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October 2023

October 04, 2023

The Synod Begins with Dubia Wars and Mass Media Confusion. What Next?

Today begins the First Session of the Synod of Synodality (SoS) in Rome. The SoS...

October 01, 2023

Come On Down to Whataboutisms Plus!!! Your One-Stop Shop for All Things “Whataboutism”

Hi there, friends! Dennis Knapp, here, from Whataboutisms Plus!!! Your one-stop shop for all things...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

Appeal to Conscience or Exemption from Sin? The Slow Death of Catholic Conscience

The false appeal to “follow your conscience” so as to exempt oneself from following the...

September 24, 2023

A Counterfeit Church: When the Church Becomes a Compassionate NGO

During his first homily as Pope in 2013, Pope Francis gave the following warning: …if...

September 08, 2023

Conservative Priests Are Finally Here. Laudem Dei!

The Church in the United States stands in the mists of sea change concerning the...

September 03, 2023

3 Things Some Progressive Catholics Want (In My Opinion)

As a “conservative” Catholic, I often get pushback from “progressive” Catholics. They claim I am...

September 02, 2023

Guest Contributor Todd Flowerday: Fear is Useless; What is Needed is Trust

In the spirit of dialogue, I provided one of my critics a space to contribute....

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Cracking the Code of Synodality

In a recent article, A Synod of Disappointment Looms: Who Is This Synod for Anyway?,...

August 19, 2023

A Walk Along the Way of Inclusion and Affirmation

Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy “As I lay me down to sleep, I pray the...

August 13, 2023

Transgressivism’s Poker Tell: Christofascism

Anyone familiar with the game of poker knows about the tell. For the successful poker...

July 2023

July 29, 2023

Want A Happy and Fulfilling Life? Don’t Be A Liberal

In the US, we currently live during a time of immense, restless unhappiness. Experts also...

July 18, 2023

The Denial of Human Dignity in New Mexico: The Tragic Story of Alex Fierro

To start, researching for this article broke my heart. No human, especially a newborn baby,...

July 11, 2023

A Synod of Disappointment Looms: Who Is This Synod for Anyway?

As the Synod of Synodality approaches the First Session in October of 2023, its overseers...

July 05, 2023

Advice for Critics of the Catholic Church: Both Within and Without

After writing a blog for almost two years and engaging critics of the Church who...

July 03, 2023

A Plea to Progressive Catholics: You Have Power, Use It!

Recently, I wrote a review of Mark Shea’s Book, The Church’s Best-Kept Secret: A Primer...

July 02, 2023

An InConsistent Life Ethic: A Review of The Church’s Best-Kept Secret by Mark Shea

A couple of weeks back, a reader challenged me to read Mark Shea’s book, The...

June 2023

June 27, 2023

A Reflection on Suffering and End of Life Grace: In Memory of My Father

Some of my readers may have noticed a dip in writing production over the past...

June 18, 2023

Two Lessons Learned from Catholic Integralism

I recently came across a new concept—well, new to me, in a 2022 article for...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

5 Reasons Christians Should Become Catholic or Return to the Catholic Church

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on why I joined the Catholic Church. This reflection was initially...

May 28, 2023

Fidelity Month Starts June 1st: Who’s In?

Award winning Princeton professor Robert P. George recently announced on his Facebook page the first...

May 23, 2023

Beware Unfettered Kindness

In a past article, I wrote on the dangers of unfettered empathy. As equally dangerous...

May 17, 2023

What Yields When Political and Religious Thought Converge and Conflict?

In a recent opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, Mary Jo McConahay lamented the...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

Beware a Therapeutic Christ

Beware a therapeutic Christ. This Christ’s mission centers solely on acceptance and affirmation, not repentance...

April 20, 2023

3 Things Catholic Authority Is NOT

The Catholic Church speaks for the Almighty and good God! All the Pope’s pronouncements reflect...

April 13, 2023

Whom Do You Serve? Christ or…?

I write this a few days after Easter Sunday, 2023. Spring shows that new life...

April 07, 2023

Were You There When They Crucified the Lord?

To all regular Mass attendees, the reading for Palm Sunday (the Passion narrative) represents the...

March 2023

March 29, 2023

A Good Samaritan Does Not Abandon Those Who Suffer in Sin

I often write about sin. Sin is real. Sin causes untold suffering in the world....

March 26, 2023

5 American Good Shepherds of the Catholic Church

Considering some major disappointments among Church hierarchy of late concerning fidelity, I decided to highlight...

March 21, 2023

What is the Only Unforgiven Sin?

Then Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do...

March 13, 2023

The German Synodal Way Rejects Human Teleology and Blesses Sin

On March 10th 2023, the German Synodal Way (GSW) approved a five-page document allowing for...