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2025-07-30T10:23:31-06:00

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In Progressivism: Each Person Becomes Their Own Magisterium

Last updated on: July 30, 2025 at 10:23 am By Dennis Knapp

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In my last article, I addressed the progressive Catholic penchant for sentimentality. I showed that Catholicism, in the hands of progressives, exchanges substance for sentiment, truth for feeling, and affirmation for holiness. In this article, I move on to my next contention: that progressive Catholicism elevates conscience and appeals to probabilism (sometimes explicitly, sometimes implicitly) to justify dissent and allow each progressive to act as their own magisterium. I offer three popular progressive Catholic organizations as examples: Catholics for Choice,... Read more

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2025-07-21T13:58:58-06:00

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A Church of Sentiment Over Substance

Last updated on: July 21, 2025 at 1:58 pm By Dennis Knapp

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In my last article, I hypothesized about the future of the Catholic Church if progressive Catholics got their way, unhindered. One reader claimed my hypotheticals ventured too far (or totally) into the realm of imagination. Not only that, but my “what ifs” reflected a moral failure on my part for falsely representing progressive Catholicism. What were my hypotheticals? I contended that a Catholic Church in the hands of progressives: Values sentiment over substance. Makes each person their own magisterium. Reimagines... Read more

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2025-07-20T17:04:46-06:00

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The Call to Holiness and Catholicity

Last updated on: July 20, 2025 at 5:04 pm By Dennis Knapp

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Guest writer: Pilgrim Introduction This post examines how the essential marks of holiness and catholicity, often seen as opposites, are complementary. The next article will explore a deeper challenge: how modernist and progressive ideas have introduced confusion and doctrinal drift. While this post acknowledges the danger of extremes, its focus remains on how the Church must hold together holiness and catholicity as mutually enriching dimensions of her identity and mission. Can the Church Be Both Smaller and Greater? “The Church... Read more

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2025-07-15T08:59:27-06:00

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What If… Progressive Catholics Got Their Way?

Last updated on: July 15, 2025 at 8:59 am By Dennis Knapp

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In my articles, I aim to articulate the Church’s magisterial teachings in relation to current and recent cultural movements. Given the recent attack on the Church’s moral teaching on the human person, many of my writings veer into topics of human sexuality and ethics. My critics (mainly from the progressive camp) lament this focus as “culture war” rhetoric and accuse me of using Church teaching to “bully” marginalized people. Recently, Henry Karlson, a progressive Catholic, published an article titled Accepting... Read more

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2025-07-11T11:35:03-06:00

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Restoring the Sacred Design of Man and Woman

Last updated on: July 11, 2025 at 11:35 am By Dennis Knapp

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Guest writer: Pilgrim In our modern world, there’s a lot of confusion about who we are as men and women. Questions about gender, sexuality, and even our own bodies seem to swirl around us, often distorting the beautiful truth of being “male and female.” This post is an invitation to rediscover the timeless vision of masculinity and femininity, a vision rooted in Scripture, revealed perfectly in Jesus Christ, and faithfully taught by the Catholic Church. We’ll explore how cultural challenges... Read more

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2025-07-09T12:52:09-06:00

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No, The Resurrected Do Not Engage in Sexual Activity

Last updated on: July 9, 2025 at 12:52 pm By Dennis Knapp

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I recently came across an article by fellow Patheos blogger Talley Cross on the Evangelical Channel, titled Yes, There Is Sex in the Resurrection. In it, Cross claims that the resurrected will experience some form of sexual activity with one another. She appeals to Scripture, especially to what it reveals about the nature of resurrected bodies, particularly Jesus’ glorified body. She writes: Our bodies were designed for sex the way our stomachs were designed for food. Denying the existence of... Read more

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2025-07-05T12:49:52-06:00

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“Obergefell Must Go” Yes, or No?

Last updated on: July 5, 2025 at 12:49 pm By Dennis Knapp

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A recent article in First Things by Princeton professor Robert P. George explores the possibility of overturning the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which enshrined same-sex marriage into law. George argues that Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, could be overturned. In this essay, I evaluate each of his main arguments and ask readers (especially Catholic readers) to weigh in. Obergefell v. Hodges The 5–4 majority opinion—written by Justice Anthony Kennedy and joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg,... Read more

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2025-07-04T18:35:06-06:00

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Difference Without Domination: The Answer to Gender War

Last updated on: July 4, 2025 at 6:35 pm By Dennis Knapp

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Guest writer: Pilgrim Introduction Modern feminism, in its many forms, has brought attention to the injustices women have historically endured—political exclusion, domestic exploitation, and cultural marginalization. Yet as feminism evolved into more radical, postmodern expressions, it advanced visions of womanhood and equality that oppose the Catholic understanding of the human person. While the Church at times failed in its practice, her doctrine offers a deeply rooted anthropology: one that affirms the equal dignity of man and woman while embracing their... Read more

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2025-06-28T11:47:08-06:00

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Seventeen Questions That Reveal Your True Catholic Identity

Last updated on: June 28, 2025 at 11:47 am By Dennis Knapp

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Catholics like me value the Church’s living Magisterium. This gift ensures that, no matter how cultures change, the Church retains the authority to address moral and doctrinal challenges. Sadly, not all Catholics recognize the value of this guidance. Some prefer ambiguity and nuance that give the illusion of freedom while avoiding firm boundaries. Today’s debates over truth and human anthropology (especially questions about human nature) are loud, complex, and emotionally charged. With so many competing voices online and in academia,... Read more

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2025-06-24T19:15:09-06:00

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(Supreme Court) Justice and Gender-Affirming Care

Last updated on: June 24, 2025 at 7:15 pm By Dennis Knapp

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As most of my readers know, I often write about what I consider the dangers of progressive thinking. This thinking frequently relies on tactics that appeal to emotions (feelings) and anecdotal lived experiences. Furthermore, any criticism of such tactics is quickly labeled “bullying,” “unempathetic,” or “hateful.” These tactics, I believe, are attempts to shame and silence critical and much-needed voices—especially conservative ones. As any parent trying to reason with a toddler throwing a tantrum knows, when reason confronts emotion, very... Read more

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