I think we need to get rid of unfaithful priests. The best option: become faithful. 2nd best option: they leave on their own. 3rd best option: kick them out. This letter focuses on the 2nd option: Dear fellow clerics and […]
Read moreAuthor: Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC
We love Jesus. Jesus loved us first. I want to help you experience Jesus and become his apostle. I'm a priest with the Legionaries of Christ ordained in 2013, living in the Washington DC metro area where I'm writing a doctoral thesis in moral theology and I help out with various ministries. I'm also one of the top priests on social media with over 55,000 Twitter followers. I'm originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but I've worked throughout North America.
McCarrick Laicized: The End of the Beginning
The turning point in a big case happened. I shared the news with a little analysis. Today, Mr. Theodore McCarrick is no longer a cleric: he has no right to celebrate any of the sacraments and cannot present himself as […]
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Francis: Being Pro-Life Is the Foundation of Human Rights
This is an important point that is not seen by many. I wrote about it: This week, Francis spoke to Italian pro-life leaders. In his speech, he spoke about being pro-life as a prerequisite for being pro-justice, pro-human-rights, etc. Here are […]
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Dear German Bishop: Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality Can’t Change
Why do certain German bishops keep proposing things contrary to the faith? One proposed something that is impossible about homosexuality. Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen recently wrote an essay titled “Overcoming prejudices: The Catholic Church must change its view of homosexuality.” Although well-intentioned, […]
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14 Mind-Blowing Signs at March for Life 2019
I did my annual post of the best signs at the March for Life. You can see a whole bunch of photos with tweets on my Patheos post, but the tweet / image that won the day was definitely this […]
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The Limits of What a Church Can Do With a Misbehaving Priest: The Case of Fr. Tetherow
I feel really sad for these cases, but I think this case needs to be covered so people are not confused by him and so people can see how the Church does all she can. Here’s what I said: Fr. […]
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The Pope Didn’t Deny the Immaculate Conception
Pope Francis has affirmed the Immaculate Conception many times but one line he said was misinterpreted to argue the opposite. I respond with my regular clarity. It’s crazy what gets spread online today. One website was posting that Pope Francis […]
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What Popes Did Saint Thomas More Die For?
I did a simple mental exercise of analyzing the Popes in Thomas More’s lifetime: Sometimes we might see corruption in the Church: often we hear accusations but we don’t know if they are true. Where can we look for how […]
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Stephen Hawking: Only the Christian View of God Makes Sense
Although Stephen Hawking is an atheist. His attack on God would seem to exclude almost every conception of God but not exclude the Christian God. I wrote about this: There are many different views of God. Hawking tries to argue […]
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Pope Francis Wearing a Rainbow Cross? It Isn’t What You Think✝️
Some people seem to want to just find something wrong with Pope Francis. I wrote about one example: This week Pope Francis wore a cross that had multiple colors on it that appear somewhat like a rainbow. Several traditional-minded Catholics […]
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