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No, Simcha, Dissent is Not Tantamount to Rape
Simcha Fisher recently published an article comparing dissenting from the Catholic church’s position on things...
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A Tale of Two Priests: On Authority
In the past two days, I received correspondence from two different Catholic priests reacting to...
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Crossing the Rubicon: Why I Will No Longer Enable the Catholic Hierarchy
A while ago, one of my atheist commenters observed that watching me grapple with my...
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Do You Feel Safe in Church?
The last time I attended a Catholic church was a couple of weeks ago. I...
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A Monstrous Monstrance, or Why Does Religion Suck?
Writing about God is difficult. It’s almost as hard as writing a good sex scene....
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Humanae Vitae and the Scandal of Abuse
Well, it seems that at least one Catholic Archbishop has taken a break from the...
July 30, 2018
Is It A Sin to be Scandalized by Abuse?
Yet again, the Church is being rocked by a clerical abuse scandal. And yet again,...
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The Democratization of the Faith
Since Vatican II, there has been a great fear among orthodox Catholics that a focus...
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The Abuses of Hell
I’ve been away for a while, but I wanted to get back to the discussion...
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Mass Without Children
A couple of weeks ago, I actually got to Mass without kids. I had the...
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A Hell of One’s Own: Why Mortal Sin Really is Mortal
Recently, I’ve been re-reading my book of philosophical dramas, Eros & Thanatos, and it’s...
February 22, 2018
Lent and Exhaustion – Running On Fumes During Lent
Let's say it’s over a week since Ash Wednesday and you haven’t given anything up...
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Act Normal: Christian Community and Mental Illness
I’ve just finished reading Kristy Burmeister’s new book, “Act Normal”. It’s a memoir of her...
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Discernment In Black & White
Previously in My Introduction To Geh Sex and Is One Of These Virtues Not Like...
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Two Things We Mistakenly Believe Are Ours
At the heart of the Church’s social teaching there are two essential insights into the...
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Spiritual Warfare: a Strategist’s Guide
In general, I have my reservations about the image of “spiritual warfare,” not because it’s...
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Addicted to Patriarchy: Infallibility IV
I mentioned yesterday that I see the relationship between the Catholic laity and the hierarchy...
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The Fractal Church: Infallibility Part III
I promised that I would talk about the difference between infallibility and authority, and why...
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Pope to King 4: Infallibility Part II
Last time I talked about the backdrop for my concerns about infallibility. Today, I want...
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Crisis of Faith Part II: Off Key and Out of Tune
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Crisis of Faith
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The Scandal of Diversity
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The Problem of Many Gods
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