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June 2019

June 06, 2019

Disability Should Be Part of Christian Witness

Benjamin T. Conner recently wrote an interesting book trying mission and disability studies together. It...

June 04, 2019

Both Republicans and Democrats Should Be 100% Pro-Life

I recently wrote about the need for both parties to be pro-life and how this...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Why the Pro-Life & Disability Rights Movements Should Cooperate

I wrote up on why the pro-life and disability rights movements should work together as...

May 28, 2019

New Chinese Law Makes Embryonic DNA-Editing Illegal

The world got a lot closer to preventing genetically edited babies, at least for the...

May 23, 2019

Bioethics Must Outpace Technology

Today, technology is moving at a fast rate. Things that were science fiction 20 years...

May 15, 2019

Key Quotes from Christus Vivit

With Pope Francis issuing a letter to young people as after the synod on youth,...

May 09, 2019

What Is It Like Being an Autistic Priest?

I am an autistic priest. It is the only life I know. However, being both...

May 08, 2019

Let’s Bring Back Parish Missions on Contraception

Following the post I made recently on explaining contraception, I follow up with one way...

May 03, 2019

We Need to Explain Why Contraception Is Immoral

This is possibly the most confusing Catholic teaching. I point out how even historically we...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Working with Pastors Regarding Special Needs Kids

Tomorrow, I am going to the Catholic Parents of Special Needs Children Conference in New...

April 25, 2019

Jesus Comes Into Our Messy Lives (Divine Mercy Homily)

This Sunday we read the story often called "Doubting Thomas," even though I bet most...

April 18, 2019

The Joy of the Resurrection (Easter Homily)

This Sunday we celebrate the high point of the Christian year: Jesus' Resurrection! Happy Easter...

April 17, 2019

A Small Group Guidebook But More (Building the Benedict Option)

Leah Libresco has given us a wonderful testimony of conversion to the faith and now...

April 11, 2019

Let us Enter into the Passion (Palm Sunday Homily)

Continuing my series of homilies I did for Homiletic and Pastoral Review, we have a...

April 09, 2019

Autistic Children Should Receive First Communion!

Some people don't know this, but the Vatican and US bishops are very clear that...

April 07, 2019

John Paul II Definitively Said “No!” to Female Priests

I posted an article over on the National Catholic Register about whether women could be...

April 04, 2019

We Are Never Lost (Homily on the Woman Caught in Adultery)

This month, I was asked to prepare the homilies for a priest's publication, Homiletic and...

April 02, 2019

Yes, I am Autistic -Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Today, on World Autism Awareness Day, I decided to come forward about being autistic. Below...

April 01, 2019

Pope: Evangelize 1st by Example! Not “Don’t Convert Others”

On Sunday, Pope Francis spoke to the Christian minority in Morocco. He spoke of how...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

New Stricter Vatican Child Protection Norms

This morning, the Vatican issued new norms which tighten rules on child protection. Three separate...

March 28, 2019

Texas Bill Protects Doctors’ & Lawyers’ Religious Liberty

Texas is currently considering Senate Bill 17. This bill is designed to allow religious liberty for...

March 22, 2019

Arguments Against a Germ-Line Editing Moratorium Fail

Last week it came out that many scientists want a 5-year moratorium on gene-line editing....

March 19, 2019

Saving Eggs before Blocking Puberty: Why “Transition” If Still Uncertain?

A recent report came out about a young woman who thinks she is a man...

March 14, 2019

Diabetes Testing by 23andMe: Pros and Cons

23andMe recently added an option to test for your probability of getting diabetes. (Type-2 diabetes...

March 13, 2019

Amoris Laetitia: A Complete Guide for Chapter VIII on Communion

Ever since Amoris Laetitia came out, there has been confusion about how to interpret chapter...

March 08, 2019

Assisted Suicide Passes Maryland House: A Danger for the Disabled & Elderly

Yesterday, the Maryland house of delegates passed a bill legalizing assisted suicide by 3 votes:...

March 06, 2019

15 Last Minute Ideas for Lenten Sacrifices (from Twitter)

All of us adult Catholics probably now have a habit of giving up something for...

March 01, 2019

Anonymous Sperm Donors and Genetic Testing: A Moral Conundrum

IVF has always been an issue for Catholic morality. New DNA tests that help find...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Bold New Catholic T-Shirts & Mugs (Launching a RedBubble Store)

As I have written online things, a few times I've had ideas for interesting shirts,...

February 23, 2019

“Hypocrites at Times? Yes!” Nigerian Sister to Abuse Summit

Sr. Veronica Openibo, of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, gave an impassioned talk...

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