Smells, bells, smoky incense, chapel veils, pipe organs, decorated altars, Sanctus bells, vestments, Traditional Latin Mass, the Ordinariate  ………          I love beauty of a traditional Catholic worship service as much as I love our three dogs.   But then our Beloved Pope Francis throughout his papacy speaks against “the sin of clericalism.” Webster’s Dictionary defines clericalism as a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters.    Pope Francis... Read more

Hello, my name is Julie Nichols.  As an expansion to what Patheos stated about me in my introduction, I serve children with developmental, learning, and cognitive disabilities as a pediatric specialty therapist.    I also serve as an advocate for them and in affirming ministry for disabled, LBGTQIA+ youth, and their families to support their right-to-life and human dignity needs.  A large number of neurodiverse children and their families, such as families who have children with Autism, also have LBGTQIA+ family... Read more