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October 2016

October 14, 2016

We Are the New Pro-Life Movement

I don’t make a habit of speaking ill of priests. In my time as a...

October 11, 2016

An Interview With A Tradinista!

At this point, most of us have heard about The Tradinistas, but for those that...

October 08, 2016

A Vote for Trump is a Vote for My Assaulter: A Letter from My Wife

My wife doesn't write, and she's significantly less political than me. But after hearing the...

October 06, 2016

3 Really Good Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty Now

Earlier this year, Pope Francis, in reference to the Year of Mercy, released a statement...

October 05, 2016

What Tim Kaine *Should* Have Said…

...about abortion during the debate. Rather than harking on the same, routine talking points, he...

October 03, 2016

The New Catholic Left

Something interesting is brewing within Catholic culture. Bleeding out from the realms of Distributism and...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

Killing: A Catholic Perspective

As a Catholic, I can’t adequately talk about this issue without first referring to the...

September 20, 2016

Accept the Refugees, Because God Told Us To.

I actually wrote this piece a year ago, but due to the recent Trump post...

September 19, 2016

The Challenge of Being American and Catholic

I like Tim Kaine. I really do. Besides the fact that I agree with (most)...

September 12, 2016

Repealing the Hyde Amendment Dismantles the Pro-Choice Argument

For pro-life Democrats, there’s a lot to be happy about in the latest draft of...

September 06, 2016

I’m Pro-Life, And I Don’t Care About the Supreme Court

For many in the pro-life movement, a Republican/Conservative in the White House means more Conservatives...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Medicaid Expansion is Catholic Justice

In January of this year, John Bel Edwards assumed office as the 56th governor of...

August 24, 2016

Why Tim Kaine Gives Me Hope As A Pro-Life Democrat

So before anyone says it, I’m fully aware of the fact that Tim Kaine isn’t...

August 23, 2016

Can Pacifists Defend Themselves?

Whenever I talk or write about nonviolence, the number one question I’m always asked is,...

August 23, 2016

Yes, You Can Be Catholic AND Vote Democrat

This post is a part of the Patheos Catholic Channel series, "Catholicity:Identity and Its Discontents."...

August 23, 2016

John Zmirak Is Wrong

So apparently, the Seamless Garment (aka, the consistent life ethic) is a “poison pill” that...

August 17, 2015

Mary, Ever Virgin. God, Ever Purposeful.

Around this time last year, I posted a blog regarding Mary's perpetual virginity, which you...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Catch Me On XM’s Catholic Channel!

This Tuesday, July 27th, I'll be on Catholic Channel's Seize the Day with Bob Dunning...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Some Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage, The Church, and The Shape of Things to Come

There has been a lot of fuss from fellow Catholics over the recent SCOTUS decision...

June 03, 2015

God is Not a Woman

And technically speaking, he's not really a man either--at least not in the sense that...