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October 2021

October 15, 2021

Ohio Dioceses Dealing with Closing Parishes

Recently, it's been in the news that the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is starting a program...

October 04, 2021

Talking About Autism and My Early Life on a Podcast

I've done a bunch of podcasts on being autistic or how the Church can reach...

August 2021

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 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....

April 02, 2021

Autism Awareness Day on Good Friday

Today, we have two days seemingly in conflict. We commemorate the suffering and death of...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

The Best Talk I’ve Ever Heard on St. Joseph: John Cavadini

As Pope Francis indicated the year of St. Joseph, I've been thinking a bit about...

December 2020

December 04, 2020

Interview with Advice for Parents of Autistic Kids

This week, two different sites posted interviews with me. Earlier, I posted the interview on Profiles...

December 02, 2020

Interview on Profiles in Catholicism

Profiles in Catholicism is a website that tries to interview leaders in the Catholic world....

May 2020

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 21, 2020

Including Autistics in Worship and Small Groups

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

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...

January 2020

January 10, 2020

Sharing My Vocation as an Autistic Priest on the Radio

I've done a few different media appearances talking about my vocation and autism. I recorded...

December 2019

December 02, 2019

Christians Should Embrace Neurodiversity

I am an autistic priest. When I was first diagnosed with autism as a priest,...

November 2019

November 06, 2019

Entrevista con un sacerdote autista, el P. Matthew Schneider, LC

[For my regular readers in English, this is an interview I gave in Spanish on...

September 2019

September 26, 2019

Euthanasia Where My Great Aunt Was a Sister-Nurse

Recently, a hospital in Catholic Canada was forced to start doing euthanasia assessments. They will...

May 2019

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...

April 2019

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...

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,...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

#GivingTuesday: Help My Community Replace Our Roof

Today is #GivingTuesday which is a reminder that we all should give some money to...

September 2018

September 22, 2018

Announcement: New Weekly News Summary & Sponsoring Me on Patreon

Writing online is a tough way to make a living. It's even harder to pay...

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