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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,...

February 2021

February 21, 2021

Rush Limbaugh Would Never Have Succeeded In an Ethical Society

Right-minded folks should never have responded to slurs directed against AIDS sufferers, non-white children, and...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

Making a Difference: Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2021 World Day of Peace Message

Francis reminds us that the Catholic social teaching principle of respect for the dignity of...

January 07, 2021

A Martyrdom Of Our Own Making

By claiming persecution right now, some Christians have embraced the evil that is being fought...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

What Is Wrong With the Christian Religion?

White supremacists should hate and fear all that the church stands for. Yet look how...

November 2020

November 09, 2020

Voting Out Fascism Is Just the Beginning

There can be no compromise with an ideology that places the demands of the few...

September 2020

September 26, 2020

White Privilege and Hypocrisy on Display in Catholic Opposition to Racial Justice Activists

And what is happening now has happened before. It has happened here. But since it...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

The Value and Necessity of Inter-Religious Dialogue

Religious communities, whatever else they are about, are about love, hope and faith. They are...

June 2020

June 04, 2020

Yes, White People Need to Say Something About Racial Issues – But We Don’t Need to Say a Whole Lot

And finally, here’s a simple question. Can you say “Black Lives Matter”? Can you say...

May 2020

May 22, 2020

Today, I Am Ashamed of the United States

How can we call ourselves a “Christian nation” when, instead of standing in collective mourning...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

It’s Not the Divisiveness That Is the Problem

Dial the clock back sixty years: were we united, as a nation, at a time...

February 01, 2020

Yes, This Is Who We Are: The United States and Our History of Injustice

This is who we are. We came to this continent, stole it from those who...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Trump’s Attendance At the March For Life Is Significant – But Not In the Way His Supporters Claim

With Trump as their figurehead, the pro-life movement now looks, to anyone outside his cult...

January 18, 2020

Know Your Dogwhistles! Recognizing Anti-Semitism Is the First Step

I have written before about how there is an antisemitism problem among Catholics of the...

January 17, 2020

We Need To Talk About Sexism In Politics

It is impossible for any woman to take the lead in this society without being...

January 12, 2020

Those Who Shamed Us For Immorality Are Now Its Biggest Defenders: The Gaslighting Cycle of the Christian Trump Supporter

The hypocrisy of those who claim to defend decency while standing up for everything that...

January 10, 2020

Reducing Abortion Rates and Protecting Women’s Rights Are Goals That Can and Should Co-Exist

The important thing is, we do agree that a right to life is real, and...

October 2019

October 27, 2019

Church As Empire? This Is Not the Catholicism I Signed Up For

But what I am seeing right now is a movement in Catholicism to make it...

October 14, 2019

The Catholic Imagination, the Amazon Synod, and the Problem of Colonization

We are missing out. We are losing the opportunity to learn from Catholic artists who...

October 02, 2019

So, What If Abortion Really Is Driven By White Supremacy?

If they really believe racism is behind abortion, and really want to stop it -...

September 2019

September 21, 2019

Religious Leaders Keep Finding Demons Everywhere, While Ignoring Actual Evil

Writing for audiences both inside and outside of religious circles keeps me attuned to how...

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...

May 2019

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...

April 2019

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 -...

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 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...

February 2019

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....

January 2019

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...

December 2018

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...

November 2018

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....