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December 2021

December 10, 2021

Aquinas: Some Sins Worse Than Sexual Sins

In response to people freaking out about Pope Francis, I examined what Aquinas said: This...

October 2021

October 05, 2021

A Timeline Those Now Critiquing My HEK293 Post Miss

I think a little timeline is helpful to understand how my post on how almost...

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...

August 19, 2021

Did the Pope Say the Commandments are Relative?

Simple answer: no! The Pope did not say the Ten Commandments are relative. Complicated answer:...

August 03, 2021

What Is Natural Law?

This weekend, Aleteia published a piece I wrote attempting to explain natural law. I was...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Vaccines: 2 Moral Issues But Only 1 Discussed

While Catholics in the USA have been extremely concerned over a rather minor issue regarding...

April 09, 2021

From Founding a Startup to Deloitte to the Convent

Montserrat Medina Martínez was an up-and-coming woman in Spanish business. Despite being only 36, she has gone...

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....

March 2021

March 02, 2021

You Can Use the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine in Some Cases

Recently, the FDA approved the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine (emergency use authorization). This brings up...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

Catholics, Promoting Conspiracy Theories Harms Our Cause

Our goal as Catholics is to share Jesus’ message with the whole world. A big...

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 20, 2020

Adult Autism Diagnosis Changes Ministry

As society becomes more aware of autism, many of us are being diagnosed as adults....

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 2 (Chapters 5-8)

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...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

A Quick Blog Interview on Autism

The Simple Catholic had emailed me some questions a while back. The blog editor got...

June 2020

June 09, 2020

Deepfakes Create Many Moral Messes

Deepfakes are a new technology where a person's face is taken from stills or video...

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...

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 21, 2020

Including Autistics in Worship and Small Groups

I was scheduled to give this talk at InclusionFest Live run by Key Ministry in...

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...

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...

November 2019

November 12, 2019

Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll Are a Path to Death Not Freedom

Recently, the pornographic actress Jessica Redding was found dead at 43. It made me reflect...

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...

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....

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Privacy and Facial Recognition Software: Moral Analysis

I'm currently writing a doctoral thesis in moral theology on the topic of privacy. A...

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...

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