This is a letter addressed to Roman Catholics although I invite everyone to read it. ……….   Dear Pro-Trump anti-Francis Catholic Brethren: For those of you who constantly criticize Pope Francis and the collective Magisterial authority of the Church, why do you do this?   Don’t you recollect that Pope Francis is the Chair of Peter/Vicar of Christ?  Have you forgotten that he is the 266th Successor to the Apostle Peter? Do you remember that Jesus Christ Himself founded the Church... Read more

Since I converted to Catholicism in 2016, many have asked, “why?”  I believe there are faithful Christians from every Church body who are born into these bodies and know Christ in a particular way. I will always believe that the Lord honors faithfulness and goodness.  Even the catechism of the Catholic Church recognizes faithfulness and goodness while Pope Francis says, “different faith traditions are pleasing to God.” In my opinion, nothing is more misunderstood than the Roman Catholic Church.  The... Read more

In my former conservative circles, I heard the words “Woke,” “Socialism,” “Liberal,” etc….thrown around like they were dirty words.   I summarized the definitions of these words in my own language from Webster’s dictionary  1. woke–becoming aware of social issues and injustice, particularly in the areas of racism  2. socialism–total government control of private and public property and the operations of them 3. liberal–sharing a root in liberty, marked in generosity As a Christian, I would say that numbers one and... Read more

Thursday night, I attended a local Northeast San Antonio MAGA event, Mother’s Against Greg Abbott, not a Make American Great Again event. To my delight, we all shared some common Democratic beliefs with one primary common belief. As mothers, we all want Governor Greg Abbott out-of-office after three consecutive terms. American citizens outside of Texas may not know of the sharp right turn Gov. Abbott and other Texan Republican lawmakers have taken. Our community group could all see that our... Read more

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