Here’s an example of people trying to make a huge deal about something that is almost nothing. He gave an orthodox spontaneous blessing over the normal formula. I wrote a bit: Yesterday, Pope Francis was in Palermo. After one of […]
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.
No More Death Penalty: Pope Francis’s Change to the Catechism
I wrote two pieces on the change to the catechism on the death penalty in rapid succession. I put them here as one. 1. Capital Punishment: Francis & the Tradition Before Him Are Both Right In the past two days, […]
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Evangelizing Social Media: a 4-Part Series
I did a 4-part series on online evangelization. It might be helpful for some Part 1: Fundamental Principles of Social Media People have asked me for a long time to help with their social media. Many people asked assuming there […]
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Pope Francis Condemns Eugenic Abortions
We need to listen to the Pope. “I’ve heard that it’s fashionable, or at least usual, that when in the first few months of pregnancy they do studies to see if the child is healthy or has something, the first […]
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FULL INTERVIEW: Priest on American Ninja Warrior Tomorrow
I got an interview with this priest. Here it is: Fr Stephen Gadberry has always kept in good shape. Being a priest in the diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas hasn’t stopped him. Recently, he competed in American Ninja Warrior with […]
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The #1 Secret to Reverse Parish Closings
We need to look at how the church is changing for good and bad and move all of it towards the good. I noted a few things in regard to parish closings: Some dioceses are facing a serious issue with […]
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I’m Moving to Patheos (link to new home)
This post is pretty simple. I’m moving to Patheos Catholic so please follow me there on my column “Through Catholic Lenses.” I don’t have much else to add beyond suggesting you read the description there regarding the name. Through Catholic […]
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3 Distinctions When Catholics Are Accused of “Discrimination”
I recently wrote about the cases of “discrimination” on Catholic Stand. In recent years, there have been many claims that this or that Catholic group was discriminatory. Everything from “Pro-choice Woman Denied Catholic Wedding” to “Gay Teacher Fired” to “Autistic […]
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14 Wokest signs at the March for Life 2018
As you’ve probably seen, I tend to find the best signs at the March for Life each year and do a pretty big post. This year, Aleteia carried my post with the 14 wokest signs at the March for Life. […]
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Labels and Francis’s Culture of Encounter
A reflection I made on Regnum Christi Live. A few weeks back I wrote a piece on why certain labels like conservative or liberal religious community are unhelpful. My argument was mainly that these labels bring a foreign concept – politics – […]
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