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January 2024

January 01, 2024

“Fiducia Supplicans” Innovative Use of the Word “Couple(s)”

First off, in a recent article, I state plainly that Fiducia Supplicans (FS) does not...

December 2023

December 27, 2023

The Latin Right: A Year in Review Part 2 (Happy New Year)

Happy New Year!!! Welcome to Part 2 of A Year in Review. I left off...

December 24, 2023

The Latin Right: A Year in Review Part 1 (Merry Christmas!)

Merry Christmas!!! This year offered many writing opportunities for Catholic bloggers. I list below some...

December 08, 2023

Pilgrim’s Reflection on Just War – Guest Contributor

As we witness the sheer horror of modern warfare in Gaza and Ukraine, and see...

December 06, 2023

Is Truth “Tribal?”

A recent article by a fellow Patheos writer, and a comment he received from a...

November 2023

November 23, 2023

I Asked Magisterium AI Some Hot Button Catholic Questions…

A friend of mine informed me about a new online tool called Magisterium AI (currently...

November 21, 2023

Progressive Catholicism is NOT the Answer

Disclaimer: For the record, I hold no ill will towards any Christian, progressive or otherwise....

November 08, 2023

Synodal Surprises: The Rise of Catholic Africa/a Sign of Things to Come

As stated, in a previous article in July, “regardless of how the Synod of Synodality...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

Is “Blessing” the Sinner also an Approval of Sin? Well, It Depends…

We live in a fascinating time of Church history. Some on the Left side of...

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 13, 2023

How to Demoralize the Church

The current messaging coming from the Vatican baffles me. The Vatican appears to stand by...

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...

August 2023

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 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 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 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 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 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...

March 2023

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 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...

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 17, 2023

Beware This Type of Nuanced Thinking

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

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...

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 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...