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January 2022

January 14, 2022

Licensing the Catechism

I wrote a bit about the issue with how the Church does copyright over on...

December 2021

December 02, 2021

Australian Bishops Want Us to Include Those with Disabilities

Pope Francis and the Australian Bishops had some good words about those with disabilities for...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Fetal Cell Lines ≠ Aborted Baby Parts

In the discussion around vaccines tested on fetal cell lines there is what appears to...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Christian vs. Secular Bioethics in Losing Our Dignity by Charlie Camosy

Charles Camosy recently wrote a work analyzing the world of bioethics, comparing and contrasting different...

August 03, 2021

What Is Natural Law?

This weekend, Aleteia published a piece I wrote attempting to explain natural law. I was...

July 2021

July 02, 2021

Who is Weaponizing the Eucharist? Politicians, Not Bishops

Recently concerns have arisen over the bishops following historical pastoral practice and insisting that people...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Vaccines: 2 Moral Issues But Only 1 Discussed

While Catholics in the USA have been extremely concerned over a rather minor issue regarding...

April 08, 2021

Artificial food, sex and drugs give us an artificial high—and they’re getting in the way of our search for God

Back in 2019, I wrote a little reflection on organic spirituality in an artificial world....

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Errors in Fr. Dave Nix’s COVID Vaccine Video

There are unfortunately a lot of errors in Catholic circles on COVID vaccines. I have...

December 09, 2020

Hack of Top Anti-Hacking Company Proves Online Privacy Doesn’t Exist

We all appreciate privacy. People sometimes use things like incognito mode to get better prices...

December 08, 2020

Wage Theft in the Gig Economy

Wage theft has been a serious issue in the US, with a 2009 estimate putting...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

Vaccines and Double Effect with Trent Horn

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being on Trent Horn's podcast, the Council of Trent....

October 2020

October 22, 2020

Pope Francis’s Words on Civil Unions Distorted by Editing

On October 21, 2020, I woke up to find every news source in the world...

October 04, 2020

Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 2 (Chapters 5-8)

Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I read it all today. As I read through...

October 04, 2020

Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)

Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I read it all today. As I read through...

July 2020

July 03, 2020

COVID Isn’t an Excuse to Let the Disabled Die

In both the US and UK in recent weeks, disabled people have been denied care...

April 2020

April 01, 2020

Why is Public Mass Suspended? 4 Case Studies Show Why

If anyone still questions why Catholic churches have suspended public Masses? It's because we love...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

How Parishes Can Avoid Laying Off Staff

With public worship and gathering of large groups suspended, many Catholic parishes and other charities...

March 18, 2020

Obedience Is a Virtue: Follow Your Bishop’s Rules!

Obedience to the spirit of a command is a virtue. If your bishop suspended public...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

USCCB Should Propose Paid Maternity Leave

The other day, a friend noted on Twitter that his wife was not granted paid...

December 13, 2019

Food, Shelter, and Clothing are Basic Human Rights

I am surprised how adamantly some Catholics deny that life’s necessities are human rights. However,...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Privacy and Facial Recognition Software: Moral Analysis

I'm currently writing a doctoral thesis in moral theology on the topic of privacy. A...

April 2019

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...

February 2019

February 08, 2019

Francis: Being Pro-Life Is the Foundation of Human Rights

This week, Francis spoke to Italian pro-life leaders. In his speech, he spoke about being pro-life...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

Burning Questions about Catholicism: Theology Q&A on CuriousCat

People have asked me a bunch of theological questions online. I collected the best on my CuriousCat...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Insulin: Why Is There Rationing? How Can We Solve It?

I've seen a few recent stories about rationing of insulin by diabetics. This worries me as...

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