I Need My Dad
My father and Pope Francis died within months of each other, and I recognized a similarity between these two dads—I had rejected both of them because of the intense pain their imperfections caused me.
The Guilty Pleasures of Violence
Are we letting our video-game mentality toward violence, rather than a Catholic view, affect how we want to respond to real-world violence?
Just a Little Compromise Won’t Hurt, Will it?
Exhaustion from battle is settling into many orthodox Catholics, leading them to wonder if they should compromise on same-sex issues.
The Whore at the Well
God does not see people as “gay” or “homosexual.” He sees them as their true identity as His sons and daughters.
Holy Father, Please Don’t Abandon Us
By referring to people who experience same-sex attraction as “homosexual persons,” you are taking away the freedom we have as children of God.
Coming Down the Mountain
At an early age, I started hearing the word gay used to describe me. I wasn’t sure what it meant the first time I heard it around kindergarten or first grade, but I could tell it wasn’t good.