I Almost Worked for the Holy See: One Gay Catholic’s Response to Discrimination
In at least one employment opportunity, the University had agreed to the position: gay persons need not apply.
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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.
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.
Are you afraid of family vacation?
Do you feel afraid to go on vacation? If not, that’s what we call straight privilege.
Questions as Violence: A Reason It’s Hard to Debate Immigration
“Well, if you illegally come into any country, you’ve transgressed the law. Is this true or isn’t it?”
Chris Damian 