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When a Priest Says 'Unforgivable'
He confessed gay sex in confession, and the priest responded by saying that this sin was unforgivable.
For the first time, I’m grateful I can’t attend the March for life
All pro-life advocacy is anti-abortion. But not all anti-abortion advocacy is pro-life.
Can good Catholics report priests to the police?
After her pastor’s insistence to “let sleeping dogs lie,” she has to struggle with what it means to be a good Catholic.
10 of the hardest things from the last decade
7. I confessed to being a fraud.
My Twitter Guidelines for Engagement
Strangers are not entitled to an argument.
Zacchaeus, Gay Catholics, and the Casting of Biblical Narrative
I thought my sexuality made me Zacchaeus in the tree, the woman caught in adultery, a thief on a cross by Christ crucified.
Why friendship is an erotic relationship
Drawing on such thinkers as Aristotle, Bonaventure, John Henry Newman, Christos Yannaras, and John Paul II, I argued for reimagining friendship as a necessarily erotic relationship.
A Trans Coming Out, and a Response
A friend came out as transgender last year. It took me a while, but I found my response…
Does Catholicism Destroy Pagan Idols?
The Church values pagan art, including pagan idols, for complex reasons.
Chaput, Martin, and Catholics Who Use Bad Logic
In fighting one scandal, the Archbishop creates another.
