Sensory-friendly Masses Can Be Ordinary or Extraordinary Form
I have advocated for every diocese to offer at least one sensory-friendly Mass so autistics who otherwise struggle to get to Mass can do so. Crisis carried a piece by Greg Cook today on a bunch of things around autism. […]
Great Post-Dobbs Signs at the March for Life
I was not able to go up to DC to attend the March for Life as I have in past years. However, I searched Twitter for the best signs and want to share them with you. This has been a […]
Editors’ Pick in Plough: God Loves the Autistic Mind
Plough, a publisher of thoughtful articles on Christian life, has a review of my book under their "Editors' Picks" series. Most of the previous reviews have been from explicitly Catholic sources, while this is a more general Christian source (it […]
God Loves the Autistic Mind reviewed on Catholic News Service
Brian T. Olszewski of Catholic News Service recently posted a review of my book: God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us. He generally liked it but had one criticism that […]
Frank Pavone Timeline
Since the laicization of Frank Pavone, I have wanted a timeline from some official or semi-official source. None has been forthcoming, but with the letter of bishop Zurek reported by the Pillar, a somewhat complete timeline can be constructed. This […]
COVID Vaccines Are Ordinary Means & Thus Morally Obligatory (National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly)
Back in the spring, I posted two pieces in a series. In one, I argued that by a usual definition of "ordinary means," widely (almost universally) recommended vaccines, including COVID vaccines, are ordinary means. In the second, I posted snippets […]
Christian Anti-Vaxxers Damage Our Credibility
With all the different beliefs in history, there are good reasons that science first arose in Christianity. We do not divinize the natural forces but have a God who makes the whole of creation according to rationality. Priests have repeatedly […]
<i>God Loves the Autistic Mind</i> in the Catholic Telegraph
The Catholic Telegraph, the official paper for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, recently published a review of my book. I think it is one of the better reviews from a parent of an autistic child, so I want to share it […]
Hesitate Before Saying “Heretic” on Disputed Questions
We must distinguish a difference in opinion on theological, liturgical, or philosophical matters from heresy. It goes completely against charity to call someone a heretic in such cases. I see this far too much online. Often those with more study […]
Autistic Prayer on the Called to Flourish Podcast
Over the past two years, while I was writing my doctoral thesis, I was the assistant chaplain at Divine Mercy University in Northern Virginia. This school year, I am living outside a Legionary house while teaching at Belmont. As a […]