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January 2019

January 19, 2019

There Are Serpents In The Church

Spend four seconds in the Catholic realm of the Internet and you’ll find yourself up...

January 05, 2019

A Eulogy for My Grandmother

It was a Saturday evening in late December, not even a week past Christmas. My...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

Go Wherever God Shows Up

Growing up Southern Baptist, Advent wasn’t really a thing for me. In fact, I don’t...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

America’s Food Waste Problem Is A National Sin

You may recall the recent headlines out of Kansas City. In early November, KC Health...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible

I’ve made it clear on more than one occasion that I am an absolute, unwavering...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

A Response to Peter Wolfgang’s Critique of The New Pro-Life Movement

I have to give credit to Peter Wolfgang over at Crisis Magazine. His recent assessment...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

To Advance Justice, Catholics Should Make More Allies

In a recent article from The Atlantic, Italian journalist Anna Momigliano writes about an interesting...

March 25, 2017

Working for Social Justice is Not Optional for Catholics

From my latest contribution at Millennial Journal.. The phrase “social justice” tends to trigger a...

March 23, 2017

Despite Flaws, Obamacare Was The More Catholic Option

When I judge a piece of legislation, I try to look beyond the selling points...

March 18, 2017

The Right to Healthcare is Owed, Not Earned

What is healthcare in the first place? Is it a right—something to which all people...

March 13, 2017

A Conversation With Christopher Hale of Catholics In Alliance for the Common Good

During the final, heated months of the 2016 presidential election, the DNC was hacked and...

March 08, 2017

The GOP’s New Healthcare Plan Is Bad On Purpose

Throughout his campaign, Trump promised to get rid of the “disaster” of Obamacare and replace...

March 02, 2017

Missing The Point Of Catholic Social Justice

Every time I write something concerning Catholic Social Justice, I am always met with rebuttals...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

The Right to Life Includes the Right to Healthcare

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February 24, 2017

Reflecting on the Sermon on the Mount

Dear readers, I present to you a momentary departure from my general MO of discussing...

February 24, 2017

Finding Middle Ground in the Abortion Debate: A New Focus

This time it's a video!

February 13, 2017

What Are We Even Talking About When We Talk About Abortion?

I don't think it's at all controversial to state that the abortion debate has...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Why I Wasn’t Outraged At Obama’s Travel Ban In 2011

This seems to be the popular rebuttal to those of us who are angered (and...

January 29, 2017

I Love My “Ambiguous” Pope Francis

Among the most prominent criticisms thrown at Pope Francis is the charge that his alleged...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

On Trump, Flag Burning, And Religious Freedom

On November 29th, Donald J. Trump, a man who will soon take an oath to...

November 27, 2016

Pope Francis Should Make You Uncomfortable

For those that aren’t totally up to date with all the exciting news in Catholic...

November 15, 2016

Racism and Waking Up to White Ignorance

Last night my wife and I watched the movie “13th” which traces the history of...

November 12, 2016

Violence Can Be Permissible. That Doesn’t Make It Good.

It never fails. Every time I write about non-violence, pacifism, and an expansive pro-life ideology,...

November 10, 2016

If We Are Pro Life, We Are Anarchists.

“There are different forms of anarchy and different currents in it. I must, first say very...

November 09, 2016

Trump is President. What now?

So. Donald Trump is president. I don’t have a whole lot to say about how...

November 07, 2016

Frank Pavone is a Sick Man

I'm not going to link to it. But here's what happened. Today, November 7th, 2016,...

November 07, 2016

Laura Calise on Voting for Clinton

The following is a guest post from my good friend Laura Calise. Please enjoy No...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Close Encounters With Anti-Catholic Street Preachers

This past Sunday, my family and I walked into Mass to the blaring sounds of...

October 24, 2016

What The New Pro-Life Movement Stands For

Over the past couple months, I’ve laid out some thoughts on the concept of a...

October 16, 2016

Why I’m Not Worried (And Don’t Care) About the Podesta Emails

At this point, I’m assuming most every Catholic with a pulse and a wifi connection...