Pastor Greg Locke has made a number of controversial statements. Recently, he was claiming autism is demonic. This is ridiculous. I will cover three things: summarizing his claim, and referring to why this is not demonic in three aspects: another […]
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Sensory-Friendly Mass in Fort Wayne
One of the biggest next steps for accepting autistics in the Church is having sensory-friendly Masses at least in every city for those on the spectrum overwhelmed by Mass. Autistics process sensory data differently so ordinary sensory experiences for others […]
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My Autism Prayer Book in Publishers Weekly
Sr. Maria Grace, FSP, who is working with me at Pauline Press on my book on prayer for autistics told me about an article mentioning my book in Publishers Weekly. It was in an article about faith-based books in general […]
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Non-Verbal Autistic Child Denied Communion: Some Lessons
I wrote about a tough situation where miscommunication lead to a child being denied first Communion. Earlier this week a non-verbal autistic child was denied registration for First Communion at a parish in New Jersey. Now the story has exploded […]
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Christians Should Embrace Neurodiversity
This is a point I think is foundational and important for us autistics to be accepted in the Church. I am an autistic priest. When I was first diagnosed with autism as a priest, my superiors gave me a choice […]
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Fr. Dominic Valanmanal, Please Stop Attacking Autistics
It’s painful when other priests attack autistics. One was popular so I wrote about him. Fr. Dominic Valanmanal is at it again. This priest compared us autistics to animals and blamed our existence on our parents’ sins. This priest is […]
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Autistic Confession: Tips for Both Sides of the Screen
I recently wrote a piece on confession for autistics. I want to help both the individual autistic confess well and the priest to hear the confession well. My piece on the topic was recently published on Aleteia: [Autistics] make up 1.5% […]
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Christians, Please Call Us Autistic, Blind, and Deaf
This is a point of charity that many miss, so I wrote about it: When I have posted about autism, I occasionally have had an argument about terminology. I am autistic. Occasionally a concerned person will tell me that I […]
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Dealing with Autistic Sensory Issues at Mass
This is a YouTube viedo on sensory issues at Mass, with a blog post summarizing it on Patheos. Following in my series of videos on autism and Catholicism, today I address issues surrounding Mass. The experience of Mass can be […]
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Autism Is NOT Due to Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmanal
There is a popular priest who is saying horrendous things about autism and autistics, so I wrote about him. I’m surprised I need to say that autism is not due to parental sin. However, a Catholic priest from India has […]
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