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.
Catholicism, (homo)eros, and everthing else
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.
We discussed Church teaching, the firing of gay employees at Catholic schools, and what those in ministry can do to walk with gay persons in the Church.
I was recently featured on Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden, where we discussed Catholicism, homosexuality, the Vatican summit onContinue Reading
I recently spoke at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on how my legal background shaped the work of YArespond in addressing the clergy abuse crisis.
To say we were made to give but not receive love would be to claim a status greater than God Himself, who is a Trinity of mutual self-offering.
A youth minister friend asked for me to put together a short video for her high school youth group onContinue Reading
The paper was titled, “Birth Through the Cross: Eros and Asceticism in Francis of Assisi.”
I recently gave a talk in Texas on Catholicism and homosexuality! You can watch it here:
I recently gave a talk at the University of St. Thomas School of Law titled, “Are We All Hypocrites? AbortionContinue Reading
“It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone: Love, Marriage, and Friendship in the Catholic Tradition.”