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February 2022

February 28, 2022

Sensory-Friendly Mass Directory Now Available

Over on FrMatthewLC.com, I've posted a sensory-friendly Mass directory. I hope this helps autistics and...

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...

October 2021

October 19, 2021

Raising Kids with Learning Disabilities: Podcast with Sr. Josephine

In Spring 2021, I recorded an interview with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, primarily for the...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Addressing Disability on Multiple Levels in Summer Kinard’s Of Such Is the Kingdom

Summer Kinard, Of Such Is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (Chesterton, IN: Ancient...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

Relationality in Disability Ministry in I Believe in You

Luca Badetti, the director of community life at L’Arche in Chicago, recently wrote a book...

August 16, 2021

Art of Autism Interview

Ron Sandison for The Art of Autism blog contacted me a few months ago about...

April 2021

April 16, 2021

Pro-Life & Disability Rights: Often on the Same Side but Not Always

I've written before about how disability rights groups and pro-life groups support human dignity in...

February 2021

February 13, 2021

DNR Orders Forced on Those With Learning Disabilities

Back in April 2020, I reported on how DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders were put...

February 11, 2021

FREE Euthanasia for the Disabled in Canada

The Canadian government is proposing a law that will push euthanasia on the disabled. This...

December 2020

December 03, 2020

Pope Francis: Give Disabled the Sacraments

Pope Francis wants to make sure every Mass is accessible and people with disabilities can...

November 2020

November 20, 2020

Adult Autism Diagnosis Changes Ministry

As society becomes more aware of autism, many of us are being diagnosed as adults....

October 2020

October 31, 2020

Ask Politicians About Assisted Suicide or It Becomes Law

States have slowly been adopted assisted suicide legislation. This is unethical as it is taking...

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...

October 01, 2020

Living Catholicism with Illness or Disability

This summer I gave a talk on "Living Catholicism with Illness or Disability" for an...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

An Autistic Mental Breakdown Doesn’t Excuse Shooting a 13-Year-Old

In Salt Lake City, a 13-year-old autistic boy had a mental breakdown. The mom called...

August 2020

August 22, 2020

Woman Told She Should Have Aborted Autistic Children

In Ireland, someone told a woman with two autistic children that she should have aborted...

August 13, 2020

Video Shows the Need to Train Priests on Disability

On Sunday, there was a video of a priest kicking a 7-year-old disabled child out...

August 01, 2020

Genetic Screening Might Kill Disabled Babies

Yes, you read that right. Most of you have probably heard about genetic testing on...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

A Quick Blog Interview on Autism

The Simple Catholic had emailed me some questions a while back. The blog editor got...

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...

July 01, 2020

Faking Disability to Avoid Masks Breaks at Least 3 Commandments

In recent weeks, many places have required people to wear masks when entering. Close contact...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

Welcoming Autistics at Mass (Podcast with Cincinnati Archdiocese)

A while back, I spoke about welcoming autistic individuals to Mass and religious education on...

May 01, 2020

Ministering to the Disabled on the Counsel of Trent Podcast

Earlier this week, Trent Horn had John Kraemer and me on his podcast to discuss...

April 2020

April 24, 2020

Helping Autistics Participate in the Liturgy

As I have noted several times before in this column, autistic individuals often have some...

April 21, 2020

Including Autistics in Worship and Small Groups

I was scheduled to give this talk at InclusionFest Live run by Key Ministry in...

April 11, 2020

Give Autistics Control: Don’t Push DNR Orders on Us

In the UK, doctors put DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders on a bunch of autistic adults'...

April 08, 2020

Pope Francis Condemns Eugenic Abortion, Again

Reading one paragraph of Pope Francis's interview with Austen Ivereigh today, I was reminded of...

April 03, 2020

What Autistics Want Their Fellow Catholics to Know About Us

I think sometimes, it is hard for people who are not autistic to see things...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

We Should Treat Autistics Like Jesus Treated Lazarus (Homily: 5th Sunday of Lent)

I was invited to give the homily at all the Masses this weekend at Our...

December 2019

December 10, 2019

CBS Treats Eugenic Dating as Advancement

This week, the CBS News Program, 60 Minutes featured a report on George Church, a...

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