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March 2022

March 18, 2022

Russia Was Consecrated in 1984 to the Immaculate Heart

We should celebrate both John Paul II's and Francis's consecrations of Russia to the Immaculate...

April 2021

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...

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...

February 2021

February 12, 2021

Prayer for the Neurodivergent

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

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 02, 2020

Interview on Profiles in Catholicism

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

November 2020

November 13, 2020

A Simple Reflection on Our Current Times

Fr. Harrison Ayre and Michael Heinlein just released Finding Christ in the Crisis. It's a short...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

St. Isidore of Seville is NOT the Official Patron of the Internet.

When I wrote on soon to be Blessed Carlo Acutis, I got the same reply...

May 07, 2020

Organic Spirituality in an Artificial Spirituality World

Silence, listening to the voice of God, a personal encounter with the living God, deep...

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 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 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...

February 2020

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...

November 2019

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...

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...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Deep Autistic Prayer: A Personal Prayer Beyond Words

When we autistics pray, we can go deep. However, autistic prayer is slightly different from...

September 04, 2019

Autistic Memory and Prayer

We autistics tend to have a really amazing memory. I have said before that friends...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Autism Is NOT Due to Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmanal

I’m surprised I need to say that autism is not due to parental sin. However,...

July 19, 2019

Helping Out at a Special Needs Mass

A few weeks back I was visiting my family in Calgary and helped out with...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

The Joy of the Resurrection (Easter Homily)

This Sunday we celebrate the high point of the Christian year: Jesus' Resurrection! Happy Easter...

April 17, 2019

A Small Group Guidebook But More (Building the Benedict Option)

Leah Libresco has given us a wonderful testimony of conversion to the faith and now...

April 11, 2019

Let us Enter into the Passion (Palm Sunday Homily)

Continuing my series of homilies I did for Homiletic and Pastoral Review, we have a...

April 04, 2019

We Are Never Lost (Homily on the Woman Caught in Adultery)

This month, I was asked to prepare the homilies for a priest's publication, Homiletic and...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

15 Last Minute Ideas for Lenten Sacrifices (from Twitter)

All of us adult Catholics probably now have a habit of giving up something for...

December 2018

December 07, 2018

Spiritual Direction, Scruples, Vocation, Confession, etc. (Spiritual Situations Q&A on CuriousCat)

A few weeks ago, I published an intro to the spiritual life Q&A based on...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

Starting a Christian Spiritual Life: Q&A with Fr. Matthew, LC

I've had a CuriousCat account most of 2018 and I sometimes get asked interesting questions....

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Don’t Empty “Redemption” of Meaning

The Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, published an article today under the title "Salvation: More Than...

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