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October 2019

October 23, 2019

Converting to Catholicism as a Feminist

I converted to Catholicism as a feminist. Some people were pretty shocked. It’s one thing...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

Should Ex-Fundamentalists and Ex-Evangelicals Attend Mass?

I have a special affection for people who’ve escaped toxic churches. While there are, unfortunately,...

April 2019

April 12, 2019

Wolves and Ghosts at Confession

When I entered the Catholic church last year, I waited until the last possible minute...

March 2019

March 30, 2019

Choosing a Confirmation Name

Easter is coming up, and anyone who will be confirmed then is probably started to...

March 02, 2019

A Fundamentalist’s Guide to Lent

It’s Friday and you just overheard a co-worker say they can’t eat a hamburger because...

February 2019

February 04, 2019

A Fundamentalist’s Guide to Praying the Rosary

So, you’re a fundamentalist, or an ex-fundamentalist, thinking about experimenting with a rosary. You really...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

Deconversion with an Audience: Social Media and Toxic Religious Communities

The more I talk to people in their late teens and 20s who are in...

January 14, 2019

Seeking Our People

When I was in 6th grade, my younger sister had to do a family tree...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

What a Time to Be a New Catholic Convert

I was ten when my parents discovered Mennonites in northern Indiana. I have clear memories...

November 11, 2018

Adventures in Trying to Get to Mass

I tried to make it to Mass this weekend. We got one of those November...

October 2018

October 14, 2018

An Active Afterlife

They said I was a morbid kid. Other kids wanted to visit Six Flags. I...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Social Media and Incidental Evangelization: Oops, You Just Converted Someone Again

A couple of weeks ago, a good chunk of my town went offline for over...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

The World’s Largest Crucifix: When We Need God to be Big

About fifteen years ago, I was standing in the Christian section of a bookstore with...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Reflection on Bl. Stanley Rother and Bl. Solanus Casey

When I was in high school, I knew some teenagers who were sneaking around so...

July 26, 2018

I’m Bad at Things

I'm bad at a lot of things. I'm bad at remembering I'm boiling water. I'm...

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