Today is the March for Life and next week is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Although legalized abortion has been a tragedy beyond comprehension, God has brought good out of the pro-life movement...
With the ongoing sex abuse crisis in the Church, it can be hard to be Catholic. But I still love the Church! Why? I give five of my reasons in this episode of Swimming Upstream.
There hasn’t been this much disgust from lay Catholics toward the Catholic hierarchy since before the Protestant Reformation. The McCarrick scandal has revealed there is rot deep within the episcopacy. Many lay Catholics want to know: What...
Recent comments by Pope Francis have called into question the existence of hell, or if anyone is actually there if it does exist. I take a look at the Church’s teaching on hell, as well as what it takes (or doesn’t take) to get there...
I was once told by a boss that I excelled at recognizing what could go wrong. “You’d make a great hedge fund manager,” he said. He might have meant it as an insult, but I took it as a compliment. I do tend to see where things might derail; then I...
My wife and kids tell me I’m a pessimist, and I prove it in this episode of my podcast. I spend time discussing what I think are the top threats to modern civilization. Cheery, I know. Resources: Article: Top 5 Threats to Civilization You...
A recent article in Psychology Today by Marty Nemko reflected on “Marriage’s Purpose.” In an era when so many marriages disintegrate, or don’t even happen, such a discussion is helpful. Why get married in the first place? What is the purpose of...
I’m a big fan of decentralization. It is the key ingredient that makes me excited about technologies like the Internet and Bitcoin, and it also is why I’m not a fan of big government solutions to just about anything. I believe that...
Sometimes I feel as if I’m the only Catholic who is excited about Bitcoin. So I was ecstatic yesterday when I saw this article on ChurchPOP: 5 Reasons Catholics Should Be Taking Bitcoin Seriously Whether bitcoin or some other implementation...
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