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January 2017

January 05, 2017

I’m speaking about my conversion in Denver!

The archdiocese of Denver is running a special season of Theology on Taps this spring...

July 2016

July 13, 2016

Rational Faith: More working hypothesis than logical proof

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Faith and Reason....

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Discussing Conversion with Rebecca Cherico

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Rebecca Cherico's radio...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

Why I Am Catholic…

Patheos asked bloggers to give 200 word apologiai for their faith, so, here's my very...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Famine in a Time of Feasting

This past weekend was the one year anniversary of my conversion (well, according to the...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

The Inspector Javert Medley [Sequence Index]

I may not have drawn little hearts in my middle school notebooks labelled "Leah +...

December 26, 2012

Javert: No Quarter Asked or Given

I first saw Les Miserables when I was in middle school, I think, and I was...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

For C.S. Lewis, Deo Gratias!

Patheos invited religious bloggers to share stories about people we're thankful for who've supported us...

November 20, 2012

Singing my way to the Sacraments [Index]

In the run-up to my reception into the Catholic Church, I tried to talk a...

November 18, 2012

To bring him back with a twitch upon the thread

Today, I was recieved into the Catholic Church and was given the sacraments of...

November 17, 2012

“No one can be what he wants me to be”

The last two song and sentiment posts have touched on problems of uncertainty. How does...

November 16, 2012

“In a world of wondering, suddenly you know”

About two years ago, long before I converted, a student was working on his performance...

November 15, 2012

“Reach out your hand, and see what it gets you”

Traditionally, as catechumens prepare for baptism in the Catholic Church, we hear three specific Gospel...

November 10, 2012

Steelmanning one of Dennett’s arguments

This post is part of a series discussing Daniel Dennett’s Breaking the Spell. Back in the cultural...

October 2012

October 21, 2012

Help me make a hymnal for the Liturgical Party Train

God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be received into the Catholic Church four weeks from...

October 05, 2012

You Shall Know Them By Their Fruits

Bob Seidensticker of Cross Examined (the one who sparked the discussion of the Atheist Prayer...

October 02, 2012

Turns out someone was actually converted by the LARPing strategy

Back in the archives of the Why I am Catholic repository of conversion stories comes...

October 01, 2012

For the 800th Post, a Blast from the Past

Hurrah! And I'm even more delighted by the nearly 18,000 comments you lot have posted...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

LARP Your Way to Truth

Over in the Atheist channel, Bob Seidensticker of Cross Examined is experimenting with prayer. He's...

September 10, 2012

I Never Promised You an Ecstasy Garden

Since we've been discussing some Mormon perspectives on conversion and personal revelation, I've got the...

September 01, 2012

Getting Tested on a Quasi-Catechism

I'm skipping around in JT's questions, so, today, let's take a look at #2:...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

“Nobody human can stand all that everlasting affection!”

The quote is from Company, the subject is Passion, as the Sondheim Symposium goes on. This installment...

August 23, 2012

Here there be Dragons [Reply to JT]

So, JT asked: 3. You undoubtedly have a logical proof of some sort for...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

I’m speaking at the CIC tomorrow

I'm going to be doing a conversation at the DC Catholic Information Center tomorrow evening,...

July 23, 2012

Head to Head with Hemant Mehta

Last week, I got to do an interview/argument with fellow Patheos blogger and Friendly Atheist...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Q&A with Shameless Popery + Radio Roundup

I've been triaging email as well as comments, but when someone contacts me for a...

June 28, 2012

Camels with Hammers has a rebuttal

He's a writer at FreeThought Blogs and has been engaging pretty respectfully (without sacrificing aggression!)...

June 27, 2012

The College Application Stratagem or, “Sing out Louise”

One frequent question I got about my conversion was, "Uh, don't you disagree with the...

June 22, 2012

A little about the queer stuff

I had some major qualms about talking to a writer for the Blaze, but I...

June 21, 2012

Math-Related Prayer Hijinks

I like praying the Liturgy of the Hours because, at a bare minimum, it gives...