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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...

February 05, 2021

Cooperation with Evil on Catholic Answers Live

Today, cooperation with evil comes up in many situations Catholics need to make moral choices....

January 2021

January 28, 2021

If Any Drug Tested on HEK-293 Is Immoral, Goodbye Modern Medicine

For years, the Church has generally encouraged vaccines while noting issues with certain ones grown...

January 22, 2021

Flo Case Shows Inadequate Data Privacy Protection in the USA

Flo is an app for tracking women's menstrual cycles. Thus, it holds pretty private information....

January 19, 2021

My Interview in Crux on Vaccine Ethics

As I have been one of the most outspoken Catholic voices on the ethics of...

January 15, 2021

Fetal Cell Lines Are Not Continual Theft From the Fetus (2/3 on Fr. Ripperger)

This is the second in a three-part series analyzing Fr. Chad Ripperger on COVID-19 vaccines....

December 2020

December 29, 2020

Fr. Nix Is More Confused About Vaccines Than I Thought

A few days before Christmas, I posted a critique of Fr. Dave Nix’s video against...

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 18, 2020

12 Things Less-Remote Cooperation in Evil Than COVID Vaccines

In recent days, several vaccines for COVID have reached the final approval process. The USCCB...

December 16, 2020

USCCB: Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Is “An Act of Charity”

On Monday, the USCCB released a statement on the ethics of COVID vaccines. It noted...

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...

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 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...

September 2020

September 16, 2020

Portland Bans Most Facial Recognition

I have written several times about facial recognition before. As a large concern of mine...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

Speaking Out Against Drinking Bleach

Unfortunately, many promote drinking bleach (usually called MMS) to cure autism and COVID. All the...

July 11, 2020

Good News: First State DNA Privacy Law

As I might have mentioned before, I'm currently writing a doctoral thesis on the Catholic...

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...

April 2020

April 28, 2020

A Marriage Preparation or Enrichment Program Worth Considering

John and Claire Grabowski, One Body: A Program of Marriage Preparation and Enrichment for the...

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...

March 2020

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...

January 2020

January 22, 2020

Facial Recognition: How Much Privacy is Just?

Facial recognition is widely becoming available. The question of how this should be used comes...

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...

November 2019

November 22, 2019

Pennsylvania Politicians Divided Over Aborting the Disabled

In the past few days, it has been reported that the Pennsylvania House and Senate...

November 07, 2019

Clarity in Catholic Tradition on the Morality of Homosexual Acts

Some people might be confused about church teaching on the morality of homosexual acts. We...

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 22, 2019

Rewriting Our Genes? Prime Editing Doesn’t Resolve Moral Issues

This week, a new variation of CRISPR called "Prime Editing" has come into the spotlight....

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...

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