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January 2020

January 17, 2020

Discernment Continues in the Seminary

The purpose of discernment is action. The purpose of discerning if you are called to...

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...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

2 Priests & a Deacon Explain Why We Might Deny Communion

This weekend, Joe Biden was denied Communion in a parish in South Carolina. Although denying...

October 23, 2019

Autistic Confession: Tips for Both Sides of the Screen

I recently wrote a piece on confession for autistics. I want to help both the...

October 12, 2019

No Women Are in Formation to Be Permanent Deacons

A bishop in the Amazon is doing the laudable act of forming catechists to lead...

October 10, 2019

Dealing with Autistic Sensory Issues at Mass

Following in my series of videos on autism and Catholicism, today I address issues surrounding...

October 08, 2019

Let’s Use “Fertility Awareness” not “Natural Family Planning”

I fully support the Church’s teaching on contraception but I wonder if our terminology presents...

October 03, 2019

Christus Vivit Study Guide for Small Groups or Personal Study

A few months back, Pope Francis issued a letter to youth called Chrstus Vivit (Christ is Alive)....

October 01, 2019

Study: Autistic Kids Struggle in the Catholic Church

I can talk all I want about my experience of autism in the Church or...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Assisted Suicide: How the Church Should Behave and WHY

This week, news came out of Seattle of Robert Fuller who died via assisted suicide....

August 23, 2019

Adaptive First Communion Preparation Kit Unboxing

Before I spoke about if autistic children should receive first Communion. They should, in case...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

Helping Out at a Special Needs Mass

A few weeks back I was visiting my family in Calgary and helped out with...

July 17, 2019

Dear National Catholic Reporter, Don’t Fudge Parish Numbers

Last week, the National Catholic Reporter came out with a story about a parish they...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Key Quotes from Christus Vivit

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

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...

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 09, 2019

Autistic Children Should Receive First Communion!

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

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...

February 2019

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...

February 21, 2019

California Prepares to Make Martyrs of the Confessional

A new bill was just presented in California to force priests to reveal what is...

February 19, 2019

Open Letter to Priests and Bishops: Resign If You Need to

Dear fellow clerics and religious in Christ, I know that most of you are hard-working...

February 16, 2019

McCarrick Laicized: The End of the Beginning

Today, Mr. Theodore McCarrick is no longer a cleric: he has no right to celebrate...

January 2019

January 05, 2019

Seminarian: Why I Want to Be a Priest Despite the Crisis

As the clerical sex abuse crisis continues to unfold. Each of us in ordained ministry...

January 02, 2019

The Limits of What a Church Can Do With a Misbehaving Priest: The Case of Fr. Tetherow

Fr. Virgil Bradley Tetherow was forbidden from saying Mass and removed from the clerical state....

December 2018

December 20, 2018

A Different Story When a Bishop, Not a Priest, Is Accused (LA Auxiliary)

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was aware of accusations against Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar since 2005....

December 18, 2018

2 Anonymous Priests: Silence Regarding Priestly Misconduct Is a Problem

Too often, the modus operandi in the Church continues to be ignoring problems priests have....

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Elizabeth Bruenig: Tell the Whole Truth to End the Crisis

Last Monday afternoon (November 19) featured a panel of four top Journalists at Catholic University...

October 2018

October 11, 2018

Ideas for Increasing Confession (from Twitter)

Recently, several prominent Catholics have been tweeting about confession on Twitter. The consensus seems to be...

October 05, 2018

Bishop Henry: Speak Boldly and Evangelize in the Media

Bishop Fred Henry, a retired bishop, recently spoke about the need for us to speak out...

October 02, 2018

Bishop Caggiano: We Need to Address Sex Abuse to Reach Youth

Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, CT is a delegate at the youth synod. He recently spoke...

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