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The Soft Bigotry of Low Saintly Expectations

In 2000, then-presidential candidate George W. Bush popularized the phrase "the soft bigotry of low...

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Is Moral Truth Optional for Those Who Struggle?

Do all Catholics, regardless of their personal struggles and life situations, deserve access to the...

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Two Parables, One Pattern: Mercy, Grace, and Transformation

Guest writer: Pilgrim. He who created you without you, will not save you without you....

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The Gospel Cannot Be Changed With a Footnote

Guest writer: Pilgrim The Loss of Faith from Humanae Vitae to Amoris Laetitia So Peter...

November 10, 2025

Between Mercy and Confusion: Amoris Laetitia’s Challenge

Guest writer: Pilgrim On why institutional precision is necessary for accompaniment to work universally Introduction:...

October 2025

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...

July 2025

July 09, 2025

No, The Resurrected Do Not Engage in Sexual Activity

I recently came across an article by fellow Patheos blogger Talley Cross on the Evangelical...

April 2023

April 13, 2023

Whom Do You Serve? Christ or…?

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

December 2022

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 04, 2022

The Church Has Failed

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

October 2022

October 10, 2022

Choose The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Choose the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Recently, another Patheos blogger wrote an article...

August 2022

August 01, 2022

Purgatory is No Joke

“Purgatory is no joke.” This quote comes from Father McTeigue SJ. I often listen to...