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March 2023

March 08, 2023

An Appeal to Pope Francis on the 10th Anniversary of His Pontificate

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls,...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

When is Empathy Unhealthy? A Critique of Unfettered Empathy

Do you care about the feelings of others? Do you, like Bill Clinton in 1992,...

February 20, 2023

A Lenten Call for Prayer Requests

Many who observe Lent do so by abstaining and fasting. I too will honor this...

February 17, 2023

Beware This Type of Nuanced Thinking

During my time writing on Patheos, many of my readers on the more politically and...

February 12, 2023

4 Ways the Catholic Church is a “Sign of Contradiction” to the World

…and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined...

February 08, 2023

In the Darkness, the Diocese of Des Moines Offers Some Light

In past articles, I sounded the alarm concerning a darkness looming within the Church. For...

February 06, 2023

My God, I am Sorry for my Sin…

While attending Confession on Saturday, God spoke to my spirit in a special way as...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

Honest Talk on the “Pastoral Approach” to Sexual Sin

But the exclusion of men and women because of their marital status or their sexual...

January 26, 2023

Demos Speaks: Rome Silent

Recently, a top cleric at the Vatican released a document through L’Espresso critical of Pope...

January 17, 2023

Pell Contra Synodality: The Last Written Words of George Cardinal Pell

On January 10th, 2023, the Church lost another giant—this time a literal physical giant. George...

January 16, 2023

The Latin Right on The Catholic Current: What is the Common Good?

On January 16, 2023, I was a guest on Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.’s program The...

January 13, 2023

Catholics: Keep Your Opinions to Yourselves and Out of the Social Order

Recently, I wrote a tribute to the late Pope Benedict XVI. Of all the quotes...

January 09, 2023

Benedict XVI Tribute: Wisdom from “God’s Rottweiler”

Since the passing of the great pope Benedict XVI, I've spent a lot of time...

January 07, 2023

TLR Asks: As a Catholic, Should I Vote Republican?

Recently, I wrote an article explaining why I, as a Catholic, cannot vote Democrat given...

January 05, 2023

Historical Context: In Defense of the First Crusaders?

Do you consider yourself someone who understands historical context? How about the word historiography? Many...

December 2022

December 26, 2022

TLR Asks: As a Catholic, Whom Should I Vote for?

I have a confession to make…the Republican party lost my confidence, starting in 2020, and...

December 16, 2022

What Constitutes the Common Good?…

What constitutes the common good? Recently, a fellow Patheos blogger wrote about Christians and the...

December 13, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 3) Existentialism, Jesus “Banned” from Twitter, & the Mid-Terms

Welcome to part three of a look back at reader’s comments. As I pick what...

December 10, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 2) Martin Luther, the Problem of Evil, Tolkien, and Women’s Existence

If you take time out of your busy day to read by blog—thank you! I...

December 08, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 1)

I take great pleasure in writing for Patheos. Part of that pleasure come from engaging...

December 06, 2022

Progressive Catholics, Let Us Reason Together

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece requesting a civilized and open dialogue...

December 01, 2022

I Identify As: A Sinner (In Need of Grace)

I need to confess something… I’m a sinner. Not only am I a sinner, but...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

A Way to Schism and Crisis: the German Synodal Path and the Synod of Synodality

The Catholic Church is headed towards schism in Germany. With the German Synodal Path and...

November 23, 2022

A Pigsty or a Palace

Do we strive to live in a pigsty or a palace? Do we desire to...

November 21, 2022

Progressive Christians, Let’s Talk

I truly enjoy writing on Patheos. I also enjoy reading other Christian bloggers on Patheos,...

November 16, 2022

Bishops: Please Help Us Get Into Heaven

Recently, the focus of many of my articles is the Synod of Synodality. I did...

November 15, 2022

The Latin Right on GRN’s Catholic Drive Time: Does the Synod Hear You?

The Latin Right on GRN's Catholic Drive Time. Recently, I had the honor of discussing...

November 14, 2022

Conservative Migration’s Role in Lackluster “Red Wave”

After the lackluster showing of conservatives on November 8th, I, like all conservatives, wondered why...

November 07, 2022

Pascal’s Abortion Wager

We, in the United States, face a mid-term election on November 8th. Pundits on both...

November 04, 2022

The Church Has Failed

The Church has failed to properly instruct her members in basic Catholic teaching. The recent...