There are still a lot of things parishes can do to help autistic people in Church. Terry Mattingly is is constantly looking at the interaction between religion and other news, and how the media reports on religion. He is a […]
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Transfiguration Reflection on Fox News
Christine Rouselle at Fow News asked me to provide a reflection on the Transfiguration for today’s feast. I sent her a ~400-word reflection, much of which she quoted in her piece on the site. I focused on how this shows […]
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First Book on Autism in Catholic Schools
Teaching Students with Autism in a Catholic Setting by Deacon Lawrence Sutton is not a perfect book, but at the moment, it is the first book in this niche and overall a pretty good book. I reviewed it recently for The […]
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My Book, “God Loves the Autistic Mind,” tied for 1st in Prayer Books in the ACP 2023 Awards
The Association of Catholic Publishers recently posted their “Excellence in Publishing Awards” for 2023. These are meant to point out the best books in particular categories. In the prayer category, my book, God Loves the Autistic Mind, tied for first. […]
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Update on Alexis Bugnolo & Ordo Militaris
A while back, I wrote an in-depth piece of investigative journalism on Alexis Bugnolo and his various organizations. As my piece still comes up high on searches for him, I think it is worth noting a few updates. After summarizing […]
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Why No Privacy in Vatican Reflection on Social Media?
At the end of May, the Vatican published “Towards Full Presence. A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media.” It is generally a good document on social media with few surprises for me. (I’ve read more than the average person […]
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The Fall River Anchor on God Loves the Autistic Mind
The Anchor, the paper of the diocese of Fall River, MA, decided to review my book on their own. Many dioceses picked up existing reviews and reprinted them, but I appreciate dioceses who accept their own reviews. Their review starts: […]
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A Stronger Moral Obligation to Vaccinate (National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly)
Back in December, I published a summary of an academic article from the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly on why COVID vaccines were ordinary means. Not only did I summarize it, but after communicating briefly with one of the authors, I […]
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Aut-ish Podcast on Autism & Religion
Back in November, I recorded a podcast with an autistic podcaster out of the UK who goes by Onikage online. Her podcast is called Aut-ish. When looking for autism podcasts, I found hers to often have some of the more […]
Read moreGod Loves the Autistic Mind: a Finalist in the Association of Catholic Publishers 2023 Awards
My book, God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us, is a finalist in the prayer category for the 2023 Excellence in Publishing Awards Finalists for the Association of Catholic Publishers. […]
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