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February 2022

February 24, 2022

Greg Locke, Autism Is not Demonic

It is crazy what gets shared as "Christian" content. I keep running across people connecting...

February 22, 2022

The Church Cannot Change Teaching on Homosexuality (Hollerich Errs)

I wrote a piece over on FrMatthewLC.com in response to Card. Hollerich claiming the Church's...

December 2021

December 10, 2021

Aquinas: Some Sins Worse Than Sexual Sins

In response to people freaking out about Pope Francis, I examined what Aquinas said: This...

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 05, 2021

A Timeline Those Now Critiquing My HEK293 Post Miss

I think a little timeline is helpful to understand how my post on how almost...

October 01, 2021

Lying About Vaccines Is Sinful

Last year, I wrote a piece on lying to avoid mask mandates. I think it...

September 2021

September 22, 2021

Only 1 Step from Autonomous Warfare (& Privacy Concerns)

Israel recently killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist. On its own, that might be news,...

September 17, 2021

Missing the Point about Remote Cooperation / Appropriation

My piece from January, If Any Drug Tested on HEK-293 Is Immoral, Goodbye Modern Medicine,...

August 2021

August 27, 2021

Bridgeport: The Best Vaccine Mandate Instruction Yet

Various dioceses have issued statements about vaccine mandates that seem contradictory. I think many of...

August 19, 2021

Did the Pope Say the Commandments are Relative?

Simple answer: no! The Pope did not say the Ten Commandments are relative. Complicated answer:...

August 09, 2021

Imprudence & Imprecision on Vaccines & Mandates

On August 5, the Bishops of Colorado issued a statement that although not technically wrong,...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

The Secular Value of the Sacrament of Confession

As some of you may know, my current full-time responsibility is writing a doctoral thesis...

April 2021

April 18, 2021

The Inconsistency of Moral Lines in Cooperation (Lincare Quarterly)

I just ran across a Licare Quarterly Editorial from February that cited me. I think Barbara...

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...

April 09, 2021

From Founding a Startup to Deloitte to the Convent

Montserrat Medina Martínez was an up-and-coming woman in Spanish business. Despite being only 36, she has gone...

March 2021

March 17, 2021

Defaulting to Filtering Pornography Is a Good Idea

Utah was in the news this week a new bill that requires all new devices...

March 06, 2021

Pope Francis’s Interreligious Speech in Iraq: Top Lines

This morning, Pope Francis gave a speech to an interreligious meeting on the plain of...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Another German Bishop Denies Catholic Teaching on Homosexual Acts

Two years ago, I wrote a response when one German bishop denied Church teaching on...

February 16, 2021

John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis All Did Ashes on the Crown

This Ash Wednesday, the distribution of the ashes will be a little different for Canada...

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...

January 2021

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 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...

January 06, 2021

Withdrawing Ventilators in Triage: A Catholic Approach

As you may know, I am currently writing a doctoral degree in moral theology. Another...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

Listen to YOUR Bishop

If your local bishop, the bishops' conference, the Vatican, and moral theology principles from the...

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...

December 08, 2020

Wage Theft in the Gig Economy

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

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....

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