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October 2021

October 01, 2021

Lying About Vaccines Is Sinful

Last year, I wrote a piece on lying to avoid mask mandates. I think it...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Addressing Disability on Multiple Levels in Summer Kinard’s Of Such Is the Kingdom

Summer Kinard, Of Such Is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (Chesterton, IN: Ancient...

August 2021

August 24, 2021

Brandon Vogt on Defending the Church Wisely

As I started getting big online years ago, a bunch of people recommended How to...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Quantifying Cooperation in or Appropriation of Evil

Some Catholics have questions about COVID vaccines based on the very remote connection to abortion....

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 04, 2020

Interview with Advice for Parents of Autistic Kids

This week, two different sites posted interviews with me. Earlier, I posted the interview on Profiles...

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...

July 2020

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 29, 2020

Prudence over Politics in Reopening Churches

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

April 2020

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 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 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...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Francis: Evangelize by Example, not Pushing Your Faith on Others

Recently, Pope Francis answered questions from high school students and suggested they convert non-Catholics through...

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...

July 2019

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 03, 2019

We Need to Explain Why Contraception Is Immoral

This is possibly the most confusing Catholic teaching. I point out how even historically we...

April 2019

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...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

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

The Our Father is a central Christian prayer. It is not originally in English but our...

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....

May 2018

May 29, 2018

FULL INTERVIEW: Priest on American Ninja Warrior Tomorrow

Fr Stephen Gadberry has always kept in good shape. Being a priest in the diocese...

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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