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Why Catholics Who Share an Altar Still Can’t Agree

The Carpark Argument: Musings Over the Coffee and Scones Guest writer: Pilgrim. Two people kneel...

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One Reason Why I Cannot Be a Progressive Catholic: Beauty

One of my favorite works of art—whether visual, musical, or otherwise—is Mozart's Requiem. Its beauty...

December 2025

December 19, 2025

No Deals with Molech—the Limits of Political Prudence

I refuse to support any politician who backs legal access to abortion. The deliberate killing...

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November 06, 2025

Is JD Vance the First True Catholic Presidential Hopeful?

On September 12, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy addressed the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. As...

October 2025

October 17, 2025

The Next Faithful Generation Is Not Progressive

Should Christianity modernize, adapt, and progress to reach young people? Must it fall in line...

October 11, 2025

Is the Church Afraid to Appear Mean?

In the last article posted on this blog, Peter (Pilgrim) offered a critical assessment of...

October 07, 2025

Radical Empathy for Some, Radical Accountability for Others

Two recent stories — one out of Des Moines, Iowa, and the other out of...

October 02, 2025

Reflections on Paths Through the Wilderness: Guest Writer

Guest writer: Pilgrim An old man's thoughts on the choices facing the faithful. Introduction "You...

August 2025

August 15, 2025

Would You Sign This?

In July 2025, three respected traditionalist/conservative theologians lost their longstanding professorships at Detroit’s Sacred Heart...

August 08, 2025

Mike Lewis’s “False Orthodoxy and Fired Professors” Revealed

Guest writer: Pilgrim Pastoralism, Doctrinal Ambiguity, and Asymmetry in Catholic Academic Life Introduction In the...

August 03, 2025

Progressive Catholicism: The Human Person Reimagined

With this article, we arrive at the third of five in a series exploring what...

June 2025

June 28, 2025

Seventeen Questions That Reveal Your True Catholic Identity

Catholics like me value the Church’s living Magisterium. This gift ensures that, no matter how...

April 2025

April 18, 2025

ProgressiveCatholic.(No)com(ments) Allowed

As a blogger, I enjoy sharing my thoughts on theology, philosophy, culture, and politics. As...

November 2023

November 21, 2023

Progressive Catholicism is NOT the Answer

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

September 2023

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...

December 2022

December 06, 2022

Progressive Catholics, Let Us Reason Together

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

November 2022

November 21, 2022

Progressive Christians, Let’s Talk

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