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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 16, 2021

Art of Autism Interview

Ron Sandison for The Art of Autism blog contacted me a few months ago about...

April 2021

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....

February 2021

February 12, 2021

Prayer for the Neurodivergent

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

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...

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...

October 01, 2020

Living Catholicism with Illness or Disability

This summer I gave a talk on "Living Catholicism with Illness or Disability" for an...

May 2020

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 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 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 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...

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...

November 05, 2019

A Guide to Helping Your Special Needs Child

A few months back I got Spiritually Able: A Parent’s Guide to Teaching the Faith...

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 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 25, 2019

Jesus Comes Into Our Messy Lives (Divine Mercy Homily)

This Sunday we read the story often called "Doubting Thomas," even though I bet most...

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 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...

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...

April 01, 2019

Pope: Evangelize 1st by Example! Not “Don’t Convert Others”

On Sunday, Pope Francis spoke to the Christian minority in Morocco. He spoke of how...

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 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...

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...

December 02, 2018

Family Advent Traditions (via Twitter)

On Twitter, I asked for people's Advent traditions. Here are some of the best responses....

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....

September 2018

September 22, 2018

Announcement: New Weekly News Summary & Sponsoring Me on Patreon

Writing online is a tough way to make a living. It's even harder to pay...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

I Found a New Spiritual Author in Julian of Norwich

Recently, I’ve been reading An Explorer’s Guide to Julian of Norwich by Veronica Mary Rolf....

August 18, 2018

Pope Francis Teaches Holiness: Gaudete et Exsultate Study Guide

Recently Pope Francis wrote a document on how we can all be holy called Gaudete et...

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