03, 2021

Catholics Are De-Toxing From their Experiences With Traumatic Religion. How You Respond to them Matters

Do you feel that the work people are doing to recover from religious trauma is...

February 2020

February 16, 2020

The Flawed Nuptial Imagery in Querida Amazonia – What Can Women Do?

Basically, you're wedded to a groom who is not actually Jesus, but a Jesus-impersonator. He’s...

November 2019

November 11, 2019

No, Celibacy Is Not the Problem

No, the kink in the clerical moral life is not celibacy, and of this I...

November 04, 2019

Is There A Fundamental Flaw In the Institutional Church’s Approach To Sex Ethics?

It is notable that while the Church has often been on the forefront in issues...

August 2019

August 02, 2019

The Model Needed For Reform: Not Another Protestant Reformation

The hierarchism and clericalism that characterize the Roman Catholic Church ( and other Christian churches!...

June 2019

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...

April 2019

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...

March 2019

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...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

It Seems Like Everybody Gets It – Except the Leaders of the Church

When it comes to the power dynamics behind sexual assault, it seems everyone is finally...

September 2018

September 08, 2018

Abuse and Alienation: In The Church, Away From Yourself

In brief, when your church is the center of your community’s social life—whether in a...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Forgiveness Is Not Enough, When It Comes To Healing For Victims

While “forgiveness” of “sins” might give the perpetrator a clean slate, it does nothing to...

August 16, 2018

Yes, There Is An Institutional Problem: Power

The problem is power. Any concentration of power in a single demographic will lead ultimately...

May 2017

May 15, 2017

the cultural ambiguity in our honoring of mothers

What is amiss is that we are not honoring women in their many, varied capabilities...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Women As “Gatekeepers of Morality”: A Recipe for Abuse

Why is it always the women who are expected to reform the men?

April 11, 2016

we need a theology of the body broken and violated

Because, as soon as I draw on the language that beautifies, I am pretending that...