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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...

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 07, 2020

Bible Storytime with Fr. Matthew: Reading the Passion for Kids

With most people in quarantine for Holy Week, I was seeing a bunch of initiatives...

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...

March 24, 2020

Exercises to Keep Body, Mind & Soul at Peace (Catholic)

While we are all in some form of restrictions on gathers and most gyms are...

March 21, 2020

Celebrations of the Liturgy of the Word in Family

With the inability to go to Sunday Mass for many families, many parishes are offering...

March 20, 2020

No, Mass Is Not “Canceled”

I’ve seen several posts indicating Masses are canceled due to coronavirus. That is simply not...

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...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Non-Verbal Autistic Child Denied Communion: Some Lessons (Updated)

Earlier this week a non-verbal autistic child was denied registration for First Communion at a...

February 27, 2020

Warning: Fr. Tetherow Is Back at an Independent Latin Mass Chapel

A year ago, I reported on how the diocese had dealt well with a priest...

February 22, 2020

Patron Saint of the Internet? Carlo Acutis to Be Beatified

Ven. Carlo Acutis is the ideal candidate for the patron saint of the internet. He...

February 12, 2020

Francis & John Paul II: Holiness Over Numbers in Priestly Vocations

The big, but unsurprising, news today is that Pope Francis did not put a proposal...

February 07, 2020

How to Change the Super Bowl Halftime Show

In the past few decades, the Super Bowl halftime show has often been inappropriate for...

January 2020

January 25, 2020

12 Amazing March for Life 2020 Signs & 7 Nice Baby Yoda MFL Signs

Thousands and thousands marched on Washington today to protect the right to life of the...

January 17, 2020

Discernment Continues in the Seminary

The purpose of discernment is action. The purpose of discerning if you are called to...

December 2019

December 13, 2019

Food, Shelter, and Clothing are Basic Human Rights

I am surprised how adamantly some Catholics deny that life’s necessities are human rights. However,...

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 20, 2019

Dawn Eden Gives an Original Testimony

Today, it’s scary how anti-Semitism sometimes reawakens. I really don’t understand it. What is the...

November 18, 2019

Fr. Dominic Valanmanal, Please Stop Attacking Autistics UPDATED

Fr. Dominic Valanmanal is at it again. This priest compared us autistics to animals and...

November 12, 2019

Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll Are a Path to Death Not Freedom

Recently, the pornographic actress Jessica Redding was found dead at 43. It made me reflect...

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...

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...

November 05, 2019

A Guide to Helping Your Special Needs Child

A few months back I got Spiritually Able: A Parent’s Guide to Teaching the Faith...

October 2019

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 17, 2019

Christians, Please Call Us Autistic, Blind, and Deaf

When I have posted about autism, I occasionally have had an argument about terminology. I...

October 10, 2019

Dealing with Autistic Sensory Issues at Mass

Following in my series of videos on autism and Catholicism, today I address issues surrounding...

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...

October 03, 2019

Christus Vivit Study Guide for Small Groups or Personal Study

A few months back, Pope Francis issued a letter to youth called Chrstus Vivit (Christ is Alive)....

October 01, 2019

Study: Autistic Kids Struggle in the Catholic Church

I can talk all I want about my experience of autism in the Church or...

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