Elizabeth Durack got an early copy of my book and just posted a review over at Catholic Exchange. I think it captures some key elements of the book. I like that she found out that Krefft and Tacelli had made […]
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Interview on This Is The Day on CatholicTV
This morning I was interviewed on This Is The Day, a general interest program on CatholicTV. Often Bishop Robert Reed is on the show, but he was not today.? Nonetheless, I think it was a good interview with the two […]
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VIDEO: The Autism Prayer Hump
Autistics pray differently and experience God differently. The classical spiritual authors talk of different stages. I think our stages are slightly different: the first parts can be more difficult for us, while the latter parts can be more challenging. This is what I call the autism prayer hump. I explain why this is and how our psychology affects our prayer in this video.
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Order My Book
After a long time of preparation, you can finally pre-order my Book, God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us. It is only so far available in the USA, but should […]
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Fort Wayne – South Bend Profiles Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC
I did an interview a few weeks ago with Jennifer Barton, who works at Today’s Catholic, the diocesan paper for the Diocese of Fort Wayne – South Bend, Indiana. It was published last week and I think she did a […]
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Omaha: Great Article About a Sensory-Friendly Mass
I have been trying to cover the various sensory-friendly Masses slowly starting in different dioceses in the USA and Canada. Diocesan papers will often have stories about them on their website. Catholic Voice Omaha, the paper for the Archdiocese, had a recent article that I think can be a model for other dioceses.
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Sensory-Friendly Mass Directory
One of the biggest steps the Church needs to do now to include autistics is making a sensory-friendly Mass in every city. Asking a few autistics I know, I have found a number of locations that have such Masses. I […]
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Greg Locke, Autism Is not Demonic
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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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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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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