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March 2022

March 22, 2022

Why Such a Focus on Extraordinary Form in Catholic Media and Online Discussion?

I think the extraordinary form Latin Mass is good and can help some to have...

February 2022

February 20, 2022

Catholic Media: Fides Quarens Rem Publicam

I wrote a piece over on FrMatthewLC.com about how Catholic media needs to start with...

January 2022

January 24, 2022

21 of the Most Dynamic Signs at March For Life 2022

The March for Life 2022 happened today and people had plenty of amazing signs. I...

January 10, 2022

Distinguishing Between Religious and Conscience Exceptions.

I think this has been important for a while. The vaccine issues have made this...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Fetal Cell Lines ≠ Aborted Baby Parts

In the discussion around vaccines tested on fetal cell lines there is what appears to...

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...

October 14, 2021

Fetal Cell Line Testing & Church Teaching

Despite claims to the contrary from some circles, the Church has never taught that medicine...

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 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 24, 2021

Brandon Vogt on Defending the Church Wisely

As I started getting big online years ago, a bunch of people recommended How to...

August 17, 2021

Christian vs. Secular Bioethics in Losing Our Dignity by Charlie Camosy

Charles Camosy recently wrote a work analyzing the world of bioethics, comparing and contrasting different...

August 16, 2021

Art of Autism Interview

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

August 09, 2021

Imprudence & Imprecision on Vaccines & Mandates

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

August 04, 2021

Electronic Privacy and Fidelity

After The Pillar’s expose on Msgr. Burrill using Grindr, there have been a whole bunch...

August 03, 2021

What Is Natural Law?

This weekend, Aleteia published a piece I wrote attempting to explain natural law. I was...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

“Distractions” and Priestly Fidelity

One line from the USCCB’s statement on Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill’s resignation has bothered me: they...

July 02, 2021

Who is Weaponizing the Eucharist? Politicians, Not Bishops

Recently concerns have arisen over the bishops following historical pastoral practice and insisting that people...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

Peter Singer: Eugenics Is Great! (YIKES!)

One insidious aspect of the culture of death is the idea we can kill "undesirable"...

June 04, 2021

Anti-Vaccine Catholics Break Moral Theology Principles

Basic moral theology indicates that we can, and in most cases should, use the vaccines...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Vaccines: 2 Moral Issues But Only 1 Discussed

While Catholics in the USA have been extremely concerned over a rather minor issue regarding...

April 21, 2021

Comparing COVID Vaccine to Other Vaccines

For decades, Catholic ethicists have approved of several vaccines in the USA which have some...

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...

March 2021

March 26, 2021

Issues with (Br) Alexis Bugnolo, Ordo Militaris & FromRome

Alexis Bugnolo runs FromRome, Ordo Militaris, and Scholasticum online. The first is meant to be...

March 23, 2021

Quantifying Cooperation in or Appropriation of Evil

Some Catholics have questions about COVID vaccines based on the very remote connection to abortion....

March 18, 2021

The Case of Hearing an Abusive Priest’s Confession

When I did my License in Theology, my thesis was 100 pages on when absolution...

March 02, 2021

You Can Use the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine in Some Cases

Recently, the FDA approved the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine (emergency use authorization). This brings up...

February 2021

February 12, 2021

Prayer for the Neurodivergent

Prayer for people with mental health is an issue we need to address as a...

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 29, 2021

13 Cool Pro-Life Signs and Shirts Posted During MFL 2021

This year, the March for Life was mainly virtual. However, many still posted their great...

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