I Wish I Could Love Thee Notre Dame
Within himself, he bore a confusing ill-will towards the University. I realized that I bore it too.
Category: sexuality
An Ecclesial Examination of Conscience, from Your Gay Christian Brother
If you haven’t personally heard one of these stories, then you should consider what this means about your construction of ecclesiality.
The Playground for Homosexuals
Why does the Catechism prioritize discussing marriage, while homosexuality is allotted only three brief paragraphs?
Published in Logos: A Catholic Perspective on Homoerotic Desire
My first academic article is now out! You can find it in the Winter 2019 edition of Logos Journal, alongsideContinue Reading
Fatherless in a Church of Fathers
“Why do you feel the need to bring that up immediately when you first get to know someone?”
You won’t find it here
Pretty Christian bloggers with tidy Christian theology are compelling, because we exist within idyllic internet worlds, paradises that we want so badly as a substitute for our own messy lives.
A Gay Catholic Apologist in the Scandal
I feel like I’ve been in an abusive relationship with a cheating husband. That’s what the clergy abuse crisis means to me as a gay Catholic.
Correcting myself: the Catechism, homosexuality, and seminary admission
The Catechism defines “homosexuality” as a combination…
Ban Abuse Survivors from Seminary
One feature stood out as a predictor of post-ordination sexual abuse of a minor: experiencing sexual abuse as a child.
Blaming homosexuality: suicide, chastity, and the abuse crisis
The third option: suicide.
Chris Damian 