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March 2023

March 31, 2023
Right now, with the cross being used as a political weapon in the United States...
March 27, 2023
Through my journey as a practitioner primarily, a stark reality started awakening me about five...
March 22, 2023
I regularly say that I'm a "Pope Francis Catholic."  Over his ten-year papacy, his eyes...
March 19, 2023
I sadly see others judging parents, especially Christian/Catholic parents, for accepting their LGBTQIA+ kids. I...
March 16, 2023
Dear Catholics Who Wish to "Purify" the Church and Broader Society, Before I start, I...
March 13, 2023
In my part-time work of religious trauma recovery, listening to older LGBTQ+ Catholics, and speaking...
March 11, 2023
Dearest Pope Francis, On 2-16-2023, I wrote an open letter to you about Republican Catholic...
March 09, 2023
Most of you know that I spent many years in traditionalist religious environments with my...
March 07, 2023
Throughout my publications, I regularly speak of my political and theological shifts to the left...
March 04, 2023
It's a cold reality; parts of the Catholic Church are unsafe for families who have...

February 2023

February 26, 2023
I apologize that it has taken me too long to understand the magnitude of today's...
February 23, 2023
As I sat in on the Ash Wednesday service with my family last night, I...
February 21, 2023
For many years, I was both a theological and religious moderate-leaning conservative until the day...
February 16, 2023
Today's Patheos piece serves two purposes. One, it's an open letter to Pope Francis because...
February 14, 2023
For about the 20th time over the last 6 years, I was again contacted about...
February 11, 2023
Today I am going to take a rest from addressing injustices, oppression, and marginalization of...
February 10, 2023
We have approached a point in US History and even in other parts of the...
February 08, 2023
Right now, I am completing a lay ministry certification program through my local Catholic Archdiocese...
February 03, 2023
As any religious person knows, especially in the American Catholic and broader Christian world, Church

January 2023

January 30, 2023
I don't think it's coincidental that both our Cathedral priest earlier Sunday morning and then...
January 28, 2023
For many years, in concurrent service with my private practice as an Academic Language Therapist,...
January 25, 2023
As a disability practitioner, and after spending years in toxic traddery and religious fundamentalism, I...
January 20, 2023
Since the day Trump mocked the disabled reporter, my life hasn't been the same.  Christians...
January 17, 2023
Three new words came to my attention during the Trump era, Gaslighting, Patriarchy, and Misogyny.  Since...
January 14, 2023
Alright, I am finally coming out with my stance on abortion since I have been...
January 12, 2023
I've been asked by many, "Julie, why have you shifted in theology and politics from...
January 02, 2023
After spending 25 years in very conservative faith communities and the leaving for urban progressive...

December 2022

December 29, 2022
Dear Traditionalist Catholics, Did you know that the Jesuits are saving lives, especially Father James...
December 27, 2022
As a disability practioner, I scratch my head at the idea that the unborn are...
December 23, 2022
I have now been asked this question five times, "Julie, how can you support Amy...
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