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Why your bishop didn’t read Aquinas
Notre Dame for many years kept texts on the Vatican’s Index of Forbidden Books locked behind a metal grate, and students needed permission from the university President in order to access them.
Why You Should Skip Mass
There’s something that I find very distasteful in the “do whatever you can to get to Mass and receive the Eucharist” rhetoric.
Why would canon lawyers support “preferred pronouns”?
Far from condemning “preferred pronouns,” the Holy See’s highest court created space for them in 1975.
Why Catholic arguments about trans persons don’t work
To the extent the Congregation for Catholic Education is talking about “transgender persons,” it’s not talking about the trans people I know.
In What Ways am I a Conservative?
Conservative does not just mean “pro-life.”
When the Liberals Come for the Church, and Changing Fears of Violence
Over the years, I’ve found a shift in my concerns for safety.
Trumpian Fear and the Hyperbole of Tears
I rolled my eyes when Clinton’s supporters cried on Election Night 2016.
The Capitol “Plan,” the “Liberal Media,” and the “Christian truth”
There was no “plan.” Those inciting violence didn’t need one, and they knew it.
Another response, as Christians continue to defend Trump
I understand that this may be uncomfortable for you as someone who has so vocally supported Trump.
5 Ways I’ve Seen Christians Respond to Yesterday’s Insurrection
Those people erected both a cross and a noose outside the Capitol building, seeming to suggest: we Christians will lynch you.
