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October 2021

October 15, 2021

Ohio Dioceses Dealing with Closing Parishes

Recently, it's been in the news that the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is starting a program...

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...

November 07, 2020

A Deacon Discouraged a Dying Woman from Confessing

There have been different bad pastoral ideas. But I think recently I may have seen...

August 2020

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...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

Prudence over Politics in Reopening Churches

On Wednesday, May 20, it came out that the bishops of Minnesota will open their...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

How Parishes Can Avoid Laying Off Staff

With public worship and gathering of large groups suspended, many Catholic parishes and other charities...

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...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

USCCB Should Propose Paid Maternity Leave

The other day, a friend noted on Twitter that his wife was not granted paid...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

2 Priests & a Deacon Explain Why We Might Deny Communion

This weekend, Joe Biden was denied Communion in a parish in South Carolina. Although denying...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Assisted Suicide: How the Church Should Behave and WHY

This week, news came out of Seattle of Robert Fuller who died via assisted suicide....

July 2019

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...

July 17, 2019

Dear National Catholic Reporter, Don’t Fudge Parish Numbers

Last week, the National Catholic Reporter came out with a story about a parish they...

May 2019

May 08, 2019

Let’s Bring Back Parish Missions on Contraception

Following the post I made recently on explaining contraception, I follow up with one way...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Working with Pastors Regarding Special Needs Kids

Tomorrow, I am going to the Catholic Parents of Special Needs Children Conference in New...

April 09, 2019

Autistic Children Should Receive First Communion!

Some people don't know this, but the Vatican and US bishops are very clear that...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

A Different Story When a Bishop, Not a Priest, Is Accused (LA Auxiliary)

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was aware of accusations against Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar since 2005....

December 18, 2018

2 Anonymous Priests: Silence Regarding Priestly Misconduct Is a Problem

Too often, the modus operandi in the Church continues to be ignoring problems priests have....

October 2018

October 11, 2018

Ideas for Increasing Confession (from Twitter)

Recently, several prominent Catholics have been tweeting about confession on Twitter. The consensus seems to be...

August 2018

August 18, 2018

“I am tired of the obfuscation of truth. I am tired of sin.” Bishop Morlino Responds to Crisis

Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison posted a letter today which is a nice start of...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Powerful Bishop’s Letter on McCarrick Situation: Calls It “Grave Sin”

On Sunday Morning, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger sent a letter to clergy and lay leaders in...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

The #1 Secret to Reverse Parish Closings

Some dioceses are facing a serious issue with reductions in clergy and parishes. Take this...

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