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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...

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...

August 2021

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...

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"...

April 2021

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 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...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

Fr. Nix Is More Confused About Vaccines Than I Thought

A few days before Christmas, I posted a critique of Fr. Dave Nix’s video against...

October 2020

October 04, 2020

Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)

Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I read it all today. As I read through...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

An Autistic Mental Breakdown Doesn’t Excuse Shooting a 13-Year-Old

In Salt Lake City, a 13-year-old autistic boy had a mental breakdown. The mom called...

August 2020

August 22, 2020

Woman Told She Should Have Aborted Autistic Children

In Ireland, someone told a woman with two autistic children that she should have aborted...

August 13, 2020

Video Shows the Need to Train Priests on Disability

On Sunday, there was a video of a priest kicking a 7-year-old disabled child out...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

Speaking Out Against Drinking Bleach

Unfortunately, many promote drinking bleach (usually called MMS) to cure autism and COVID. All the...

July 01, 2020

Faking Disability to Avoid Masks Breaks at Least 3 Commandments

In recent weeks, many places have required people to wear masks when entering. Close contact...

May 2020

May 01, 2020

Ministering to the Disabled on the Counsel of Trent Podcast

Earlier this week, Trent Horn had John Kraemer and me on his podcast to discuss...

April 2020

April 24, 2020

Helping Autistics Participate in the Liturgy

As I have noted several times before in this column, autistic individuals often have some...

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 11, 2020

Give Autistics Control: Don’t Push DNR Orders on Us

In the UK, doctors put DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders on a bunch of autistic adults'...

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 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...

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...

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...

December 2019

December 10, 2019

CBS Treats Eugenic Dating as Advancement

This week, the CBS News Program, 60 Minutes featured a report on George Church, a...

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 22, 2019

Pennsylvania Politicians Divided Over Aborting the Disabled

In the past few days, it has been reported that the Pennsylvania House and Senate...

October 2019

October 22, 2019

Rewriting Our Genes? Prime Editing Doesn’t Resolve Moral Issues

This week, a new variation of CRISPR called "Prime Editing" has come into the spotlight....

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...

June 2019

June 19, 2019

Autistics Should Be Welcome in Church (Re: Evensong at Cambridge)

Last Sunday, Dr. Paul Rimmer took his autistic son to Evensong at King’s College at Cambridge. They...

April 2019

April 02, 2019

Yes, I am Autistic -Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Today, on World Autism Awareness Day, I decided to come forward about being autistic. Below...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Assisted Suicide Passes Maryland House: A Danger for the Disabled & Elderly

Yesterday, the Maryland house of delegates passed a bill legalizing assisted suicide by 3 votes:...

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