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An Open Letter to My Bishop
My response to allegations against local priests.
August 8, 2019
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Tag: Abuse Scandal
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91: Why I’m Not Donating to My Diocesan Appeal
I've finally said "enough is enough" and won't be giving to my diocese's annual appeal this year.
February 8, 2019
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The Scandal of the Church
In the second century, the Church faced its first great heresy: Gnosticism. This confusing and eclectic system of beliefs threatened to destroy the Church in its infancy. Among Gnosticism’s tenets was the…
September 20, 2018
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Sharing the Good News When the Daily News Is Bad
Many years ago, a couple of Mormon missionaries came to my door. My policy has always been to invite them in for a chat. I do this for two reasons: 1) I’m…
August 29, 2018
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66: 5 Reasons to Love the Church
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…
August 20, 2018
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Selection Bias and the Process of Picking Better Bishops
“He’ll be a bishop someday.” That was the prediction in the parish I attended fifteen years ago. Our pastor was a nice man – likable and affable. No one had anything negative…
August 10, 2018
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64: How Should Lay Catholics Respond in Wake of the McCarrick Scandal?
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…
July 31, 2018
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When Bishops Lose Their Authority
While on the scaffold awaiting his execution, St. Thomas More famously declared, “I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.” Throughout the controversy surrounding King Henry’s divorce and remarriage, More was adamant…
July 27, 2018
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Sooner or Later God’ll Cut You Down
Johnny Cash has a word for warning for Cardinal McCarrick and the bishops who enabled him:
July 26, 2018