Faith

I had called, and shouted, and pleaded, bullied and begged, bargained and cajoled, prayed and...

We always see the Resurrection from the point of view of those who witnessed it....

Several months ago, I announced that I was no longer able to worship in the...

Simcha Fisher recently published an article comparing dissenting from the Catholic church’s position on things...

In the past two days, I received correspondence from two different Catholic priests reacting to...

A while ago, one of my atheist commenters observed that watching me grapple with my...

The last time I attended a Catholic church was a couple of weeks ago. I...

Writing about God is difficult. It’s almost as hard as writing a good sex scene....

Well, it seems that at least one Catholic Archbishop has taken a break from the...

Yet again, the Church is being rocked by a clerical abuse scandal. And yet again,...

Since Vatican II, there has been a great fear among orthodox Catholics that a focus...

I’ve been away for a while, but I wanted to get back to the discussion...

A couple of weeks ago, I actually got to Mass without kids. I had the...

  Recently, I’ve been re-reading my book of philosophical dramas, Eros & Thanatos, and it’s...

Let's say it’s over a week since Ash Wednesday and you haven’t given anything up...

I’ve just finished reading Kristy Burmeister’s new book, “Act Normal”. It’s a memoir of her...

Previously in My Introduction To Geh Sex and Is One Of These Virtues Not Like...

At the heart of the Church’s social teaching there are two essential insights into the...

In general, I have my reservations about the image of “spiritual warfare,” not because it’s...

Okay, so I'm slowly, painstakingly working on the NFP book -- there's a bunch of...

One thing that you quickly find if you're trying to do ministry on the margins...

I mentioned yesterday that I see the relationship between the Catholic laity and the hierarchy...

I promised that I would talk about the difference between infallibility and authority, and why...

Last time I talked about the backdrop for my concerns about infallibility. Today, I want...

I mentioned earlier that one of the issues I've been grappling with is the question...

So I tweeted recently that I have semi-resolved my crisis and I'm staying Catholic, at...

We long for something greater than ourselves even when we fear that we are alone...

As a Catholic, I'm constantly reminded that I can't just go around excommunicating people that...

It's not talking to God, but rather finding oneself in the presence of something that...

I've got a piece up today over at Aleteia about why I'm not going back...