10 of the hardest things from the last decade
7. I confessed to being a fraud.
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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.
Catholicism on: can “homosexuals” be sexually integrated?
“Homosexuality is intrinsically a disorder in one’s sexual integration. And that’s an impediment to the priesthood.”
I sometimes argue about “illegal immigrants”
Referring to migrants generally as “terrorists” or “illegal immigrants” is like referring to priests generally as “child abusers.”
Do I Really Believe in This?
Yet another friend has been fired by a Catholic employer for being gay.
