Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Through Catholic Lenses

Home
Catholic
Religion News

2018-12-19T14:45:47-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Friendly Atheist is Factually Wrong about Catholicism & Contraception

Last updated on: December 19, 2018 at 2:45 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

A popular writer here at Patheos is Hemant Mehta, AKA the Friendly Atheist. Obviously, we often disagree. I understand that when he summarizes Catholic beliefs his summaries would be far from what I would write. However, in a recent column about a Catholic hospital aligning with Catholic teaching and no longer offering sterilization surgeries (Good news!), he states Catholic teaching in a way that directly contradicts the facts. I will point out the facts. Mehta said: The Catholic Church is against... Read more

Procreative and Unitive

Technology

2018-12-18T10:38:34-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

2 Anonymous Priests: Silence Regarding Priestly Misconduct Is a Problem

Last updated on: December 18, 2018 at 10:38 am By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Too often, the modus operandi in the Church continues to be ignoring problems priests have. So often we look at them and assume as long as they aren’t minors or major PR disasters, we can ignore them. This silence is a disaster! When we ignore serious misconduct in other spheres, we keep these priests from getting help and we open up to ignoring bigger problems. I want to go through two anonymous examples of priests I’ve spoken with who feel... Read more

Fr Dwight Longenecker

2018-12-13T20:02:08-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Designer Babies Are Here: Let’s Not Kid Ourselves

Last updated on: December 13, 2018 at 8:02 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

This week, A Cecile JW Janssens, a professor of Epidemiology at Emory University, tried to argue that designer babies aren’t here and aren’t coming. Her article was published in The Conversation. I want to go over her article including her main arguments – environment and gene interactions – followed by the reality of genetic investigation and current abortion rates for testable “imperfections.” I conclude with a cautionary warning. The First Designer Baby Janssens begins with the first designer baby chosen to be... Read more

Social Model of Disability

The Conversation

2018-12-13T16:52:40-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Pope Francis: Our Father Should Say “Abandon Us Not When in Temptation”

Last updated on: December 13, 2018 at 4:52 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

The Our Father is a central Christian prayer. It is not originally in English but our English translation has changed over time. Last year, Pope Francis spoke about changing a translation currently used in Italian and English. The Italian bishops have proposed changing “lead us not into temptation” to “abandon us not when in temptation.” Many other languages have this, it is theologically accurate, and it is a good translation. I will cover this new development followed by what Francis said a... Read more

2018-12-08T20:11:01-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Starbucks & Tumblr Banning Porn before Notre Dame

Last updated on: December 8, 2018 at 8:11 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Yes, you read that right. All public forums and all Catholic institutes should ban porn. It is surprising that some secular businesses have gotten the message about the damage porn causes before some Catholic institutes. These are not businesses known for being particularly Christian either. I offer details of Starbucks, Tumblr, and Notre Dame, followed by a few comments to conclude. Starbucks Business Insider covered how Starbucks was banning porn: Next year, the coffee giant plans to introduce a new tool meant to... Read more

2018-12-07T10:44:11-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

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

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 10:44 am By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

A few weeks ago, I published an intro to the spiritual life Q&A based on questions via my CuriousCat. Well, I promised a follow-up about specific situations in the spiritual life. Here it is. I doubt every question applies to every person but scroll through the questions to see if any fit you and share with friends. How do you get a spiritual director? There is no surefire way to get a spiritual director but I’ll give you some general steps.... Read more

2018-12-07T09:15:31-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Atheists Trolled Me for 5 Days, So I Learned Their Strategies

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:15 am By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Two weeks ago, I posted a version of the popular meme-like format of “Don’t say it.” It pointed out the logical inconsistencies of atheists online. [Sees Atheists memes online] My brain: Don’t say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Me: It takes more faith to be an atheist than a Christian, & I don’t have that much faith. — Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC�️ (@FrMatthewLC) November 16,... Read more

2018-12-02T17:56:35-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Family Advent Traditions (via Twitter)

Last updated on: December 2, 2018 at 5:56 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

On Twitter, I asked for people’s Advent traditions. Here are some of the best responses. What are people’s advent traditions? How do you share this season as a family? (Disclosure: these may be compiled into an article.) — Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) November 28, 2018 My family wasn’t big on Advent traditions. We just lit an Advent wreath on Sunday at dinner and maybe a few other days of the week during dinner. Advent Wreaths and Calendars Advent Wreaths... Read more

2018-11-30T10:56:24-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Science Didn’t Prove Adam & Eve or Noah’s Ark

Last updated on: November 30, 2018 at 10:56 am By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

A whole bunch of media reports seemed to imply some scientists proved Adam & Eve or Noah’s Ark. The headlines read, “Did a mysterious extinction event precede Adam and Eve?” (Fox), “All humans are descended from just TWO people and a catastrophic event almost wiped out ALL species 100,000 years ago” (Daily Mail), or “Turns out all of humanity is related to a single couple” (NY Post). However, this research on Mitochondrial Eve does not mean what many people assumed: it... Read more

2022-03-20T18:29:53-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Twitter Newspeak: You Must Say “Caitlyn Jenner Won the Men’s Decathlon in 1976”

Last updated on: March 20, 2022 at 6:29 pm By Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Twitter has just banned deadnaming and misgendering. This means you must call people by their preferred name and pronouns. You can’t refer to someone by what they were previously known as. As I posted on Twitter: In the new Twitter terms of service, you must say, “Caitlyn Jenner won the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.” In Orwell’s 1984 this was called Newspeak. https://t.co/Hz8WwnEDDV — Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) November 25, 2018 Banning Deadnaming As the new “Hateful Comment... Read more

News Analysis

Sexual orientation or identity

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who was the last apostle to die?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Paul James Peter John

Support this
Column

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Autism Bioethics Book Review Business and Economics Catholic Social Teaching Culture Diocesan Life Disability Discipleship Euthanasia Family Life Genetics Global Politics History Immigration Inspiration Interview Liturgy Moral Theology My Life News Analysis Original Articles Prayer Privacy Pro-Life Science Sexual orientation or identity Social Media Sports Technology Theology Uncategorized US Politics Vatican

Select a Month March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic